April 6, 2025, 9:22 am | Read time: 4 minutes
Netflix and Quentin Tarantino are joining forces. It will be the first time that the star director has brought a new story exclusively to a streaming service.
One need not be an avid film and cinema enthusiast to recognize the name Quentin Tarantino. Since his official debut with Reservoir Dogs in 1992, the director has helmed only ten of his own films, in addition to making several guest appearances in other TV and film projects. With black-humored and bloody classics such as Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill, he has become one of the most influential filmmakers of our time, whose new projects always generate all kinds of anticipation and speculation long in advance. Fans have a reason for excitement, as Netflix and Quentin Tarantino are collaborating on a new project.
Netflix and Quentin Tarantino’s Joint Project Surprises
Tarantino has not only made great films for the cinema but is also considered one of the last great advocates of the medium in its original form and of cinema as a venue. Like Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Tarantino has already filmed on 70 mm and ensured that cinemas around the world project the corresponding titles in this format. He also bought a movie theater a few years ago.
Given this context, it’s surprising that Netflix is teaming up with Quentin Tarantino on a new project. This marks the first occasion Tarantino has created new content solely for a streaming platform. It will also be a sequel, of which there are none in his filmography apart from Kill Bill Vol. 2.
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Sequel with Brad Pitt
The project in question is a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from 2019, as reported by Variety. The film starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie in the leading roles. To date, it is Tarantino’s second most successful film, with worldwide box office takings of around 377 million US dollars. It also won two Oscars, one of which went to Pitt for Best Supporting Actor.
The superstar will reprise his role as stuntman Cliff Booth in the sequel. However, not many details about the content are known. As the predecessor was set in the late 60s, we can at least speculate that the second part could also be set in the 60s or 70s. A specific title has not yet been announced.
David Fincher to Direct
It is also said that the filmmaker once negotiated for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to get the rights to the film back from Sony’s film studio after a few years. This may also explain why Netflix and Quentin Tarantino were able to work together on a sequel in the first place.
For fans, however, there is a small drop of bitterness: as things stand, Tarantino will not be taking the director’s chair himself but “only” writing the screenplay. However, there will be a more than worthy replacement, as none other than David Fincher is set to take on the job. Fincher himself is one of the best-known and best in his field and has already been nominated for several Oscars. Films such as The Social Network, Seven, and Fight Club are in no way inferior to Tarantino’s work.
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Will the Film Be Released in Cinemas or Just Streamed?
Fincher also shot the latter two films with Pitt, as well as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The new project will, therefore, be a creative reunion for both of them. Fincher also has an exclusive contract with Netflix — a circumstance that is likely to have favored the participation of the streamer and director. However, it is still completely unclear when the film will be released.
It is reasonable to expect that the film will debut in cinemas initially. Netflix has long been bringing prestigious films to the big screen in order to qualify for major awards. It is also conceivable that a theatrical release may have been a condition for Tarantino and Fincher to initiate the project in the first place.
For instance, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was screened in cinemas at the director’s insistence. And Fincher’s most recent films for Netflix also celebrated their premieres in cinemas and not as streams. However, it is still uncertain when Tarantino will shoot his next — and by his own admission, last — film himself.