“A little too nihilistic for me”: Even Brad Pitt Couldn’t Stomach a David Fincher Thriller That Cast Michael Fassbender Instead

Michael Fassbender has established himself as one of the all-time greats in Hollywood, thanks to a wide variety of roles over the years. His latest film was The Killer by David Fincher, and fans had divisive opinions on it. In fact, Brad Pitt couldn’t stomach the film at all.

Michael Fassbender has gone the extra mile for his roles no matter what, as he is always determined to ensure each of his movies shows off his acting prowess, one way or the other. The Killer did a lot of things right but it was certainly not for the faint of heart, for a lot of good reasons.

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Brad Pitt Couldn’t Stomach The Killer And Dropped Out Of It

While speaking in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, David Fincher revealed that Brad Pitt declined the lead role in Fincher’s action film, The Killer. The actor cited its excessive violence and mean-spirited nature as his reasons.

”I’d originally been thinking of Brad back in 2008,” Fincher said. “But his response had been, ‘Eh, a little too nihilistic for me.’”

After directing four films, including The Social Network and Mank, which earned him Academy Award nominations for best director, David Fincher returned to The Killer. The film, despite featuring more on-screen violence than Fincher’s other works, is considered one of his more hopeful and less nihilistic movies.

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Michael Fassbender Was ‘Salivating To Do’ The Killer

While speaking to Empire Magazine, Michael Fassbender went into detail about working on The Killer, admitting that the David Fincher crime drama was the type of film he wanted to do for a long time.

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“This is the type of film I was salivating to do. There’s suspense and intrigue. A slow drip. I love that kind of movie. There’s just trying to understand the mind of a sociopath. I try and put together a lifespan, to where the character is now.”

Apart from Michael Fassbender, the film also starred Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernía, and Endre Hules. Therefore, the film has a star-studded cast and it already ended up becoming one of Netflix’s more popular films of 2023.