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Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in Fincher-directed Netflix sequel
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Netflix has released a trailer for "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" that will premiere on IMAX screens on 25 November before streaming on Netflix on 23 December. Brad Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role as the stuntman, reimagined in 1977 as a "studio fixer," marking a significant continuation of the character into a new era of Hollywood.
David Fincher directs the sequel rather than Tarantino, who stepped aside after nine films, stating he needed to pursue creatively uncharted territory before making his intended final directorial project. Timothy Olyphant returns to reprise his role, whilst Leonardo DiCaprio does not, with new cast members including Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The trailer showcases action-packed sequences involving chaos at the Beverly Cinema, mud-wrestling, murder and car chases, with Tarantino remaining supportive as a producer and praising Fincher's willingness to adapt his work as evidence of serious artistic respect.
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In short
- Brad Pitt reprises role in Fincher-directed Tarantino sequel
- Premieres IMAX 25 November, Netflix 23 December
- Tarantino stepped aside to pursue new creative ground
How this story developed
- 2 months ago The trailer includes Booth dismissing his former stunt work with a quip about his previous employer—"Rick got too fat for me to double him anymore"—whilst production credits reveal cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt and producers David Heyman, Ceán Chaffin and Stacey Sher alongside Tarantino.
- 2 months ago The trailer showcases action sequences including chaos at the Beverly Cinema, mud-wrestling, murder and car chases, and reveals Tarantino's intention to make one final directorial film after stepping away from this project.
- 2 months ago Tarantino disclosed he stepped back from directing after nine films to pursue unexplored creative ground, hailing Fincher as one of the two finest directors working today, whilst the sequel was filmed entirely on location in Los Angeles.
- 2 months ago A sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" will premiere in IMAX on 25 November and Netflix on 23 December, with David Fincher directing and Brad Pitt reprising his Oscar-winning role as stuntman-turned-studio-fixer Cliff Booth in a reimagined 1977 Hollywood.
- The Hollywood Reporter Netflix’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Trailer Has Brad Pitt Taking a Playful Poke at Leonardo DiCaprio
- Far Out Brad Pitt returns to his action-packed ways in first trailer for ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’
- Polygon Netflix and David Fincher’s 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Sequel Gets Punchy First Trailer
- Variety Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in Fincher-directed Netflix sequel
Full account
Netflix has released the first full trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, a spin-off from Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Brad Pitt returns as the laconic stuntman, with David Fincher directing from a screenplay by Tarantino. Set in 1977, eight years after the earlier film, the story follows Booth after his stunt work has given way to life as a Hollywood fixer. The film will receive a two-week IMAX run from 25 November 2026 before arriving on Netflix on 23 December.
The trailer presents Booth undertaking a succession of hazardous jobs amid the film industry’s competing demands for money, influence and discretion. He is shown working, or supplementing his income, as a barman and projectionist, while also handling assignments involving blackmail, theft, extortion and murder. One exchange turns the character’s past with Rick Dalton into a joke: when asked why he stopped doubling for the actor, Booth says Dalton became too heavy. Leonardo DiCaprio does not return, although Timothy Olyphant reprises his role as James Stacy.
The film’s newly introduced characters include talent agent Karen Crosby, played by Elizabeth Debicki; her client, television star Charlie Peters, played by Scott Caan; Peters’s wife Toni, played by Carla Gugino; and Roderick ‘Hot Rod’ Harrison, a former American football champion turned actor, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The trailer also introduces gangster brothers portrayed by Matt Groove and JB Tadena. Reports describe the project as shifting from the earlier film’s revisionist fairy-tale atmosphere towards a Los Angeles crime story, while retaining the period glamour and stylised violence associated with Tarantino’s work.
The outlets broadly agree that Tarantino wrote the screenplay but chose not to direct, with Fincher taking over; accounts variously connect that decision to Tarantino’s desire to move into unfamiliar territory and to his stated plan to end his directing career after ten films. They also differ in emphasis: some focus on the trailer’s action and its references to events in the original film, including the controversial Bruce Lee fight, while others foreground the reported scale of the production, its secrecy or a forthcoming novelisation. Claims about the budget and the novel are not mentioned by every outlet, and the supporting cast lists vary slightly.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The reports differ over how the project should be characterised: some call it a sequel or spin-off, while Brad Pitt has described it as an episode centred on the same character.
The reported release details are generally consistent, although one account describes the IMAX engagement as global and another simply refers to an IMAX release.
The reasons given for Tarantino’s absence as director range from his own comments about seeking unfamiliar creative territory to speculation that he wanted to preserve his ten-film retirement plan.
The outlets vary in their supporting-cast lists and in whether they mention the reported $200 million budget, the planned novelisation or the trailer’s reference to the Bruce Lee controversy.
Explained simply
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was a 2019 film directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was set in late 1960s Hollywood and followed the friendship between a fading actor and his stuntman. Brad Pitt played the stuntman, a character named Cliff Booth, in a role that won him an Oscar.
A sequel is now being made, set eight years later in a reimagined 1977 Hollywood and again centring on Cliff Booth. Rather than direct it himself, Tarantino has handed the directing duties to David Fincher. Tarantino has explained that he felt creatively constrained by returning to familiar material and wanted to pursue new artistic directions, though he remains involved as a producer.
Brad Pitt returns in his Oscar-winning role as Cliff Booth, and some actors from the original film reprise their parts. The production includes new cast members and was filmed in Los Angeles.
Coverage · 4 sources
- VarietyBrad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in Fincher-directed Netflix sequel
- The Hollywood ReporterNetflix’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Trailer Has Brad Pitt Taking a Playful Poke at Leonardo DiCaprio
- Far OutBrad Pitt returns to his action-packed ways in first trailer for ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’
- PolygonNetflix and David Fincher’s 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Sequel Gets Punchy First Trailer
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Originally published by Variety as “‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ Trailer: Brad Pitt Reprises His Oscar-Winning Role in David Fincher’s Tarantino Sequel”.