Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are returning to score a David Fincher film, and this time the project is the much-anticipated sequel The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. Netflix confirmed the pair’s involvement on November 2, 2026, when it posted the film’s official poster on its social media accounts. Their names are listed in the credits at the bottom of the image, though you may need to squint to spot them.

The Nine Inch Nails bandmates have now worked with Fincher on six projects, making this one of the longest-running creative partnerships in recent Hollywood. The pair previously contributed to the soundtracks of Fincher-directed films including The Social Network, Gone Girl, and Mank.

A Partnership Built on Awards Gold

The duo’s résumé is already stacked. Reznor received the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2011 for The Social Network. More recently, Reznor and Ross won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for Challengers in 2025.

Their work has also reached music charts and awards voters beyond film scoring. The pair earned a Grammy nomination earlier this year for a track from the Tron: Ares soundtrack, credited to Nine Inch Nails. That kind of crossover is rare, and it explains why a new Fincher score draws attention well beyond film circles.

A Sequel Shaped by Cutting Room Decisions

The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth is a sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Tarantino wrote the screenplay and Brad Pitt returns in his stuntman role, but Fincher is directing. That split between writer and director is what makes the project unusual.

In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Fincher revealed how much work the script required. He said Tarantino’s original draft ‘was essentially two movies.’ To bring the film down to a runtime of around two hours and 20 minutes, Fincher had to cut 60 pages from the screenplay.

That detail changes how the film’s length should be read. A runtime of roughly two hours and 20 minutes is the product of hard choices, not a simple trim. Fans who followed the original’s sprawling structure will want to see what survived the edit.

The Release Window

The film opens in IMAX theaters globally on November 25. It then launches on Netflix on December 23, giving audiences a cinema window before the streaming debut.

The IMAX date is a deliberate push. Netflix’s own announcement framed the film as an IMAX event, and the official poster carried the message ‘Only in IMAX November 25.’ Ticket sales open ahead of the opening weekend, with the poster directing audiences to get tickets now.

The Cast and the Book Tie-In

Alongside Pitt, the film stars Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, and Peter Weller. The ensemble gives Fincher a large canvas, and the cast list alone signals how seriously the project is being treated.

Tarantino is also keeping the story alive on the page. He is set to release a novelization of the film on December 8. The book works as a literary follow-up to the 2021 novel Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel, extending the Cliff Booth storyline beyond the screen.

Why the Score Matters Here

A Fincher film has always treated music as structure, not decoration. Reznor and Ross have built their reputation on scores that create tension and mood from the first frame. Bringing them back for a sequel built around a stuntman’s odd-couple world suggests Fincher wants the sound of the film to feel as deliberate as its cuts.

The poster reveal did what good marketing does. It gave fans a single detail to chase, a name in small print at the bottom of an image. For a team this decorated, that small credit carries real weight.

The next few weeks will show whether the film’s cut, cast, and score deliver on the buzz. For now, the core facts are clear: Reznor and Ross are on board, Fincher’s version runs about two hours and 20 minutes, and the film reaches IMAX screens on November 25 before Netflix on December 23.