Fincher Trims Tarantino’s Cliff Booth Film to a Shorter Runtime

WHO:

Coming Soon - Brad Pitt stars in *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth*.

Coming Soon - David Fincher directs *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth*, and Quentin Tarantino wrote it.

Variety - Brad Pitt stars in the upcoming film, which is a follow-up to *Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood*.

Variety - David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino discussed the film in a joint interview with *Empire*.

WHAT:

Coming Soon - The runtime for *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth* was revealed; it is significantly shorter than its predecessor, *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*.

Variety - Fincher cut roughly 60 pages from Tarantino’s original screenplay.

Variety - Fincher said, “The first draft I read was 230 pages. It was essentially two movies.”

WHY:

Variety - Fincher characterized the 230-page first draft as “essentially two movies.”

HOW:

Variety - Fincher shortened the screenplay by cutting roughly 60 pages.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 00:36 UTC)

Brad Pitt stars in *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth*, a follow-up to *Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood*, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by David Fincher. Fincher revealed that the new film’s runtime is significantly shorter than its predecessor after he cut roughly 60 pages from Tarantino’s original screenplay. “The first draft I read was 230 pages,” Fincher said, describing it as “essentially two movies.”