# David Fincher Officially Reveals Why He Changed Quentin Tarantino’s New Script

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/david-fincher-officially-reveals-why-he-changed-quentin-tarantinos-new-script/
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:30:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T00:29:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/david-fincher-quentin-tarantino-cliff-booth-script-changes/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Fincher says he cut a large portion of Tarantino’s script.
- Brad Pitt leads the Cliff Booth follow-up.
- The film is planned for IMAX before a Netflix debut in December.

## Summary

David Fincher has confirmed that he substantially changed Quentin Tarantino’s script for a new film about stuntman Cliff Booth. The project is a follow-up to *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*, with Brad Pitt returning in the lead role, and marks an unusual arrangement in which Tarantino’s screenplay is being adapted by another director.

Tarantino said writing the film differed from writing its predecessor. He did not direct it, having already made nine films towards his self-imposed limit of ten. The article also reports that the production underwent reshoots, missed autumn festivals and is due an extended IMAX-exclusive run before its planned Netflix debut in December; it gives no detail on which parts of the script Fincher removed.

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