Anyone would naturally assume it's an April Fool's Day prank. After all, it's a never-before-seen union of three legends for a sequel to a much popular film.
David Fincher is reportedly gearing up to direct a Once Upon a Time In Hollywood sequel penned by Quentin Tarantino, to be fronted by Brad Pitt's character, Cliff Booth. The news was broken by entertainment outlet The Playlist.
It's not yet clear whether the project, which is expected to be a direct-to-Netflix release, would see the return of Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton too; if it happens, it would be a treat for fans of the 2019 film directed by Tarantino. The filmmaker later expanded the story — an "alternate history" take on the tragedy involving filmmaker Roman Polanski and girlfriend Sharon Tate — in its novelisation of the same name.
As per reports, the film's script has a connection to a recently-dropped project that Tarantino initially announced as his tenth film, titled The Movie Critic.
Apparently, the script that caught Fincher and Pitt's attention is an evolved version of what eventually became The Movie Critic. The story is said to be an exploration of Cliff Booth's stand-alone adventures.
The announcement is a cause for celebration for both Tarantino and Fincher fans. The reunion of Fincher and Pitt adds further excitement considering the acclaimed previous collaborations of the director and actor, namely Se7en, Fight Club, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The yet-untitled film is one of the upcoming titles that Fincher is circling, aside from an English-language spin-off of the popular Korean Netflix series Squid Game. He is also attached to a Western titled Bitterroot and a prequel series of the Roman Polanski classic Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson.
Meanwhile, Pitt will be seen in Joseph Kosinski's racing drama F1. The actor presented the first ten minutes of the film at CinemaCon. It teams Pitt for the first time with director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Tron: Legacy).