Tarantino surprises AFI Fest with first 17 minutes of Fincher's 'Cliff Booth' sequel
After a screening of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Quentin Tarantino showed the opening of the David Fincher-directed follow-up starring Brad Pitt.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Quentin Tarantino surprised an AFI Fest audience in Hollywood on Friday night by screening the first 17 minutes of "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth."
Why it matters: It is the first public look at one of the most anticipated films of the coming year, a Tarantino script directed by David Fincher.
What happened
Tarantino appeared at the TCL Chinese Theatre after a screening of "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" and a Q&A, then offered to show the footage, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter report. Fincher was also in attendance.
The film
Brad Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role as stuntman Cliff Booth.
The story is set in 1977, eight years after the original, with Booth working as a projectionist and Hollywood fixer.
The cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, per Variety.
Sources: Variety; The Hollywood Reporter.
Sources
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