David Fincher

About

David Fincher (born August 28, 1962, Denver, Colorado) is an American film director whose work spans feature films, television and music videos. He broke through with Se7en (1995) and went on to direct Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network and Gone Girl - films that collectively earned his work over $2.1 billion at the global box office and brought him three Academy Award nominations for Best Director. His long-running partnership with Netflix has produced the series Mindhunter and House of Cards as well as the features Mank (2020) and The Killer (2023).

$2.1B

Total worldwide box office across all films

3×

Academy Award nominations for Best Director

$328M

Se7en worldwide box office gross

$200M

Budget for The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026)

What's new

2026-01
Principal photography on The Adventures of Cliff Booth wrapped on January 15, 2026, after filming in California from July 2025.
2025-11
The Adventures of Cliff Booth was confirmed for an IMAX release on November 25, 2026, followed by a Netflix streaming debut on December 23, 2026.
2025-04
Fincher was confirmed to direct The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a Netflix sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood written by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt.
2025-01
Se7en received its first-ever IMAX theatrical release and a 4K UHD Blu-ray edition for its 30th anniversary, with the restoration overseen by Fincher himself.
2025-01
Fincher revealed in a Variety interview that he had been approached to direct Harry Potter but turned it down after pitching a darker take to Warner Bros.