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- The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth trailer debuted as David Fincher's latest, with Brad Pitt reprising the stuntman role that won him the Supporting Actor Oscar in Tarantino's 2019 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.'
- David Fincher directs from a Quentin Tarantino screenplay, stepping in after Tarantino 'originally wanted to direct' the project himself before giving his blessing for Fincher to take over, according to the source.
- Netflix locks the film's streaming release for December 23, following a two-week Imax exclusive engagement starting November 25, a release path the source attributes to Fincher's exclusive deal with the streamer.
- The 1977 Hollywood setting shifts the story forward from the 1969 original, with Cliff Booth now navigating a changed industry, per the source.
- Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Peter Weller join the cast, filling out the ensemble around Pitt's return.
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won two Academy Awards in total — Pitt's Supporting Actor trophy plus the Production Design award for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh — establishing the pedigree the sequel is building on.
Why it matters: Fincher stepping into Tarantino's world is rare — the source notes Tarantino handed off a character he created and wanted to direct himself, a swap made possible only by Fincher's existing Netflix deal. That means the film doubles as a marquee November Imax event and a December anchor for Netflix's holiday slate, testing whether a Tarantino-scripted, Fincher-directed sequel can convert the original's two-Oscar prestige into streaming draw.
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