Netflix had recently unveiled a trailer for “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” in which Brad Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role as the stuntman first introduced in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The film is set to premiere on the streamer Dec. 23.
Directed by David Fincher, the film sees the return of Cliff Booth — “only this time it’s 1977, and it’s a very different Hollywood,” as Netflix put it in the trailer announcement. The film takes place eight years after the events of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” when Booth has traded stunts for being a “studio fixer.”
While Leonardo DiCaprio is not returning as Hollywood star Rick Dalton, Timothy Olyphant will reprise his original role of James Stacy. Scott Caan, Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany and JB Tadena will play new characters in the sequel.
The trailer opens with Booth causing chaos at the Beverly Cinema, which has been owned by Tarantino since 2007. Mud-wrestling, murder and car chases ensue. At one point, Debicki’s character asks Booth about his work as Dalton’s stunt double. “You worked with Rick Dalton for several years. What brought an end to your engagement?” she asks. “Oh, Rick got too fat for me to double him anymore,” he replies.
Source: Variety
