Gone Girl Duo David Fincher Ben Affleck Reunite to Dissect Mank, Directors on Directors

For once, Ben Affleck gets to ask the questions. Thats how the actordirector framed his duty of leading a conversation with longtime friend and Gone Girl boss David Fincher, the esteemed director whose Netflix film Mank has emerged as a top awards contender for 2021. Appearing in Varietys Directors on Directors conversation series, the pair recently held a virtual reunion where Affleck dug into the decadeslong process of bringing the story of famed screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz to screen.