'Mank' Trailer: David Fincher Looks At The Magic Of The Movies Through The Making Of 'Citizen Kane'

David Fincher‘s “Mank,” is a black and white prestige drama starring Gary Oldman about the writing and making of legendary filmmaker Orson Welles‘ “Citizen Kane” — often considered one of the greatest movies of all time and it looks unlike anything the filmmaker has made before, much more in a “serious-drama” rather than than the genre films he usually makes.

Written by his late father Jack Fincher, “Mank” is about the making of “Citizen Kane,” but it’s from the perspective of its screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (“Mank”) played by Oldman. It’s also described as a reevaluation of 1930s Hollywood which likely means its bigger than just Mank and ‘Kane.’ The cast also stars Amanda Seyfried, Tom Burke, Lily Collins, Charles Dance, Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”) and many more, playing all famous Hollywood historical figures from that era.

Here’s the full list of who plays who in the movie:

Cast:
GARY OLDMAN as HERMAN J. MANKIEWICZ
AMANDA SEYFRIED as MARION DAVIES
LILY COLLINS as RITA ALEXANDER
ARLISS HOWARD as LOUIS B. MAYER
TOM PELPHREY as JOE MANKIEWICZ
SAM TROUGHTON as JOHN HOUSEMAN
FERDINAND KINGSLEY as IRVING THALBERG
TUPPENCE MIDDLETON as SARA MANKIEWICZ
TOM BURKE as ORSON WELLES
JOSEPH CROSS as CHARLES LEDERER
JAMIE McSHANE as SHELLY METCALF
TOBY LEONARD MOORE as DAVID O. SELZNICK
MONIKA GOSSMANN as FRAULEIN FREDA
and CHARLES DANCE as WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST

Here’s the simple synopsis: 1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.

“Mank” opens in select theaters in November and premieres on Netflix on December 4. Watch the full official trailer below.