How much have David Fincher's films grossed worldwide?
David Fincher's films have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide. His highest-grossing film is Gone Girl (2014), which earned $369 million worldwide against a $61 million budget.
Questions about David Fincher
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How many Academy Award nominations has David Fincher received for Best Director?
David Fincher has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and Mank (2020). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director for The Social Network.
Why did David Fincher disown Alien 3?
Fincher disowned Alien 3 because of extensive studio interference and a troubled production involving nine writers and multiple abandoned scripts. He stated in a 2009 Guardian interview: "No one hated it more than me; to this day, no one hates it more than me."
What is David Fincher known for on set?
Fincher is known for demanding a very high number of takes to eliminate what he calls "earnestness" in performance. For Zodiac, actors performed upward of 70 takes for certain scenes; Rooney Mara completed 99 takes for a single scene in The Social Network; and Gone Girl averaged 50 takes per scene.
Where did David Fincher grow up and how did he get started in film?
Fincher was born in Denver on the 28th of August 1962 and grew up in San Anselmo, California, where filmmaker George Lucas was a neighbor. He became fascinated with filmmaking at age eight, began making films on an 8mm camera, and later worked at Industrial Light and Magic in 1983 as an assistant cameraman and matte photographer.
What Netflix series did David Fincher create and direct?
Fincher served as executive producer and director for House of Cards (2013-2018) and directed and served as showrunner for Mindhunter (2017-2019), both on Netflix. He also co-created the animated anthology Love, Death and Robots (2019-present), which won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.