Overview
- Fincher said Tuesday he removed about 60 pages from Quentin Tarantino’s roughly 230‑page first draft to tighten the story and bring the runtime to about 140 minutes.
- Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay but declined to direct; Brad Pitt returned as Cliff Booth and helped bring Fincher onto the project.
- The movie is set in 1977 and shifts from the original’s looser ‘hangout’ feel to a plot‑driven crime tone that Tarantino likened to an Elmore Leonard paperback.
- Netflix will give the film a two‑week exclusive IMAX run starting Nov. 25 before the streamer releases it globally on Dec. 23.
- The handoff from Tarantino to Fincher and the IMAX‑first plan underline Netflix’s effort to win theatrical prestige for its originals and reshape how streaming films chase awards and visibility.