Brad Pitt to Star in New Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Movie _ E! News

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00:00Brad Pitt is set to star in a new Once Upon a Time in Hollywood movie.

00:05Brad is reprising his role as Cliff Booth in the upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

00:10sequel according to Variety.

00:13Though the film will be written by Quentin Tarantino, who wrote and directed the original,

00:18the second installment will reportedly be directed by David Fincher.

00:23While no official title or release date has been announced, the project is being set up

00:28at Netflix with filming to begin this summer, per the playlist.

00:32It is also yet to be determined if Leonardo DiCaprio will reprise his role as Rick Dalton

00:38in the film.

00:40Brad's role as Cliff Booth earned him another Academy Award to add to his collection when

00:44he took home Best Supporting Actor in 2020.

00:48And before taking home the statue, the 61-year-old reveals why it was so easy to say yes to the

00:54project, telling W Magazine in January of 2020, quote,

00:59"'Cliff Booth' was the name of the stuntman and just where I am in my life, I was just

01:04really drawn to him.

01:06I love what Quentin had written.

01:08It was a guy who was pretty at peace with his place in life, knew what he was dedicated

01:13to, what he was not dedicated to, looked for the best in people but was not surprised to

01:19get the worst in people.'"