David Fincher Is Directing Quentin Tarantino's First Ever Movie Sequel for Netflix
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David Fincher is directing The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, a Tarantino-scripted sequel starring Brad Pitt that hits IMAX in November before arriving on Netflix in December.
Quentin Tarantino is finally expanding one of his cinematic universes, but he is handing the director's chair to a heavy hitter for the occasion. Polygon reports that David Fincher is helming The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, a direct follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that brings back Brad Pitt as his Oscar-winning stuntman character. Instead of keeping the story locked in 1969, the upcoming film shifts the action to 1977 against the backdrop of a very different Hollywood landscape.
For a project bridging two major auteur styles, the rollout is taking a traditional hybrid approach. Netflix has locked in a theatrical window that starts with an exclusive two-week run in IMAX theaters on November 25, ahead of the streaming debut on December 23. Tarantino provided the script for the film while keeping his final directorial feature under wraps, and HarperCollins is also releasing a companion novelization penned by Tarantino in early December.
Cross-media expansions like this are standard territory for modern entertainment, though seeing directors of this caliber play in the same sandbox feels like a major event for cinephiles and creators alike. Between the theatrical rollout, the streaming drop, and the companion book, it is a massive transmedia play that gives fans plenty of ways to engage with the world beyond the initial runtime.
Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Streaming, Netflix
Original article: Polygon