Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino made Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – his love-letter to late-‘60s LA, and an elegiac swan-song to a bygone age of movie-making that rewrote the tragic death of Sharon Tate in true fairytale style. But it seems we’ll find out what comes beyond that happily ever after. In news that frankly nobody saw coming, The Playlist has confirmed that a sequel to Outaih is apparently in the works – but without Quentin Tarantino directing. Instead, David Fincher is set to bring it to the screen, since the film will focus on the character of stuntman Cliff Booth, played by Fincher’s regular collaborator Brad Pitt.

This isn’t totally Tarantino-free, though – Qt will write the screenplay, which apparently has its roots in The Movie Critic. That’s the film that Tarantino seemed close to making in recent years, his tenth (and possibly final) feature,...