Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is getting a spinoff film on Netflix, focusing on Brad Pitt’s character, stuntman Cliff Booth. However, the Oscar-winning director will not be directing the new movie; he has passed the role to David Fincher.
Tarantino explained his decision on The Church of Tarantino podcast, which is dedicated to discussing his films. He shared, “I love this script, but I’m still walking down the same ground I’ve already walked. It just kind of unenthused me.” He added, “This last movie, I’ve got to not know what I’m doing again. I’ve got to be in uncharted territory.”
The filmmaker went on to praise Fincher as the ideal director for the adaptation. “I think me and David Fincher are the two best directors,” the 62-year-old noted. “So the idea that David Fincher actually wants to adapt my work, to me, shows a level of seriousness towards my work that I think needs to be taken into account.”
Even though he’s not directing, Tarantino is still heavily involved. He will write the script and serve as a producer on the project. “I’m moving back and forth between here and Israel, so I won’t be on the set every day and everything,” the Pulp Fiction director said. “But, yeah, I’ll be around if they need me to do something, you know, I will.”
It is currently unclear when The Adventures of Cliff Booth will be released, but a recent report indicated that filming is underway.
