Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher reportedly teaming up for ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ sequel

Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood will reportedly be getting a sequel directed by David Fincher, and starring Brad Pitt.

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The original film, written and directed by Tarantino, followed the adventures of a fading TV star (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt man (Pitt) in an alternative vision of 1960s Hollywood. The film was a critical and box office success, making $329.4million and becoming the director’s second highest grossing movie after 2012’s Django Unchained.

According to a report by Playlist, Fincher is putting together a sequel written by Tarantino. The film is reportedly being produced by Netflix, with the Se7en director looking to shoot this summer. The article says the film likely has a $200million budget, with Tarantino receiving $20million for his screenplay.

The film would be an unusual step for the Pulp Fiction filmmaker on a few counts: the last time he wrote a film that he didn’t direct was 1996’s From Dusk Til Dawn; and he has been a vocal critic of streamers such as Netflix, famously preferring physical media and film projection for watching movies. It would also be the first traditional sequel to one of his directed movies: Kill Bill was split into two parts but is considered one story.

Sources within the article say Leonardo DiCaprio is involved to return as actor Rick Dalton, but that it sounds as if the movie is more focused on Pitt’s character Cliff Booth. The star won his first acting Oscar for the part, and was considered by many as the film’s standout.

It’s believed this is an evolution of Quentin Tarantino’s script The Movie Critic, which was intended to be the director’s tenth and final film until he abandoned the idea. It’s unknown what story he will be telling instead, but the director recently disclosed that he would likely not do anything until his five-year-old son is six or older.

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