David Fincher and Charlize Theron to direct Netflix series
House of Cards executive producer and director David Fincher is expanding his partnership with streaming service Netflix. According to Deadline, Fincher will team up with Academy Award winner Charlize Theron (Monster) to create the drama series Mindhunter. According to the source, Fincher hired British playwright and screenwriter Joe Penhall to work on the script. Fincher and Theron will share executive producer duties for the series, which will be based on the 1996 book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI & rsquo; s Elite Serial Crime Unit ", written by former special agent John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. For years, Douglas has pursued some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists. honing professional methods for catching them. The book focuses on the investigation of some high-profile crimes, including the case of a prostitute hunter in Alaska, a child killer from Atlanta and a killer from Seattle. Douglas has repeatedly interviewed serial killers and studied their methods. Douglas' collected material has served as the basis for the creation of several literary characters and heroes of the series, such as Jack Crawford from the novel by Thomas Harris "The Silence of the Lambs", Will Graham from "Hannibal" and Jason Gideon from the Criminal Minds. It is assumed that Fincher, who has twice made movies about serial killers – "Seven" and "Zodiac" - will also take the director's chair of the upcoming TV project. Netflix refrains from any comments. The Topic of Article: David Fincher and Charlize Theron to direct Netflix series. |
