When it comes to stars who have left their mark on cinema in recent decades, Brad Pitt‘s name is one of the first that comes to mind: a sex symbol, of course, but above all an actor capable of crossing genres and registers, collecting films that have become true cult classics. After the recent F1 (where you can read our review), attention is already shifting to his next project.
The film that will bring him back to the big screen is one of the most talked-about titles of recent times: an official spin-off of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and after months of rumors, the project is now a reality and will mark Pitt’s return as stuntman Cliff Booth. The title chosen is The Adventures of Cliff Booth, and a first preview was shown during the Super Bowl a few days ago, immediately sparking enthusiasm among fans.
The teaser for Cliff’s Adventures, accompanied by retro-style background music, showed Cliff relaxing in a bar, wandering around behind the scenes on a film set, and speeding along a dirt track at the wheel of a racing car. The images open with the stuntman applying ice to his knee before meeting the characters played by Elizabeth Debicki and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, both dressed in elegant old Hollywood-style clothes. There is no shortage of provocative shots featuring naked women, cigarettes, irreverent gestures, guns, and profanity, all inserted into a cheeky gag about censorship.
The story moves to 1977, about eight years after the events of the first film, where we find Cliff Booth, charming and ambiguous as ever, now working as a fixer for the Hollywood elite, tasked with cleaning up scandals by any means necessary. The atmosphere promises an intriguing combination of David Fincher’s precise and dark tension and the pulp dialogue typical of Tarantino’s writing, who wrote the screenplay but is not behind the camera. The absence of Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton underscores the nature of this true spin-off and may surprise those expecting a traditional sequel to the iconic film.
The character of Cliff Booth was introduced in 2019 in Tarantino’s original film and now returns in a project directed by Fincher. The director’s connection with Netflix began with the series Mindhunter and continues with films such as The Killer and Mank, suggesting that the film may be distributed on the platform.
At the moment, therefore, this is the actor’s main known project, barring any surprise announcements in the coming months. No official release date has been announced yet, but it is expected to arrive between late 2026 and early 2027, probably with a theatrical release before streaming, considering Netflix’s involvement in the production.
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