Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo
from the set of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Sharon Tate drama.
The photo, which the actor captioned,
“First look. #OnceUponATimeInHollywood," showed DiCaprio standing with co-star
Brad Pitt, both dressed in ‘60s attire.
Sony Pictures announced the project in February, with writer-director Tarantino
describing it as "a story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969,
at the height of hippy Hollywood.The two lead characters are Rick Dalton
[played by DiCaprio], former star of a Western TV series,
and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth [played by 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.”
The filmmaker also expressed his enthusiasm over DiCaprio's and Pitt's
onscreen collaboration, saying,
"Sony and myself will be coming to the theaters with the most exciting star dynamic
since Paul Newman and Robert Redford."
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Dakota Fanning, Luke Perry
and Damian Lewis have joined the movie's A-list ensemble cast,
which includes Emile Hirsch, Clifton Collins, Keith Jefferson,
Nicholas Hammond, Margot Robbie, Burt Reynolds, Timothy Olyphant,
Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen and Tim Roth.
According to Tarantino, "I've been working on this script for five years,
as well as living in Los Angeles County most of my life, including in 1969,
when I was seven years old. 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 and Pitt as Rick and Cliff."
'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is set to be released Aug. 9, 2019.
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For The Hollywood Reporter News, I’m Lyndsey Rodrigues.
