The Assassin: There’s Something in Common Between Emily in Paris and a Fincher Movie, and It’s Not Netflix…

Those who have already rushed to see The Killer, David Fincher’s new Netflix movie starring Michael Fassbender, may have spotted a familiar location.

David Fincher, director of Fight Club, Gone Girl and The Social Network, set his cameras all over the world to film this thriller. He filmed in the American territory, of course, more precisely in Illinois, but also in New Orleans. He took a detour to the Dominican Republic, but the first thirty minutes of the film are set in Paris.

They were filmed in the capital’s 5th arrondissement and concentrated more specifically between Rue des Fossés Saint-Jacques and Place de l’Estrapade. Yes, the same place where Emily Cooper, the heroine of Emily, lives in Paris, without spending too much money elsewhere.

our colleague three colors Had the chance to unexpectedly meet the film set in November 2021 and find David Fincher surprisingly accessible and open to talking to passers-by, surprised to find his great filmmaker on the streets of the capital.

as reported Voltage In June 2021, David Fincher did some scouting in Paris, specifically going to the filming of Emily in Paris. He came to greet Lily Collins, the protagonist of the series, and her co-star in Mank, her previous film for Netflix.

So he found the perfect location for the first chapter of the film, which is about a contract gone wrong. Michael Fassbender’s killer character chooses his hideout across the street from his target’s apartment. And this gives David Fincher the opportunity to enjoy his increased aesthetics against the background of the dome of the Pantheon, as we can see in the photo above.

In the end, the big gap between Fincher’s film and Netflix’s romantic comedy isn’t that big!