Carla Gugino is the latest name to join “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the Netflix project directed by David Fincher and based on a script by Quentin Tarantino (via Deadline).
Gugino will be starring opposite Brad Pitt, who reprises his Oscar-winning role as Cliff Booth from Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Also aboard the growing ensemble are Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Elizabeth Debicki, and Scott Caan. While plot details remain under wraps, Deadline describe the film as a standalone spin on Tarantino’s stuntman-turned-fixer, now navigating the grittier corners of post-1969 Hollywood. Production is slated to kick off later this July.
Gugino earned a Critics Choice nomination for her work in Netflix’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.” She’s also had notable turns in “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Gerald’s Game,” “Watchmen,” “San Andreas,” “American Gangster,” and the “Spy Kids” franchise.
Meanwhile, Pitt has been sporting a buzz cut during the press tour for Joseph Kosinski’s “F1”—likely a result of his recent work on David Ayer’s survival thriller “Heart of the Beast.”
With Fincher’s ‘Hollywood’ sequel set to begin shooting in a few weeks, it’s safe to say we won’t be seeing a return of Cliff Booth’s effortlessly cool, retro-inspired shag from Tarantino’s original.
Still, whether or not some are still in denial about it happening, a Fincher–Tarantino–Pitt collaboration is officially on the way, courtesy of Netflix, and, as expected, headed for a brief theatrical run before landing on streaming.