Category: 2026. The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth

David Fincher’s THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH Is Coming This Fall

Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood.

By Kristin Iversen
September 21, 2026
Netflix TUDUM

Mark your calendars, because director David Fincher’s THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH will be coming to IMAX theaters globally for an exclusive two-week run starting November 25, before debuting on Netflix on December 23. But for now, you can watch the trailer, below.

Murder, blackmail, theft, extortion — just another summer in Hollywood. It’s 1977, eight years since Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) encountered the Manson family in Quentin Tarantino’s parallel history of 1969, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. In THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH, directed by Fincher from a new script by Tarantino, the fairytale is over. Los Angeles no longer needs a hippie-slaying stuntman the way it did. But Hollywood will always have problems, problems that can only be solved by someone with Cliff’s unique (occasionally extralegal) abilities. When he’s not earning his keep bartending or as a projectionist, Cliff Booth is a fixer — solving situations for Hollywood’s great and the, sometimes, not so good.

He’s curious when he gets a call from talent agent Karen Crosby (Elizabeth Debicki), on behalf of her client, TV megastar Charlie Peters (Scott Caan) — a man known for doing his own stunts. And he’s further entertained and intrigued when he meets other characters in Charlie’s world, from his knowing wife Toni (Carla Gugino) to pro football champion turned screen star Roderick “Hot Rod” Harrison (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). Then there are the Verdusco brothers (Matt Groove and JB Tadena), mysterious gangsters causing mayhem across the city. What was once a fairytale is now a crime story — a cocktail of violence, ambition, and desire that could only happen in LA.

Discover whether the further adventures — or mis-adventures — of Cliff Booth end happily ever after on November 25 in IMAX, and on December 23 on Netflix.

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH also stars Peter Weller, Corey Fogelmanis, and Karren Karagulian, and will be produced by Pitt and Ceán Chaffin. In addition to Pitt and Chaffin, the film’s creative team includes Fincher’s longtime collaborators, like Erik Messerschmidt, ASC, as director of photography, and Donald Graham Burt as production designer. It’s edited by Kirk Baxter, ACE, with casting by Laray Mayfield. Trish Summerville is costume designer, Ren Klyce is sound designer, and Dave Macomber is stunt coordinator.

Come back to Tudum for more information on THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH before it comes to screens later this year.

THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH: Official Trailer

September 21, 2026
Netflix

Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood.

Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH comes to IMAX November 25.

Watch on Netflix.

David Fincher’s New Film Is THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH

Brad Pitt stars, returning as Cliff Booth, with a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino.

Kristin Iversen
August 27, 2026
Tudum by Netflix

Mark your calendars, because director David Fincher’s THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH will be coming to IMAX theaters globally for an exclusive two-week run starting November 25, before debuting on Netflix on December 23. 

Brad Pitt returns to his Academy Award-winning role as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood. Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Matt Groove, JB Tadena, Corey Fogelmanis, and Karren Karagulian, and will be produced by Pitt and Ceán Chaffin. 

In addition to Pitt and Chaffin, the film’s creative team includes Fincher’s longtime collaborators, like Erik Messerschmidt, ASC, as director of photography, and Donald Graham Burt as production designer. It’s edited by Kirk Baxter, ACE, with casting by Laray Mayfield. Trish Summerville is costume designer, Ren Klyce is sound designer, and Dave Macomber is stunt coordinator.

Come back to Tudum for more information on THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH before it comes to screens later this year.

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David Fincher’s Newest Film Will Premiere in IMAX Before Debuting on Netflix

The film stars Brad Pitt, returning as Cliff Booth, with a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino.

Kristin Iversen
May 20, 2026
Tudum by Netflix

Mark your calendars, because director David Fincher’s latest film will be coming to IMAX theaters globally for an exclusive two-week run starting November 25, before debuting on Netflix on December 23.

Brad Pitt returns to his Academy Award-winning role as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood. Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, the film also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Matt Groove, JB Tadena, Corey Fogelmanis, and Karren Karagulian, and will be produced by Pitt and Ceán Chaffin.

In addition to Pitt and Chaffin, the film’s creative team includes Fincher’s longtime collaborators, like Erik Messerschmidt, ASC, as director of photography, and Donald Graham Burt as production designer. It’s edited by Kirk Baxter, ACE, with casting by Laray Mayfield. Trish Summerville is costume designer, Ren Klyce is sound designer, and Dave Macomber is stunt coordinator.

Come back to Tudum for more information on the movie before it comes to screens later this year.

Bong Joon Ho on His Favorite Films, the Joy of Hosting a Q&A with David Fincher, “Memories of Murder”, and his First Animated Movie, “Ally”

Bong Joon Ho officially has 7 different ideas for his next live-action movie.

Steven Weintraub & Tamera Jones
April 20, 2026
Collider

Academy Award-winning writer and director Bong Joon Ho is busy with development for his first-ever animated feature, Ally, an animated ocean adventure co-written by Bong and Jason Yu, set to make a big splash worldwide next year.

However, after taking some time to celebrate his exhibit at the Academy Museum, where Bong got to pick David Fincher‘s brain, he spoke with Collider‘s Steve Weintraub about his favorite films from fellow filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro, why his Q&A with Fincher was so meaningful, and what’s on the agenda for the rest of the year and beyond, including an exciting update on his next live-action film.

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Watch the full conversation between Bong and Fincher, and read the transcript

‘Zodiac’: David Fincher Won’t Deny The Obsessive Rap, Says It “Should Have Been Weirder” & Teases ‘Cliff Booth’ “Big Surprises”

Bong Joon Ho’s Academy Museum conversation with David Fincher turned into a sharp look back at Zodiac and a brief but revealing update on Netflix’s Quentin Tarantino-written Cliff Booth film.

Rodrigo Perez
April 20, 2026
The Playlist

Very few crime movies get more revered with age. David Fincher’s 2007 thriller Zodiac, written by James Vanderbilt and following the way the Zodiac killer case pulls inspectors, reporters, and cartoonist Robert Graysmith into a years-long spiral of obsession, did. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. anchoring that descent, the film opened as a chilly, meticulous procedural and has kept growing in stature over the years, less because it offered closure than because it turned uncertainty, fixation, and spiritual erosion into the point. So it made perfect sense that Bong Joon Ho would be the filmmaker hosting a 4K screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and a post-film conversation with Fincher recently as part of the museum’s A Weekend With Bong Joon Ho series.

Bong Joon Ho made that admiration plain right away. After recalling how immaculate Fincher’s office was—even down to the colored pencils arranged by shade—he got to the question underneath that story: whether Fincher’s obsessiveness really matched its reputation. Fincher did not deny it. If anything, he leaned into it, saying, “No, I mean… Look, I feel like you should do everything in your power to be as clear in what you’re trying to communicate as you can possibly be.”

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A Weekend with Bong Joon Ho: “Zodiac” with David Fincher

April 11, 2026
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Since his feature debut in 2000, filmmaker Bong Joon Ho has become a crucial contributor to the tremendous growth of South Korean cinema and its globalization. Known for his inquisitive mind and meticulous eye for detail, Bong’s creations, which span both realistic and fantastical realms, continue to impact the evolving atmosphere of the South Korean film industry as well as art and culture around the world.

For one weekend in April 2026, Bong returned to the Academy Museum to create exhilarating memories on stage. On April 11, director David Fincher joined Bong for a conversation and screening of Fincher’s Zodiac (2007), a masterpiece thriller showcased via an original poster in the current exhibition, Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho.

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Cut/Daily Meets… Editor Kirk Baxter, ACE

How he cut A House of Dynamite for Kathryn Bigelow and what it’s like to work with a new Director.

Jonny Elwyn
February 3, 2026
Cut/Daily

A conversation about Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” (and David Fincher’s “The Adventures of Cliff Booth”).

Kirk Baxter, ACE, has cut for David Fincher since The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), picking up two Oscars (The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and a nomination () along the way. He’s also maintained a successful and sought-after commercials editing business the whole time.

Interestingly enough, it was editing her commercial that connected him to Kathryn Bigelow, director of his latest film, A House of Dynamite.

In this special issue of Cut/Daily Meets… you get to hear from the man himself, as I was fortunate enough to chat with him in person, in the middle of his work day on The Adventures of Cliff Booth, Fincher directing Tarantino’s script as a sequel/spin-off/connection to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Listen to the full conversation when you subscribe for free, plus you’ll get a free issue of Cut/Daily in your inbox every Friday.

Highlights from Kirk’s interview:

Introduction
Kirk’s Location & Current Projects
The Film’s Ending & Political Message
What Did the Dailies Look Like?
Split Screens vs. Found Footage Approach
Editing the Missile Countdown Scenes
The Three Acts & Secretary Baker’s Face
Matching Audio Across Different Chapters
Working with Score & Kathryn’s Initial Reaction
The Composer Process & Volker Bertelmann
How Do You Decide When Music Comes In?
Creating the Chapter Title Cards
What Was It Like Working with Kathryn Bigelow?
How Do You Choose Your Projects?
Cutting Commercials Between Films
Evolution as an Editor & Avoiding Showiness
Do Oscar Wins Change Imposter Syndrome?
Editing Animation for Love, Death & Robots
The IMDb Holiday Reunion Credit
Future Projects & David Fincher’s Next Film

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How Tom Rothman Won The War For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood’

Jay Glennie
October 16, 2025
Deadline

Editor’s note:

From the moment 1992’s Reservoir Dogs launched him like a supernova, Quentin Tarantino‘s career was intertwined with Harvey and Bob Weinstein. From Pulp Fiction to Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill and the rest, Tarantino stayed monogamous as their cornerstone auteur until The Weinstein Company imploded and it was time for him to seek a new studio to hang his hat. This created the most hotly contested courtship Hollywood had seen in years.

In a chapter from his new book The Making of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Insight Editions), out October 28, author Jay Glennie details the seduction process and how Tom Rothman‘s passion — which included ensuring Tarantino retained the deal he had across all his films (including Django Unchained which Sony released internationally), that gives him back his copyright after 20 years — won Sony not only that global hit movie, but also most likely the 10th and final film Tarantino is working on now.

Read the full excerpt