David Fincher Says Tarantino’s First Draft of ‘Cliff Booth’ Was So Long It Was ‘Essentially 2 Movies’
"I don’t think of it as a hangout movie at all," Tarantino reveals of his "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" sequel The post David Fincher Says Tarantino’s First Draft of ‘Cliff Booth’ Was So Long It Was ‘Essentially 2 Movies’ appeared first on TheWrap .
David Fincher has revealed that Quentin Tarantino's original script for "The Further Misadventures of Cliff Booth" was so lengthy that it was essentially two separate films. The two directors sat down with Empire for their first joint interview about the sequel to "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which Fincher directed from a Tarantino-written screenplay.
The upcoming film, a loose follow-up to Tarantino's 2019 Oscar-winning drama, showcases Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth as he works as a Hollywood fixer in 1977. Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role from the previous film. Fincher recounted that Tarantino's initial draft, which was 230 pages long, contained elements of what both directors wanted to accomplish.
Fincher reportedly cut 60 pages from the script, focusing on the areas where they agreed. Tarantino emphasized that "Cliff Booth" would not embody the same relaxed atmosphere as "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," stating that it would not be a "hangout movie." Instead, he described it as having the feel of an Elmore Leonard crime novel, with a focus on character interactions in the back alleys of 1970s Hollywood.
The film, produced by Netflix, will premiere exclusively in Imax theaters on November 25 before debuting on the streaming platform on December 23.
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