New particulars have emerged about David Fincher’s As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel which we shouldn’t be calling a sequel.
It was revealed final week that David Fincher is ready to direct Brad Pitt in a sequel to As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood from a script by Quentin Tarantino which can premiere on Netflix. On condition that the information dropped on April Fools’ Day, many thought-about it to be a little bit of a joke, nevertheless it’s true. Some new particulars in regards to the undertaking have now emerged. Throughout a current episode of The Large Image podcast, hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins mentioned the undertaking, with Fennessey (who is aware of Tarantino) confirming that “it looks like this film is definitely occurring.“
“David Fincher’s laundry list of movies that have never made it to the big screen or to Netflix streaming service is pretty long,” Fennessey mentioned. “I don’t know if this is sort of a locked image that’s going into manufacturing in July. It looks like it’s.“
He continued, “This most likely shouldn’t be regarded as a sequel. It needs to be regarded as a follow-up that’s related to, however not the identical as — the instance that was cited to me was, take into consideration how The Large Sleep, the Raymond Chandler adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart, is in the identical world as Farewell, My Pretty, the 1975 Robert Mitchum film, as a result of they play the identical character in that film. However it’s totally different actors, totally different administrators, and a unique time within the storyline. They’re totally different, they aren’t actually sequels.“
Fennessey added that the undertaking “will be like the further adventures of Cliff Booth, is my understanding of it. The only other important information that I’ve learned, that I think is confirmed, is that the movie takes place in 1977, which is roughly eight years after the events of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. So a different time in Cliff Booth’s life.” It’s additionally been rumoured that Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to seem as Rick Dalton, however it might probably be a small function if it occurs in any respect.
Whereas it actually looks like the As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel (or follow-up) goes to occur, Fincher has much more unrealized tasks than accomplished ones. He has a variety of tasks within the air, together with Bitterroot, a western crime thriller that reportedly revolves round an aged rancher whose life financial savings have been stolen. He turns to robbing banks and searching down the thieves whereas being pursued by his son, the sheriff. There’s additionally an English-language Squid Sport sequence, a possible remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, and a Chinatown prequel sequence which was scripted by the late Robert Towne.
