Beckham Netflix Documentary Director Reveals What Ex-Footballer’s Really Like

During Netflix’s four-hour documentary on iconic English footballer David Beckham, you’ll hear a familiar voice asking the questions from off-screen.

That voice is Succession star Fisher Stevens, who recently opened up on the ten days he spent with Beckham.

“I needed a lot of time with him,” Fisher told The Hollywood Reporter. “Victoria is much more facile with language and talking and feelings and emotions. David has shut most of it down, so I knew it would take time to get it out. I think he’s just at a place in his life where he’s finally ready to relive moments that he’s pushed away. British people, not to generalize, they’re not the most talky-feely about their lives and their emotions like [Americans] are.”

Beckham is far from Fisher’s first subject. The director behind such documentaries as The Lincoln Project, Bright Lights, and Before the Flood. That’s why he knew what part of Beckham would have people talking: the moment he crashes Victoria’s interview to clarify that her father drove her to school in a Rolls Royce, correcting her claim she’s working class.

“It was our first interview with Victoria — and, honestly, I had no idea David was listening. He was supposed to be taking [his daughter] Harper to school. I guess he got back and decided that he was going to kind of listen in to the interview. I have a great cameraman, and he just knew to just go right on his face when he popped in beyond the door. I knew it was great. But at the same time, oh my God, I told him he had to leave. I’m like, “Dude, you’ve got to get out of here and let me talk to your wife. Come on.” But I was really glad we got that.”

Of course, directors can be hard to please. Recently it was revealed Martin Scorsese didn't like Leo DiCaprio’s improv on Killers of the Flower Moon.