Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, and Brad Pitt are coming together for “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” with the actor reprising an award-winning part (Pitt winning the Best Supporting Actor stature for his performance) as the war hero-turned-stuntman-turned-Hollywood fixer that was first introduced to us in “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.” However, the movie surprisingly became a Netflix exclusive, and we have some idea why that ultimately happened.
Speaking with Variety, the head of Sony Pictures, who deserves a big victory lap for the massive debut of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” says the new Tarantino film slipped through his fingers because Fincher’s exclusivity deal with Netflix was the main reason they couldn’t get it. This comes after “The Movie Critic” fell apart as the director got cold feet at the last minute, and his “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” script was handed off to Fincher to helm.
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“Because David Fincher is exclusive to Netflix. We were going to make the movie when Quentin [Tarantino] was directing it, but he decided that he didn’t want to do it and changed course. The only other person that he was comfortable directing his script was David Fincher, and David Fincher was exclusive to Netflix, so we were not going to stand in anybody’s way.”
When directly asked if he was disappointed that Sony wasn’t able to secure the film (said to have cost in the range of $200 million) after the massive success of “Hollywood,” the studio head gave a very blunt and expected response: “Yes.”
That all said, there seems to be a mutual understanding that Sony Pictures and Rothman are ready to greenlight whatever Tarantino decides to make with his tenth and final film, which may or may not end up shooting next summer as teased in recent months by his longtime cinematographer Robert Richardson (“Kill Bill,” “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”). We’re still in the dark about what that project could be, but we’re sure that if that production is indeed looming, details and potential casting candidates will arise, as that’s simply how the industry works; minor leaks will just happen over time.
The rest of the cast features Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Scott Cann, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany, Karren Karagulian, Peter Weller, and Timothy Olyphant.
We learned back in May that “Cliff Booth” is going to be getting an IMAX run on November 25 before dropping on the streaming service on December 23. So, a high-resolution official trailer beyond the Super Bowl spot is on the horizon.
