Netflix Titles Fincher's Cliff Booth Sequel, Sets Imax Run Before Streaming Debut
Netflix has officially titled David Fincher's next film The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, with Brad Pitt reprising the stunt-double role he played in 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter).
The film gets a two-week Imax run globally starting 25 November before it begins streaming on Netflix on 23 December — a theatrical window, the gap between a film's cinema release and its streaming debut, that gives the picture a big-screen showcase during the holiday corridor (The Hollywood Reporter).
Quentin Tarantino wrote the script but chose not to direct. He did not want his final directorial effort, which he intends to be his last, to be a sequel (The Hollywood Reporter). Fincher stepped in, reuniting with Pitt for the first time since The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
The story picks up in 1977, eight years after the events of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and centres on Booth coming to terms with a very different Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter). Pitt produces alongside his long-time collaborator Ceán Chaffin.
The ensemble includes Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Matt Groove, JB Tadena, Corey Fogelmanis and Karren Karagulian (The Hollywood Reporter).
Netflix first teased the project with a brief trailer during the 2025 Super Bowl in February (The Hollywood Reporter). The title reveal on 26 August confirms what that spot hinted at: Booth is back, and Fincher is steering.
The character originated in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which grossed $377 million at the worldwide box office — domestic, the United States and Canada, plus all international markets — and earned two Oscars from 10 nominations. One of those wins was Brad Pitt's first-ever acting Academy Award (The Hollywood Reporter).
For audiences, the Imax engagement means a chance to see Fincher's visual precision on the largest possible screens for a fortnight before the film lands in living rooms. For Netflix, it signals continued investment in the theatrical experience for prestige titles, even as the streaming window remains the endgame.
