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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards. He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
The Spider-Man Begins is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character SpiderMan. Produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Studios, & Sony Pictures, and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox, it is a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise. The film was directed by David Fincher, who wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig. It stars Dylan O'Brien as Spider-Man/Peter Parker alongside Natalia Dyer, Timothee Chalamet, Chloë Grace Mortez, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Charles Dance and Helena Bonham Carter. The film sees Spider-Man, who has been fighting crime in New York for two years, uncover corruption while pursuing the Purple Man (Dance), a Mafia boss who targets New York's elite. The Spider-Man Begins premiered at Lincoln Center, New York, on March 1, 2022, and was theatrically released worldwide on March 4. It was delayed twice from an initial June 2021 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film grossed over $770 million against a $185–200 million budget, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2022. It received praise for the performances, score, cinematography, Fincher's direction, action sequences, and story, although the runtime received some criticism.
