Med tanke på att Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained) verkligen dyrkar filmer Once Upon a Time in the West samt Once Upon a Time in America är det kanske föga förvånande att hans kommande "Manson-film" kommer att heta "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". Detta meddelade The Hollywood Reporter under natten och tydligen är det Leo DiCaprio samt Brad Pitt som spelar huvudrollerna. Såhär beskrivs handlingen:
"A story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), former star of a Western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Both are struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don't recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor...Sharon Tate."
Tarantino säger dessutom såhär om manuset och om filmen i sig:
"I'm very excited to tell this story of an L.A. and a Hollywood that don't exist anymore. And I couldn't be happier about the dynamic teaming of DiCaprio & Pitt as Rick & Cliff."
Tydligen har han arbetat över fem år på själva storyn, vilket naturligtvis lovar gott. The Hollywood Reporter skriver dessutom såhär om kontraktsförhandlingarna som tydligen höll på att gå åt pipsvängen fullständigt:
"The film is set to be released worldwide on Aug. 9, 2019. The movie is an expensive proposition for the studio, as both actors had been tipped to star in the project for weeks but negotiations had been strenuous. In fact, sources said DiCaprio was ready to walk away at one point in January. But Sony is now pointing to the Oscar breadth of the actors' previous collaborations with Tarantino and the successful box office, as well. Tarantino worked with Pitt in 2009's Inglourious Basterds, which grossed over $321 million globally and was nominated for eight Academy Award, with Christoph Waltz winning for best supporting actor.
DiCaprio, for his part, also starred in Tarantino's Django Unchained, which also was an Oscar player with five nominations and two wins (best original screenplay for Tarantino and best supporting actor, again for Waltz)." Länk
Denna mustiga überhunk kommer att lira huvudrollen tillsammans med Leo, alltså. Bra casting, säger vi - oavsett roller.