Early in her career, Eichinger worked as a journalist specializing in film and popular culture writing, amongst others, for Variety, Esquire, Financial Times, The Independent on Sunday, Dazed & Confused and German Vogue.

[2] The book features interviews with many of Bernd Eichinger’s friends and collaborators, including Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Tom Tykwer and Uli Edel.

In March 2014, Eichinger's first novel (German title Amerikanisches Solo ) was published by Metrolit Verlag, Berlin.

It tells the story of Harry Cubs, a famous musician, who develops a fixation on his new neighbour and eventually locks her up in the panic room of his Hollywood mansion.

[3] Eichinger is also producing the Werner Herzog film Vernon God Little based on the booker prize-winning novel of the same title by DBC Pierre.