David Fincher Walked Away From Netflix After Clashing With Dan Lin Over ‘Cliff Booth’

David Fincher and Netflix split reportedly due to budgetary beefs

David Fincher’s split with Netflix is due to a beef with Netflix film chairman Dan Lin, according to a new report from Page Six. The entertainment vertical recently dove into the fallout from this week’s massive layoffs at the streamer, which claimed roughly 1,000 jobs, including Lin’s second-in-command, Doug Belgrad, followed by the ousting of Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria in a startling executive shake-up. While Lin was spared suc…

David Fincher Exits Netflix’s Tarantino-Scripted Sequel Amid Budget Clash

Director David Fincher has left Netflix's Tarantino-scripted "Cliff Booth" sequel after a dispute over reshoot funding, the latest upheaval at a streamer facing falling stock, layoffs and executive departures.

Nolte: More Netflix Turmoil as David Fincher Exits

The Netflix stock price is down nearly 50 percent compared to last year, 1,000 employees were just laid off, chief content officer Bela Bajaria is out, Netflix Films chairman Daniel Lin’s future is in doubt, and now director David Fincher has decided to leave.

David Fincher Walked Away From Netflix After Clashing With Dan Lin Over ‘Cliff Booth’

Earlier this month, news broke that David Fincher would be ending his longstanding relationship with Netflix, declining to renew his exclusive deal when it expires in 2027. It was a surprising development given the filmmaker’s decade-plus history with the streamer, which produced “Mank,” “The Killer,” and “Mindhunter,” among other projects. With no immediate plans to sign elsewhere, the decision raised questions about why Fincher would walk away…

David Fincher Walked Away From Netflix After Clashing With Film Chief Dan Lin Over ‘Cliff Booth’

If 'Cliff Booth' lands, Lin survives. If it doesn't, losing Fincher in the process could be the thing that ends his run, especially coming off his other clash with Greta Gerwig over ‘Narnia,’