Brad Pitt Returns as Cliff Booth in Fincher's First Trailer — SkimNews
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- David Fincher directed the first trailer for 'The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,' from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, with the film set for a two-week IMAX engagement beginning November 25 before streaming on Netflix December 23.
- Brad Pitt reprises Cliff Booth, the stunt double role that earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the original 2019 film, this time in a 1977 setting.
- The film serves as a direct follow-up to Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' which won two Oscars including Pitt's Supporting Actor trophy and one for Production Design (Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh).
- Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Peter Weller round out the announced cast for the Cliff Booth sequel.
- The project was announced in 2024 after Tarantino gave his blessing for Fincher to take over directing duties — Fincher's exclusive deal with Netflix made the streamer the obvious landing spot.
Why it matters: The Cliff Booth sequel hands Fincher the keys to one of Tarantino's most iconic original characters, and the November 25 IMAX window before the December 23 Netflix drop positions the film for awards-season attention in a theatrical-first format Fincher has rarely used. For Pitt, the role revisits the performance that already won him an Oscar, raising the bar for a follow-up that must justify its existence beyond nostalgia.
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