Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Directed by	Quentin Tarantino
Written by	Quentin Tarantino
Produced by	Quentin Tarantino David Heyman Shannon McIntosh
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio Brad Pitt Margot Robbie Burt Reynolds Al Pacino Dakota Fanning James Marsden Clifton Collins Jr. Timothy Olyphant Emile Hirsch Scoot McNairy Damian Lewis
Cinematography	Robert Richardson
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Heyday Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$95 million

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is an upcoming American mystery crime film centered around the Manson Family murders, directed and written by Quentin Tarantino. The film will be released on August 9, 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders.

Premise

A TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Charles Manson murders in 1969 Los Angeles.

Cast

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton: Template:Cast list break
• Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth: Template:Cast list break
• Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate: Template:Cast list break
• Burt Reynolds as George Spahn: Template:Cast list break
• Al Pacino as Marvin Shwarz: Template:Cast list break
• Tim Roth
• Zoë Bell
• Kurt Russell
• Michael Madsen
• Timothy Olyphant
• Damian Lewis as Steve McQueen: Template:Cast list break
• Luke Perry as Wayne Maunder: Template:Cast list break
• Emile Hirsch as Jay Sebring: Template:Cast list break
• Dakota Fanning as Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme: Template:Cast list break
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Ernesto "The Mexican" Vaquero
• Keith Jefferson as Land Pirate Keith
• Nicholas Hammond as Sam Wanamaker: Template:Cast list break
• James Marsden
• Julia Butters
• Scoot McNairy as Business Bob Gilbert: Template:Cast list break

Production

On July 11, 2017, it was announced that Quentin Tarantino had written a screenplay for a film about the Manson Family murders, which he would direct as his next project. Harvey and Bob Weinstein would be involved but it was not known whether their studio, The Weinstein Company, would distribute the film as Tarantino sought to cast the film before sending out a package to studios. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lawrence were revealed to be two names Tarantino had approached to star in the film. On the same day, it was separately reported that Margot Robbie was in talks to potentially portray actress Sharon Tate, Samuel L. Jackson was also in talks to portray a major role, and that Pitt was in talks to portray the detective investigating the murders.

In wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Tarantino severed ties with The Weinstein Company permanently and sought a new distributor after working with Weinstein for his entire career. It was at this point that Leonardo DiCaprio was revealed to be among the actors Tarantino was considering for the film. A short time later, it was reported that the studios were still bidding for the film set in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and that Tom Cruise was also in talks for one of two lead male roles, while David Heyman had joined the film as a producer, who would produce along with Tarantino and Shannon McIntosh. On November 11, 2017, it was announced that Sony Pictures would be distributing the film, having beaten Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, and Lionsgate for the rights. In order to win the rights to distribute the film, Sony Pictures had to agree to Tarantino's demands, which included "a $95 million production budget, final cut and "extraordinary creative controls," plus 25% of first-dollar gross. Another demand was that the rights to the movie revert to him after 10 to 20 years." During an extensive publicity interview by The Hollywood Reporter, Margot Robbie, when inquired about her potential involvement in the Tarantino-helmed film, noted that "Nothing's official … but I would kill to work with him."

In January 2018, DiCaprio officially signed on to star in the film, taking a pay cut in order to collaborate with Tarantino again. It was also revealed that Pitt and Cruise had been up for the same role, that of a "prosecutor", but Pitt had to pass due to scheduling conflicts, so the role was Cruise's if he wanted it. Additionally, it was made known that Tarantino had written a role in the screenplay specifically for Al Pacino to potentially play. On February 28, 2018, the film was officially titled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Pitt cast in a different role, not that of the prosecutor. In March 2018, Robbie officially signed on to co-star in the film as Sharon Tate, while Zoë Bell confirmed that she would also appear in the film. In May 2018, Burt Reynolds, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, and Michael Madsen joined the cast with the latter three in small roles. Timothy Olyphant was also cast. In June 2018, Damian Lewis, Luke Perry, Emile Hirsch, Dakota Fanning, Clifton Collins Jr., Keith Jefferson, Nicholas Hammond, Al Pacino, James Marsden, Julia Butters and Scoot McNairy joined the cast.

Filming

Principal production began on June 18, 2018, in Los Angeles, California and will wrap in November 2018.

Casting controversy

On June 8, 2018, actress Jameela Jamil took to Twitter to condemn the casting of Emile Hirsch, who had been cast as Jay Sebring two days prior, as he had assaulted her friend, studio executive Daniele Bernfeld during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, for which he was convicted and sentenced to 15 days in jail, serving 9 days of the sentence. Jamil asserted the casting as being a case of "rich white priviledge" [sic].

All in all, in June that year, the casting choices inspired the public to criticize Tarantino for the lack of diversity.

External links

• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at IMDb