{"id":286842,"date":"2026-02-12T03:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/286842\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T03:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:39:08","slug":"why-leonardo-dicaprio-isnt-returning-for-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywoods-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/286842\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Leonardo DiCaprio Isn\u2019t Returning For Once Upon A Time In Hollywood\u2019s Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Leonardo DiCaprio was a huge part of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood<\/a>\u2019s success, the star will not reprise his role in the upcoming sequel, The Adventures Of Cliff Booth<\/a>. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood\u2019s ending<\/a> was almost fairy tale-esque in its idealism, offering viewers a sweet slice of alternate history.<\/p>\n

Instead of killing Sharon Tate, the Manson murderers were brutally dispatched by Brad Pitt\u2019s stuntman Cliff Booth and Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s aging matin\u00e9e idol Rick Dalton, and the pair earned a much-needed career boost by encountering Tate shortly after this ordeal ended. As such, the existence of The Adventures Of Cliff Booth<\/a> is a curious surprise.<\/p>\n

Leonardo DiCaprio Confirmed That He’s Not Appearing In Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’s Cliff Booth Sequel<\/p>\n

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Netflix’s upcoming Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sequel will follow Pitt\u2019s antihero as he transitions from working as a stuntman and Dalton\u2019s right-hand man into becoming a fixer for Hollywood\u2019s shady underworld. Appropriately enough, this story change comes with an aesthetic shift, as the first trailer for The Adventures of Cliff Booth is both tonally and visually darker.<\/p>\n

This is likely because David Fincher directed The Adventures Of Cliff Booth<\/a>, while its predecessor, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, was directed by Quentin Tarantino. As if that wasn\u2019t a big enough change, DiCaprio also confirmed in an interview that he would not be appearing in the spinoff, contrary to earlier reports.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Deadline<\/a>, the One Battle After Another star said, \u201cThere were some talks about it early on\u2026 but I\u2019m not in it.\u201d This makes sense on a narrative level, since The Adventures of Cliff Booth\u2019s trailer reveals that Booth is now a criminal fixer instead of a stuntman. As such, he is likely to see less of Dalton.<\/p>\n

Who From OUATIH Is Returning For The Adventures Of Cliff Booth (Aside From Brad Pitt)<\/p>\n

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The pair were inseparable in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, largely because they worked together on a daily basis. Thus, now that The Adventures Of Cliff Booth\u2019s story<\/a> has changed Booth\u2019s career, it no longer makes sense for him to cross paths with DiCaprio\u2019s movie star so often.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t mean that none of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood\u2019s stars will return in The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, though. On the contrary, Timothy Olyphant will reprise his role as real-life actor James Stacy, best known for Lancer. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood\u2019s sequel, The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, will also star Carla Gugino, Yahya Abduk-Mateen II, and Scott Caan.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 26, 2019<\/p>\n

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