The first look at Michael Fassbender in David Fincher’s The Assassin has been released as Netflix revealed their 2023 movie line-up.
Last year was a big year for the streaming service when it came to movies with Knives Out 2, The Gray Man and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio all dropping.
With the streaming war in full flight, Netflix showed off what viewers can look forward to in the coming 12 months.
Irish fans will be immediately drawn to The Killer, starring X-Men’s Fassbender. From the director of Fight Club, the film follows a cold-blooded assassin, who begins to have a psychological crisis in a world with no moral compass.
Based on Alexis Nolent’s French graphic novel the film also stars Tilda Swinton. The Killer marks Fincher’s second film with the streaming platform, following 2019’s Mank. Fincher also created the spectacular crime series Mindhunter and animated anthology series Love Death + Robots.
Prior to his collaboration with one of Hollywood’s most accomplished auteurs, Fassbender will be exiting his break from acting in April when Taika Waititi’s sports comedy Next Goal Wins hits cinemas.
Set to a dramatic version of Lil Nas X’s Industry Baby, the Netflix teaser boasts something for everyone. Comedy fans will have plenty to choose from, including Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy’s You People, Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher’s romcom Your Place or Mine and the sequel to Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler’s comedy Murder Mystery.
Idris Elba returns to his iconic role as DCI John Luther in Luther: The Fallen Sun, which releases on March 10. Last seen being arrested in 2019, it remains to be seen how the BBC detective clears his name.
Pandemic hit Extraction is also getting a sequel, with Chris Hemsworth returning as action hero Tyler Rake despite seeming to meet his untimely demise in the first one.
Stranger Things and Enola Holmes actress Millie Bobby Brown is back with new fantasy film Damsel on October 13, while Chris Evans and Emily Blunt join forces for pharmaceutical scam drama Pain Killers on October 27.
If all that wasn’t enough, Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron will appear in romantic comedy The Family Affair, Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail unites Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali in Leave The World Behind and Zack Snyder’s latest outing Rebel Moon arrives this Christmas.
With no Best Picture Oscar contender likely this year, it seems like Netflix are out to remind everyone that they mean business.
