A live-action film adaptation, The Killer, is due to release on Netflix in Fall 2023, directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fassbender.

Final Thoughts (Part Two):�The second story strays away from what made part one so great and is noticeably weaker. The killer comes off as whiny and the story relies on twists and action. However, the story is fun and the writing is fantastic at times. Add some of the best art in the book and readers are still left with a very strong story. Bradshaw, Peter (September 3, 2023). "The Killer review – terrific David Fincher thriller about a philosophising hitman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023 . Retrieved September 3, 2023.David Fincher’s The Killer is based on the French graphic novel of the same name, and one can expect there are multiple differences between the source material and its film adaptation. Starring Michael Fassbender as the eponymous character, The Killer follows the assassin on a vengeful hunt following a hit job that goes sideways. The original comics were written by Matz with art by Luc Jacamon and, given their length (five volumes altogether), there are bound to have been changes made for the film. Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: "There’s a thin line between self-reflection and self-parody, and The Killer comes dangerously close to crossing it a few too many times." Fear, David (8 November 2023). "How David Fincher Turned 'The Killer' Into a Mean, Lean Punch to the Gut". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 12 November 2023. Grobar, Matt (August 30, 2023). "Netflix Sets Fall Movie Release Dates For 'The Killer', 'Pain Hustlers', 'Sly', Wes Anderson's 'The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023 . Retrieved August 30, 2023. Tilda Swinton is also part of The Killer cast in an as yet unspecified role. Swinton is a prolific actress who in 2023 has already starred in Asteroid City and has Problemista upcoming (though the movie has been pushed to a current unknown date), while recent years have seen her star in Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Dead Don't Die, The Souvenir and in the MCU as the Ancient One.

Mindhunter' director David Fincher admits he took 75 takes for one 9-and-a-half minute scene during season 1 Dargis, Manohla (November 9, 2023). " 'The Killer' Review: He's a Deadly Bore". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023 . Retrieved November 9, 2023. David Fincher’s “The Killer” is one of next year’s most anticipated films for fans of the director — and the movie’s trifecta on offer: Fincher directs Michael Fassbender as a contract killer, with “Seven” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker returning, and cinematography from Erik Messerschmidt, the Oscar-winning DP of Fincher’s “Mank.” News first broke in February that Fincher would follow “Mank” with this adaptation of Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel series of the same name, about a killer-for-hire who experiences a psychological crisis. Though production is still underway in Paris, Netflix film chief Scott Stuber recently teased the movie to Variety in a wide-ranging conversation about Netflix’s upcoming slate. Hitman with a Heart: The Killer slowly becomes more human over the course of the comic, developing a few genuine friendships and feeling deeply protective of his quiet girlfriend, whom he eventually decides to let in on his secret.

Thomas, Michael (May 3, 2023). " The Killer: Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know About David Fincher's Next Movie". Collider. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023 . Retrieved July 2, 2023. Fassbender plays the titular role of the killer. 2023 marks the first time since 2019 that we'll be seeing the two-time Oscar-nominated actor on screen, and not just in The Killer, as he also stars in Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins. Some of Fassbender's most noteworthy previous roles are as a young Magneto in the X-Men franchise, Prometheus, Steve Jobs, 12 Years a Slave, Shame and Hunger.

Heavily inspired by Cold War-era paranoia and espionage fiction like Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne novels, XIII is similar to The Killer in terms of its morally ambiguous protagonist. The title alludes to a secret agent and assassin with amnesia, who only remembers his numeric codename. Much like the unnamed protagonist of The Killer, Agent 13 has a traumatic past to carry on his shoulders. Leave No Witnesses: Averted, the Killer would rather Threaten the Witness by taking their IDs than outright killing them. A fairly flaccid and uneventful affair that suffers from just about every problem I usually have with foreign comics translated into English. Problems which usually begin and end with the writing. Whether something is being repeatedly lost in translation I can't say, but hot damn does this come across as some weakly written sauce. The protagonists dime store philosophising comes across with all the maturity and complexity of a petulant fourteen year-old who has read a chapter of Nitsche and think's his rage at the world is entirely deep and unique. The plot is nothing new, although it didn't really have to be. Contract killer kills people with some moderately competent writing to accompany the pretty solid art. That was all that was needed. Unfortunately, that wasn't really what we got. It does improve somewhat towards the end, with the terrible soliloquy replaced by some better dialogue and character interactions, but it's still a long way from what I was hoping for. I do hope this continues to improve. 3/5 The Killer travels to Beacon, New York, where he confronts The Expert "Q-Tip" assassin in a gourmet restaurant. Appearing to accept her fate, The Expert questions The Killer's motivations in continuing and lessening competency at his profession, as they partake in her "last supper" of whiskey. Proceeding outside to the park, he shoots her dead after she trips and asks for a hand, before noticing her concealed knife. Variety reported that Fincher would be helming the adaptation, with The Messenger’s Oscar-nominated writer Alessandro Camon penning the screenplay. Brad Pitt was also attached as producer, with his Plan B Entertainment directly involved.a b "The Killer". La Biennale di Venezia. July 11, 2023. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023 . Retrieved August 12, 2023.

Matz has written a story that's a little more shallow than I would have liked, in that it relies too heavily on self-concious narration that's neither as clever nor weighty as the book seems to think it is. Sicario de profesión pero que demuestra un gran expertise en economía, historia y relaciones internacionales, con más conocimiento de la geopolítica mundial del que pueda jactarse el mejor analista que podamos encontrar. Así, este matón que se identifica con un caimán va ultimando a quien sea que le pongan un jugoso precio, mientras lee Cien Años de Soledad y La Fiesta del Chivo, a la vez que justifica su instinto asesino mediante frases de Sigmund Freud y lo mismo va citando a Carlos Fuentes que a Jorge Luis Borges e incluso a Friedrich Nietzsche y hasta a Jesucristo. Y todo esto a pesar de que con cada frase que suelta se confirma un discurso nihilista a lo largo de la larga novela. Por más contradictorio que esto sea.While his previous Netflix film was adapted from a script by his late father, Fincher now relies on a French comic book for The Killer. Diehard Fincher fans will also be delighted to know that The Killer marks the second collaboration between the crime genre auteur and his Se7en scribe Andrew Kevin Walker. Before the movie drops on Netflix on November 10, it’s worth knowing a thing or two about its gritty source material. The Killer is based on a French Comic from the 90s