Quentin Tarantino Shows Off First 17 Minutes of 'Cliff Booth'
Key Points:
- Quentin Tarantino surprised audiences at AFI Fest by previewing the first 17 minutes of The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, a follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt reprising his role.
- The new film is set in 1977, eight years after the original, focusing on Cliff Booth working as a cinema projectionist while engaging in unsavory activities, reflecting Tarantino’s interest in exploring the character further.
- Tarantino explained his motivation for revisiting Cliff Booth stemmed from a positive review suggesting this was the first world he would want to live in, and his desire to create a series of adventures around the character.
- He emphasized his deep investment in the mythology of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, having also written a novel based on the film, and expressed a preference for writing over directing as he ages.
- The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth will be released in IMAX on November 25 and will stream on Netflix starting December 23.