Few directors have had as polarizing or successful a career as Quentin Tarantino, who is well-regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers to ever step behind a camera. Fans could spend years arguing about which of Tarantino’s films is his magnum opus — some would point to Pulp Fiction (and rightfully so), while others would look at newer classics like Django Unchained. While it’s still unclear if Tarantino will ever direct another movie, he has written the script for a sequel film coming out later this year, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, starring Brad Pitt. Tarantino passed on the directing torch to David Fincher for the new Cliff Booth movie, which Netflix has now confirmed will play in theaters before it begins streaming this December. The film can safely be considered one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth is a spin-off of Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, which won Brad Pitt his first and only acting Oscar to this day. Leonardo DiCaprio starred alongside Pitt in the original film, but he will reportedly not have a role to play in the sequel spin-off, which will take Cliff Booth on a brand-new adventure. Still, before Tarantino’s first movie in seven years heads to IMAX theaters this November, fans are revisiting the film that inspired it in droves. Not only has the film surged back into the Hulu top 10 in America, but it has also quietly become a VOD smash hit on Apple TV in more than 10 countries around the world. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood certainly has a case for being Tarantino’s magnum opus, especially if it ends up being his final film.
Is ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ Quentin Tarantino’s Magnum Opus?
It’s up for debate whether Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino’s magnum opus, or whether that title belongs to another film like Pulp Fiction or Django Unchained, though it’s important to note that Tarantino did use the working title Magnum Opus for the 2019 showbiz drama. The latter is Tarantino’s highest-grossing movie, which earned nearly $450 million at the global box office. It also is one of two Tarantino-directed films that won Christoph Waltz an Oscar — the other film to do so is Inglourious Basterds, which also stars Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender.
Check out Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood on Hulu, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of The Adventures of Cliff Booth.
- Release Date
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July 26, 2019
- Runtime
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162 minutes