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Highlights

• Cliff Booth will receive a two-week IMAX release from 25 November before streaming on Netflix on 23 December
• Brad Pitt returns to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood character under David Fincher’s direction
• The story reportedly follows Booth in late-1970s Los Angeles as a Hollywood fixer
• Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Carla Gugino join the ensemble cast

A streaming giant embraces the big screen again

For years, Netflix and cinemas were often seen as rivals competing for attention. But the release strategy for David Fincher’s new Cliff Booth film suggests that line is becoming increasingly blurred.

The Brad Pitt-led project, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Fincher, will first head to IMAX screens for an exclusive two-week run beginning on 25 November before arriving on Netflix on 23 December. Rather than quietly landing online, one of the year’s most anticipated projects is getting a traditional theatrical moment first.