'Mank' trivia and fun facts
'Citizen Kane' second film
This is the second film to detail the process of creating 'Citizen Kane' (1941), following the semi-fictitious 'RKO 281' (1999) which starred John Malkovich as Herman J. Mankiewicz and Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles.
A trip to the past
For most of December 2019, the film was shot Kember Campbell Ranch in Victorville, California where Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote 'Citizen Kane' (1941). Considering the ranch changed very little over the years, the location helped reflect the time period of the 1940s.
Next Academy Award?
In early 2020, various webites had already predicted Fincher to win next year's Academy Award for Best Director, as an early prediction. It was even before the release date of the film was announced.
David Fincher's third biopic
The film is David Fincher's third biopic following 'Zodiac' (2007) and 'The Social Network' (2010).
Joseph Cross in 'Mindhunter'
Joseph Cross appeared in two episodes of 'Mindhunter' (2017), the Netflix series that David Fincher served as a executive producer and director of.
Colabs in 'Gone Girl'
Jamie McShane previously worked with David Fincher on 'Gone Girl' (2014).
The second biopic of Leven Rambin
This is the second biopic for Netflix to cast Leven Rambin after 'The Dirt' (2019).