Jack Giroux
January 10, 2024
Below the Line
Costume designer Cate Adams convinces audiences a guy like Michael Fassbender can walk through the world unnoticed. That’s not an easy task. The costume designer makes the titular character in David Fincher‘s The Killer an assassin who blends into his surroundings, almost like death himself in the big cities.
It’s a Fincher film in which the craftsmanship shines without drawing attention away from the story at hand.
Or, in the case of The Killer, the character. It’s more about point-of-view than plot, thanks to Andrew Kevin Walker‘s cold yet intimate, clockwork-like script as well as the impeccable work from crew members such as Adams. She makes the killer’s world and his wardrobe more tangible, both mundane and poppy.
Recently, the costume designer spoke with Below the Line about her beautiful, subtle work in David Fincher’s latest film.
The Fincher Analyst 