A sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is currently brewing with David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) directing a script written by Tarantino.
Frequent Fincher/Tarantino collaborator Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Inglorious Basterds) will reprise his role as Cliff Booth, the tough-guy Hollywood stuntman portrayed in the first movie. There’s currently no word on whether Leonardo DiCaprio will return as Rick Dalton.
The original film caused controversy with a scene that involved Cliff Booth’s (Pitt) interaction with Bruce Lee (played by Mike Moh). Shannon Lee, Bruce’s daughter, who runs the official Bruce Lee businesses and foundation, reportedly lodged a complaint with the Chinese film authorities demanding two scenes in which her late father is portrayed in a confrontation with Pitt’s stuntman character be excised, because they made the iconic Kung Fu star look arrogant. Her demands were supposedly the reason the movie was pulled from Chinese theaters one week before its release date (via LA Times).
With that said, we can only hope Mike Moh reprises his role as Bruce so the two can go for another round. After all, it’s just a movie, right?
The sequel is being set up at Netflix, where Fincher has a first-look deal and aims to shoot quickly this summer (via The Playlist).
We’ll keep you updated as we hear more. Until then, here’s the Trailer to the original film:
