David Fincher’s film “The Killer” opens at the renovated Egyptian Theater – The Hollywood Reporter

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Netflix officially unveiled its renovations to the historic Egyptian Theater on Thursday, hosting an opening night for the David Fincher film the killer To view the new location.

The streaming company purchased the Egyptian film in May 2020, investing three years in renovations to open it in time to show awards season films. The theater will also remain home to the American Cinematheque, where the arts organization plans to independently program films Friday through Sunday and Netflix using the venue for screenings, premieres and special events Monday through Thursday.

the killer, which stars Michael Fassbender as an assassin on an international revenge hunt, was the first of those special events ahead of its release on the streamer on Friday. After the screening, Fincher and sound designer Ren Claes participated in a question-and-answer session, where Fincher explained the appeal of a film that takes place largely within Fassbender’s character and requires a lot of voiceover.

“I liked the idea that it seemed like if you were committed to one specific point of view, we could do this without a lot of backstory, a lot of chatter about where this guy came from or where the people in the story (came from),” Fincher said, adding: “The way By which the audience understands VO, the existence of any VO is the truth, right? Why would he be so untrustworthy of himself? However, most people I know lie to themselves, so I thought this was an interesting approach.

The director also explained that he found the hardest part about making the film the killer To adjust the script so that the film was “art house enough to be interesting and enough fastball that you could kind of say, ‘We think there’s going to be an audience for this,'” he said, to audience laughter, “finding the balance where it was mean enough to interest me.” “And tamed it enough to be on a streaming service.”

The film is based on the French comic books of the same name, and Fincher has teased that it may not be finished with this world: “We have very interesting ideas for the future.” He also noted that with the recurring killings on screen, he and writer Andrew Kevin Walker had to decide how to make each situation distinct and interesting.

“It’s basically the same thing, you take someone to the woodshed and they won’t come back, and how are they going to fend for themselves (to live)? That might not be enough drama to hold up an entire movie, but out of animosity, I convinced Andy that it was. “He’s back.” With some writing that seems to say, ‘Yes, if we keep it in that kind of realm and stay focused on these elements, this might get mistaken for a story.'”

He also discussed the use of modern technology in the film, including Fassbender’s character requesting items from the Amazons to aid in his attacks.

“It’s not just a lie about technology – I understand how James Bond goes around the world, he has millions of dollars behind him and a whole security infrastructure to help him at every turn. He added: “Our man is a little different, he’s a flight instructor, and he’s putting together his entire wardrobe as he walks through the airport. “It wasn’t so much a question of, ‘Fuck Jeff Bezos,’ it was more like, ‘Can you leverage technology that will make this easier?’