Netflix gives Brad Pitt film two-week IMAX

Netflix said on May 20 that David Fincher’s new film “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” starring Brad Pitt, will get a two-week global IMAX run before it arrives on the streaming service. The company announced the release plan through its Tudum site, setting the IMAX launch for Nov. 25 and the Netflix debut for Dec. 23. Trade outlets including Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily separately reported the same dates. Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, the stuntman he played in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Netflix said the new film is directed by Fincher from a screenplay by Tarantino. Polygon described the project as a sequel centered on Booth and said the story moves to 1977 Hollywood. (netflix.com) ### Which movie is Netflix putting into IMAX? “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” is the film Netflix identified in its May 20 announcement. Tudum said Pitt is reprising his Academy Award-winning role as Booth, while Fincher directs and Tarantino wrote the screenplay. Polygon reported that the film is a follow-up to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” focused on Booth rather than Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton. (netflix.com) The outlet said the setting shifts from 1969 to 1977, giving the new film a later Hollywood backdrop. ### What exactly did Netflix announce on May 20? Netflix’s Tudum post said the film will play in IMAX theaters globally starting Nov. 25 for an exclusive two-week run before debuting on Netflix on Dec. 23. (netflix.com) Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter matched those details in their coverage of the announcement. (polygon.com) Screen Daily reported the IMAX release is global, and UPI said Netflix disclosed the plan on Wednesday, May 20. Awards Radar also reported that the IMAX engagement would precede the streaming launch. ### Why are these dates getting attention? (netflix.com) Nov. 25 is the day before Thanksgiving in the United States, placing the film in a high-traffic holiday corridor for moviegoing. Deadline reported the IMAX opening lands on Thanksgiving week before the film moves to Netflix in December. (screendaily.com) Dec. 23 is the Netflix date the company listed for the film’s streaming debut. That puts the release one month after the IMAX start and inside the year-end holiday period, when streaming services often concentrate marquee titles. Netflix stated those dates directly in its announcement. ### Who else is attached to the project? (deadline.com) Netflix’s announcement named Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Peter Weller among the cast. Screenrant, quoting Netflix’s announcement, listed the same group and additional cast members including Matt Grove, JB Tadena, Corey Fogelmanis and Karren Karagulian. (netflix.com) Brad Pitt is the returning lead from Tarantino’s 2019 film, where his performance as Booth won the Oscar for supporting actor. Deadline noted that the earlier film also starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. ### What happens next, and where will viewers find it? Nov. 25 is the next concrete milestone: IMAX theaters globally begin the exclusive two-week run on that date, according to Netflix. (netflix.com) Dec. 23 is the follow-up release, when the film is scheduled to begin streaming on Netflix. (deadline.com)