House Of Cards Gets London Premiere

So this is how they're doing it: Fincher's 21st Century take on "House of Cards" gets its proper roll-out — a premiere of the show's first two Fincher-drected episodes at London's Odeon Westend theatre. It's your £45 chance to meet Fincher and members of his cast and crew on January 17 2013, and have a very exclusive first look at something that looks totally promising.

Thanks, Robert Paulson, for pointing us to it.
http://www.oldvictheatre.com/house-of-cards/

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House of Cards Cast

It is absolutely beside the point to note just how incredibly hot Rooney's sister is. As a matter of fact, her sexiness shouldn't even be mentioned in this post, as her utter, incomprehensible stunningness is only very barely related to the inherent topic: The Cast of Fincher's House of Cards.

But here it is: Netflix has published a set of really cool character cards for the series — which only serves to further up expectations after a recent outstanding trailer.

Anything else? Sure: Thanks, Phil, for sending this in.

...aaand Kate Mara should totally date me.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/front-page-comic-news/64710-david-finchers-house-cards-character-portraits.html

Don't click this link, it is only barely related to this post.

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Fincher Eyes New Regency Deal

Okay, guys, what do you think: As Variety reports, Fincher has laid eyes on a "production pact" with New Regency, which somehow also is a first for Fincher. I have no problem admitting: I have new clue what this actually means. Anyone?

The rest of this news item has some of the vocabulary that typically gets thrown around, "edgy", "adult fare" (but not "dark" for once), but doesn't go so far as to put a new project up for debate. So would New Regency serve as co-producers in case Fincher's "20,000 Leagues" is happening with the Mouse House? What are they actually looking to get off the ground?

In short: It's always good to see Fincher setting up anything. "House of Cards" is looking so stunning, I'd watch the whole series at cinemas, and paying for it — which hey: doesn't that sound like a lucrative venue?

My kindest thanks to you many busy, wonderful contributors! Great job, once again!

Here's the news, please do make sense of it for me:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062336?refCatId=13

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The Trials Of The House Of Cards Trailer

+++ UPDATED 2012/11/15 +++
So, wisely Netflix has decided to upload a crisp HD version of the trailer for this. Do ignore the rest of this post, and just enjoy splendid new HD Fincher imagery with just the right level of dark. Fantastic!

So the wild web went crazy today with a new trailer for HOUSE OF CARDS being released on Netflix, by Netflix — to a Netflix subscription-only audience.

While I seriously find this a very flawed business logic, there may be even more difficulty in viewing the trailer as commenters on several sites have indicated. It seems even with a Netflix membership you cannot view the trailer. You must be an actual subscriber.

Then also the international crowd gets left out, as Netflix is a U.S. exclusive service — which I suppose is fair enough, as the show will air exclusively on Netflix. So why tease you foreigners with something you ain't seeing anyway. Now that would just be cruelty (visually compelling cruelty, I'm sure).

At any rate, if you belong to the lucky leftover crowd that can actually see this: I hope you find it very enjoyable. Uhm. but do drop an opinion about it below, it would be greatly appreciated by the rest of us.

And Netflix: Seriously, can we get this on Youtube? It's a damn commercial for all sakes!

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-trailer-for-david-finchers-netflix-series-house-of-cards-starring-kevin-spacey-20121114

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Fincher Film School: On Directing

"We laugh at stupid shit" — indeed we do, and furthermore this is also the name of a youtube channel compiling informative clips and commentary tracks on the craft of directing. A fine selection of Fincher wisdom there!

To whet your appetite:

On editing:

On directing:

...and now on to more on their channel.

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Some Whopping 28 Years Ago...

Time flies, no? Thanks, Brad, for this classic, discovered on Les Deux Love Orchestra's Facebook feed, 1988 (but says 1984, so, uh, what?).

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The Girl Who Might Not Return To The Big Screen Any Time Soon

The Playlist runs a great, albeit — shall we say — 'mostly speculative' piece on the possible futures of Fincher, Leagues and The Girl Who Played With Fire.

Personally, I'd prefer Fincher's take on "Leagues" over a "Dragon Tattoo" sequel any day, as I feel it would be a new facette that we haven't seen from Fincher, and with Andrew Kevin Walker and possibly Brad Pitt this is just too good not to make it to the big screen. So yeah, I'm hoping for a quick greenlight from Disney, which, as The Playlist explains, either rules out the TGWTDT sequel altogether — or causes a severe setback at the very least.

In three month's time we shall know more. Maybe.

What are you guys more excited for?

http://blogs.indiewire.com/...

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