David Fincher initially wanted Kevin Spacey and Jodie Foster in Mank

David Fincher recently revealed that in his original version of the film Mank, he wanted Kevin Spacey and Jodie Foster to star in the roles of Herman J. Mankiewicz and Marion Davies, respectively. 

Mank was a biographical drama that revolves around Mankiewicz, who wrote the first draft of what became the iconic 1941 movie Citizen Kane. Mank's story is about Mankiewicz's clashes with the film's producer and director as to who deserved the credit for the script and the matter is still debated. 

The movie was supposed to be released in 1997 with a script penned by David's father Jack Fincher. The retelling of an old Hollywood story, Mank will stream on Netflix from December 4.