Overview
- David Fincher told Empire on Oct. 20 that Quentin Tarantino’s first draft ran about 230 pages and he removed roughly 60 pages to bring the film to an estimated two hours and 20 minutes.
- Quentin Tarantino described the revised story as having the feel of an Elmore Leonard paperback and said the sequel is not meant to be a ‘hangout’ movie like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
- The project is a rare collaboration with Tarantino as screenwriter and Fincher directing, and Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth while the creative team narrowed the script to the overlapping aims of Pitt, Fincher and Tarantino.
- Netflix has set a short IMAX theatrical engagement beginning Nov. 25, followed by a global Netflix debut on Dec. 23, with a tied companion novel scheduled for release in early December.
- The cuts and tonal shift signal Netflix’s bid for theatrical prestige for an original film and leave viewers and awards watchers focused on Fincher’s pacing choices and how the darker crime approach changes the character’s arc.