Brad Pitt Is Back as Cliff Booth in Tarantino’s Wild New Hollywood Adventure

Brad Pitt is stepping back into one of his most memorable roles as Cliff Booth — but this time, the Hollywood landscape is darker, stranger, and far more dangerous.

The first full trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth has arrived, bringing Pitt back as the laid-back but highly capable character from Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The new movie moves the story forward eight years and places Cliff in a very different version of 1970s Hollywood.

What makes this return especially intriguing is the combination behind the camera. David Fincher directs the film from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, giving Cliff Booth’s next chapter a noticeably different creative setup.

Brad Pitt Returns as Cliff Booth

Pitt first played Cliff Booth in Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where he appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio as Hollywood stuntman and loyal friend to Rick Dalton.

That performance earned Pitt the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Now, Cliff is getting the spotlight for himself.

In The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, the character has moved beyond his days as Rick Dalton’s stunt double. The new story takes place in 1977, eight years after the events of the original movie.

Netflix describes this as a very different Hollywood — one where Cliff has found himself working as a studio fixer.

Cliff Booth Has a New Job

The biggest change for Cliff is his new role.

Rather than simply working around movie sets as a stuntman, he is now handling difficult problems for people connected to the entertainment industry.

That puts Cliff in situations where his particular combination of confidence, toughness and experience can become extremely useful.

The newly released trailer hints that his latest assignment will pull him into a much darker side of Hollywood involving crime, secrets and dangerous relationships.

The story reportedly revolves around a troubled television star and a complicated situation involving people around him.

For Cliff, what begins as another job quickly becomes something much more complicated.

David Fincher Takes Over From Tarantino

One of the most interesting aspects of the movie is that Tarantino is not directing this time.

Instead, David Fincher is behind the camera, directing from Tarantino’s screenplay.

Fincher and Pitt already have a history together, having previously collaborated on movies including Se7en, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

That makes their reunion particularly notable.

Tarantino created Cliff Booth, but Fincher now gets the opportunity to place the character inside his own cinematic world. The trailer suggests a grittier atmosphere while still retaining elements of the unusual humor associated with the original character.

A Much Darker Hollywood Story

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was set in 1969 and presented a fictionalized version of Los Angeles during a turbulent period in Hollywood history.

The new film jumps forward to 1977.

Cliff is no longer simply navigating the world of stunt work. His new profession takes him closer to the hidden problems surrounding Hollywood's powerful figures.

The trailer teases a story involving murder, blackmail, theft and extortion, suggesting that Cliff's latest adventure could be considerably more dangerous than his previous one.

Rather than returning to exactly the same formula, the film appears to expand Cliff Booth's story into a new chapter.

Who Stars Alongside Brad Pitt?

Pitt leads the movie as Cliff Booth, with a new ensemble surrounding him.

The cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Peter Weller.

Timothy Olyphant also returns as James Stacy, a character from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

However, one major absence is already clear: Leonardo DiCaprio is not returning as Rick Dalton.

That makes sense for the direction of the story, as this movie is designed to focus directly on Cliff Booth and his continuing adventures.

When Will The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth Be Released?

Netflix has confirmed that The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth will first receive a limited theatrical release.

The movie is scheduled to open in IMAX theaters globally on November 25, 2026, for an exclusive two-week run.

It will then arrive on Netflix on December 23, 2026.

That makes the project a notable theatrical release for Netflix, while giving audiences the option to watch Cliff Booth's latest adventure from home later in the year.

The Cliff Booth Story Continues

The return of Cliff Booth is more than simply another appearance by a popular Brad Pitt character.

Tarantino has created a new chapter around the character, while Fincher brings a different filmmaking perspective to the story. Pitt, meanwhile, gets to return to the role that became one of the defining performances of his recent career.

The result is a movie that connects directly to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood while moving Cliff into an entirely new period of his life.

With 1977 Hollywood as the backdrop, a new profession, a dangerous assignment and a filmmaker like Fincher behind the camera, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth could offer a very different look at the character audiences first met in 2019.

And this time, Cliff Booth isn't just working behind the scenes.

He's the story.