Image via Netflix/The Fincher Analyst
If you were one of the 120 million people who watched Super Bowl LX last February, you probably saw the biggest television surprise of the year: a completely unannounced teaser trailer. adventures of cliff booth.
if you was not Watch It Live You’ve probably spent the last month and a half staring at dirty, low-resolution bootlegs on X and Reddit. In a brilliant (and disturbing) marketing move, Netflix chose not to officially release the teaser online after it aired. So far, fans have been left to analyze blurry cell-phone recordings of TV screens to catch a glimpse of the return of iconic stuntman-turned-fixer Brad Pitt.
Thankfully, the drought is over. thank you good people fincher analystWe’ve been provided with additional high-quality images from the elusive Super Bowl spot, finally giving us a clear look at 2026’s rumored $200 million cinematic event. They’ve also got an improved HD version of the trailer on YouTube (see embedded below).
While the images aren’t quite the high-quality standard that Netflix has when they release a trailer or images themselves (hey, at least they acknowledged the film, something they haven’t been able/willing to do until now), they certainly provide a nice glimpse of where we’re headed.
These high-quality images finally give us a proper look at the gritty, neon-drenched alternate history of 1970s Los Angeles, and there’s definitely a lot of Fincher-inspired cinematography and shots. It’s much darker than, for example, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. We see Pitt effortlessly slipping back into Cliff Booth’s denim and aviators, looking just as dangerous—and strangely attractive—as he did in Tarantino’s 2019 epic. We also get a quick glimpse of the creatively animated graphics used in the teaser to censor its more risque, exploitation-style elements, hinting at the dark, dirty underbelly of Hollywood that this film is set to explore.
We still have a lot to learn, including a finalized cast list and a key release date (which has been reported as early August).
As a reminder of what we know so far:
- Author: Quentin Tarantino originally wrote the script for the director himself, continuing the story of Rick Dalton’s deadly best friend and stunt double. Some reporting suggests that it will be referred to as a teleplay rather than a screenplay.
- Director: After Tarantino cast the script aside, Brad Pitt reportedly convinced him to hand the directorial reins to modern maestro David Fincher (Se7en, social network, bloody).
- Editor: Longtime Fincher collaborator Kirk Baxter, ACE, has been confirmed to be cutting the film.
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Along with Pitt, the film features a star-studded cast starring in this adult-themed Hollywood fairy tale:
- Elizabeth Debicki (Crown, Principle)
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (watchman, candy Man)
- Carla Gugino (Fall of the House of Usher, gerald’s game)
- Timothy Olyphant (Returns as Jim Stacy)
- Scott Cain (hawaii five-0, ocean’s eleven)
More details on The Adventures of Cliff Booth as soon as we can!