Brad Pitt is bringing Cliff Booth back, but the new movie is not using the old title. Netflix has announced THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH, a new film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino. Pitt returns as the stuntman he played in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The film will play in IMAX theaters worldwide for two weeks beginning November 25, 2026, before arriving on Netflix December 23. Netflix has revealed the setting, the main cast, and the release plan. It has not shown a full trailer or explained what Cliff is doing in 1977.
Cliff Booth is back, and the title is very Tarantino
Cliff Booth was the quiet, dangerous half of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a stuntman whose easygoing manner hid a much harder edge. Brad Pitt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for that performance, and the character became one of the film’s most recognizable pieces of Hollywood mythology.
The new title makes it clear that this is not a routine sequel label. THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH sounds like another chapter in a character’s life, with the joke and the danger built into the name. Netflix’s announcement does not call it a direct continuation of every plot thread from the 2019 movie, so the safest description is a new Cliff Booth film set in the same character world.
Tarantino wrote the screenplay, but David Fincher is directing. That division matters. The script carries Tarantino’s connection to the character, while the finished film will come through Fincher’s controlled, colder visual style. Netflix has not described how closely the movie follows the structure or tone of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
When does THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH release?
The first release is a two-week IMAX engagement beginning November 25, 2026. Netflix says the run is global, but it has not published a country-by-country list of theaters or confirmed how many screens will show the film outside IMAX. A regular theatrical rollout has not been announced.
The Netflix release follows on December 23, less than a month after the IMAX opening. That gives the film a clear holiday streaming slot while still giving Fincher and Pitt a large-format theatrical window. The dates are confirmed; the exact release time on Netflix has not been posted.
This schedule also means the first real footage could arrive before the theater run. Netflix has only released a title announcement so far, so fans are still waiting for a trailer, a poster with Pitt in the new production, and a clearer idea of the film’s length.
What has Netflix revealed about the story?
Very little, and that is deliberate. Netflix confirms that the story takes place in 1977, eight years after the late-1960s setting of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The announcement describes the period as a very different Hollywood, but does not say whether Cliff is still working as a stuntman, where he lives, or what pulls him into the next story.
There is no full synopsis yet. Netflix has not announced the central conflict, the characters played by the new cast, or whether the film revisits any specific events from the original. Claims that Cliff is working as a fixer, chasing a particular target, or connected to a returning character go beyond what the official announcement says.
That blank space is useful for the movie. Cliff’s appeal came partly from the gap between his relaxed surface and the stories people told about him. A 1977 setting gives the film room to show how Hollywood changed around him without deciding in advance that he has become a different person.
Who is in the cast?
Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Matt Groove, JB Tadena, Corey Fogelmanis, and Karren Karagulian join Pitt. Netflix has not named their characters, so the cast list tells us more about the scale of the project than the shape of the plot.
The film is produced by Pitt and Ceán Chaffin. Behind the camera, Fincher’s regular collaborators include cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, production designer Donald Graham Burt, editor Kirk Baxter, costume designer Trish Summerville, sound designer Ren Klyce, and stunt coordinator Dave Macomber. Those credits point to a carefully built period production, but they do not reveal the story’s genre beyond the connection to Cliff Booth.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, and other Once Upon a Time in Hollywood cast members have not been announced. The new film should not be presented as a full reunion until Netflix confirms one.
Why Fincher directing Tarantino’s script is the hook
Fincher and Tarantino have distinct signatures, which makes their pairing more interesting than a familiar director simply returning to the franchise. Tarantino’s writing often lets characters talk around their own danger, while Fincher builds pressure through repetition, detail, and controlled movement. Cliff Booth can fit both approaches, but the balance will decide whether the film feels like a true next chapter or a polished imitation.
The change also gives Pitt a chance to revisit Cliff without copying his 2019 performance. An older Booth in 1977 could carry the same confidence while reacting to a Hollywood that has moved further away from the world he understood. That is an idea, not a confirmed plot point, but the time jump makes it possible.
Netflix is treating the project as a major film rather than a small streaming sequel. A global IMAX window, a large ensemble, and Fincher’s crew all suggest a production built for a theatrical image. The movie still has to show what that scale is being used for.
What the announcement does not confirm
Netflix has not announced a full trailer, runtime, rating, plot synopsis, or detailed character list. It also has not said whether the movie will receive screenings in standard theaters alongside the IMAX run. Until those details arrive, the release dates and the core creative team are the only firm guideposts.
The announcement also does not turn Once Upon a Time in Hollywood into a larger shared universe. Pitt’s Cliff is the confirmed connection. There is no word on Rick Dalton, Sharon Tate, the Manson Family storyline, or any other returning character.
That keeps the next update easy to identify. A trailer showing Cliff in 1977 will answer more questions than another casting note, especially if Netflix finally reveals what kind of trouble he has found this time.
Why the IMAX window could change the conversation
The original Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was built around film culture, stunt work, and the feeling of a city changing under its characters. Showing the new chapter in IMAX puts the image itself back into the conversation. It also gives Netflix a way to make the film feel like an event before it becomes a holiday streaming release.
The two-week window is short, so the film will need strong word of mouth to stay in theaters beyond the announced period. Fans may also debate whether an IMAX-first release fits a character-driven story better than a wide theatrical launch would. Netflix has made the choice clear, but the audience response will decide how successful the experiment feels.
For now, the useful facts are enough: Brad Pitt is back as Cliff Booth, Fincher is directing Tarantino’s script, the story is set in 1977, and the film arrives in IMAX on November 25 before Netflix on December 23. The title is official. The actual mis-adventure is still being kept secret.
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