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Netflix’s Tarantino sequel leaves fans divided as Brad Pitt returns (Image: GETTY)
Netflix has released its first trailer for the upcoming Quentin Tarantino sequel directed by David Fincher and fans’ opinions have been split down the middle.
During Super Bowl LX on Sunday night (8th February), fans were treated to an array of stunning trailers for upcoming films hitting cinemas and streamers later this year.
Among them was brand new footage of Brad Pitt returning to an iconic Tarantino role in The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a sequel to the Pulp Fiction director’s 2019 hit Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The film will further explore Cliff’s life as a Hollywood fixer in 1970s Los Angeles as he gets wrapped in various criminal capers.
Netflix’s trailer for the film hints at Tarantino’s signature provocative style, with expletives, firearms and smoking crudely censored to keep the footage family friendly for Super Bowl viewers.
David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino are teaming up for a surprise sequel (Image: NETFLIX)
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Joining cinema superstar Pitt is an all-star cast, including Timothy Olyphant reprising his role as real-life TV star James Stacy.
Also featuring in the upcoming period crime-comedy is Scott Caan, Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Carla Gugino.
Directed by acclaimed The Social Network filmmaker Fincher from a script penned by Tarantino, fans have been left rather divided by the new glimpses of Cliff Booth’s return so far.
One Reddit user commented: “The visual style is a little too far removed from OUATIH, being that this is shot digitally, but I dig the vibe.
Hollywood icon Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth (Image: NETFLIX)
“Seems a little darker, but still retaining the mostly lighthearted and comedic vibe of the original.”
Someone else replied: “That looks pretty f****n’ awesome to me”, and another agreed: “Seems like a QT movie to me. The big Kahuna burger is a dead giveaway.”
However, another admitted: “Definitely looks like a Fincher production. I don’t know what to think as of right now”, adding an anxious, gritted teeth emoji.
Fans were even more sceptical on X, with one user writing: “Random ahh sequel to Tarantino’s worst movie. Fincher is my favorite director, but I’m not hyped for this…”
Tarantino’s signature bawdy style was censored for Super Bowl viewers (Image: NETFLIX)
Another scathing post read: “Netflix is gonna ruin it, and a Cliff Booth spin off movie should of been directed by Tarantino.”
And a final user slammed the trailer: “I love ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, saw it several times in theaters. This looks awful.”
Do you have high hopes for Netflix’s upcoming Tarantino sequel? Unfortunately the film doesn’t yet have an exact release date, but it’s confirmed to be arriving in 2026.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth is coming soon to Netflix.
