Cinemark and Regal Decline Cliff Booth Film

David Fincher’s The Further MisAdventures of Cliff Booth is scheduled to open in IMAX theaters for two weeks beginning November 25, before arriving on Netflix on December 23. Cinemark and Regal have declined to show the film, with Cinemark’s chief executive saying the proposed release window does not serve the chain’s interests or the broader theatrical ecosystem. Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble described the decision as a case-by-case booking choice during an earnings call. He said the company considers the longer-term effects of its decisions and does not view Netflix’s proposed release model as constructive for theaters. The report also says Regal declined to screen the film. Netflix’s response to a request for comment was not included. The film reunites Brad Pitt with the character Cliff Booth, whom he played in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Tarantino wrote the screenplay, and Fincher directed. The sequel is set in 1977, eight years after the events of the earlier film, and follows Booth as he works as a Hollywood fixer. Fincher said the project was considered as either a film or a television series because of the screenplay’s size, but was ultimately made as...