Seven is certainly one of the most successful thrillers of the last thirty years of cinema, capable of remaining in the hearts of fans thanks to a stellar cast, surprising writing and David Fincher’s always attentive direction. Just to enhance the screenplay, Kevin Spacey he had opted not to have his name appear in the opening credits.
After reporting Kevin Spacey’s words about the new series about him, we return to the New Jersey actor to share the peculiar story behind the absence, in the opening credits, of the quote relating to the protagonist of House of Cards.
According to what you can read above IMDbthe interpreter would have insisted in this sense: “The producers wanted Kevin Spacey to receive maximum attention at the beginning of the film, but he insisted that his name not appear in the opening credits, so as to surprise the audience with the identity of the killer”.
To compensate for this, the producers decided to present the name twice Spacey during the credits: once at the beginning and a second time in the order of appearance.
Certainly the choice of the narrative antagonist, combined with that of remaining out of the film’s marketing campaign, helped in the aim of surprising the public with the revelation of the murderer, thus contributing to making the work Fincher a true object of worship.
Speaking of the thriller with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as the investigators, we leave you with our review of Seven.
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