Yesterday was April Fool's, so when news broke that David Fincher would be directing a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino based on his characters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the internet was justifiably suspicious. But we got confirmation late yesterday that the story was real, and it sent a whirlwind of fact-finding, theorizing, and lots of calls. Well, today, as the dust settles, I want to go through everything we know. Let's dive in. 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'Credit: Sony David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino Are Working Together David Fincher is reportedly set to direct an untitled follow-up project to 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' for Netflix. It's not a sequel, but a spinoff following the character of Cliff Booth, played by Brad Pitt. Sources mentioned by IGN and Yahoo News state that Pitt received Tarantino's blessing to bring the script to Fincher. Some reports suggest the script in question is The Movie Critic. Last year, we detailed how Tarantino planned this as his tenth and final film but then shelved it. Well, THR is saying an insider told them it is NOT that movie.So I guess we are at a 50/50 shot it is or is not. The only people who really know what this movie is about are the ones who have read it. I haven't, so all I can do is compile what people have said about the film. This is all exciting, no matter what it's about. The Budget and Distribution The Playlist’s...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 2 April