Tarantino to publish Cliff Booth novel ahead of Fincher film

Quentin Tarantino is publishing a new novel, "The Adventures of Cliff Booth," on December 8, 2026, offering his own creative take on the character ahead of a separate film adaptation. The book, announced by publisher HarperCollins, is set in Hollywood in 1977, eight years after the events of Tarantino's 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." The novel is not a direct novelization of the accompanying film, "The Further MisAdventures of Cliff Booth," which is directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt reprising his Oscar-winning role as stuntman Cliff Booth. According to the publisher, the book presents Tarantino's own vision for the story in prose form. The film is scheduled for a limited IMAX release on November 25, 2026, followed by streaming on Netflix on December 23, 2026. The official logline for the novel describes a Hollywood where "the Swinging Sixties are long gone but Clifford Booth keeps on keeping on" as a "war hero, stuntman, bartender, cinema projectionist with the occasional clandestine services for his friends." The film's plot details remain under wraps, but it is described as following Booth's life in 1977 Los Angeles.