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Tarantino screens 17 minutes of Cliff Booth film at AFI Fest

Variety reports Quentin Tarantino showed the opening 17 minutes of the David Fincher-directed Netflix film at AFI Fest.

Updated Oct 24, 2026 · 16:22 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • Quentin Tarantino showed the first 17 minutes of the Netflix film at AFI Fest on Friday night, according to Variety.[Variety]
  • The film is directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, with the story set in 1977.[Variety]
  • The film is set to premiere in Imax theaters on Nov. 25 and stream on Netflix on Dec. 23, per the report.[Variety]

Key facts

  • Quentin Tarantino showed the first 17 minutes of 'The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth' on Friday night at AFI Fest.[Variety]
  • The film is directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth.[Variety]
  • The film picks up in 1977, from the original film's 1969 timeline.[Variety]
  • The Netflix film is set to premiere in Imax theaters on Nov. 25 and reach the streamer on Dec. 23.[Variety]

What remains uncertain

  • The Imax and Netflix release dates rest on a single outlet's reporting and have not been independently confirmed.[Variety]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.