David Fincher Slashed 60 Pages from Tarantino's 'Cliff Booth' Script

David Fincher went full editor on Quentin Tarantino's script for the upcoming sequel, per The Hollywood Reporter. He reportedly cut a whopping 60 pages from Tarantino's original draft for "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth."

Fincher told Empire magazine the first script he read was 230 pages long, calling it "essentially two movies." He described the project as a story that happens around a bonfire, focusing on character collisions in 1977 Hollywood rather than plot. The cuts brought the film's runtime down to two hours and 20 minutes.

Tarantino, however, sees the film differently. The writer-director told Empire he doesn't consider it a hangout movie at all, saying it has the feel of an Elmore Leonard crime-story paperback. That's a notable contrast to Fincher's vision.

The film stars Brad Pitt reprising his role as stuntman Cliff Booth, now working as a fixer in a post-fairy-tale Los Angeles. The cast also includes Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

"The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth" will launch with a two-week global IMAX exclusive run starting November 25, before landing on Netflix on December 23.