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Quentin Tarantino Thought He Was ‘Letting Down’ Brad Pitt by Not Directing Cliff Booth Sequel: ‘I Felt Bad About That’

Quentin Tarantino has admitted that Brad Pitt was on his mind when he stepped away from directing his sequel to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “[Pitt] was the one I felt I was really letting down when I didn’t do it,” Tarantino told Empire. “I felt bad about that.” Pitt landed a best supporting

Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by Variety ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. VarietyUnited StatesFirst report

    Quentin Tarantino Thought He Was ‘Letting Down’ Brad Pitt by Not Directing Cliff Booth Sequel: ‘I Felt Bad About That’

    Quentin Tarantino has admitted that Brad Pitt was on his mind when he stepped away from directing his sequel to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “[Pitt] was the one I felt I was really letting down when I didn’t do it,” Tarantino told Empire. “I felt bad about that.” Pitt landed a best supporting

  2. The IndependentUnited Kingdom

    Quentin Tarantino addresses not returning to direct Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spinoff

    ‘I felt bad about that,’ the director admitted

Coverage details

2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: Variety and The Independent. Variety published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Independent, 6 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Once Upon, Time and Hollywood.

By country: United States (1), United Kingdom (1).

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