Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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  Margot Robbie

  ... Sharon Tate

  A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Babylon

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  Brad Pitt

  ... Cliff Booth

  F1, Babylon

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  Leonardo DiCaprio

  ... Rick Dalton

  One Battle After Another, Inception

• B
  Burt Reynolds

  ... George Spahn

  John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs, The Last Movie Star

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  Tim Roth

  Classified, Peaky Blinders

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  Kurt Russell

  Smurfs, Miracle

• M
  Michael Madsen

  DinoGator, Arena Wars

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  James Marsden

  PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog

• J
  Julia Butters

  Freakier Friday, The Gray Man

• L
  Luke Perry

  Redemption Road, The Beat Beneath My Feet

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  Al Pacino

  The Ritual, Knox Goes Away

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  Emile Hirsch

  Dead Money, Savages

Crew Behind the Film

The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Quentin Tarantino last directed The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained. The film's writer Quentin Tarantino last wrote The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained.

Director

Quentin Tarantino

Screenwriter

Quentin Tarantino

Producers

David Heyman
Shannon McIntosh
Quentin Tarantino

Production Details

What we know about the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood movie production.

Key Facts

• As Tarantino explains, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood takes place in 1969, at the height of the counterculture hippie revolution and the height of new Hollywood. Street by street, block by block, we'll transform Los Angeles into the Hollywood of 1969 (CinemaCon, 4/23/18)."
• Tarantino promised the film is "probably the closest to Pulp Fiction that I have done (CinemaCon, 4/23/18)."
• Tarantino says it’s not a biopic, but is an ensemble film set during the tumultuous time period (Variety, 12/1/17).
• The film will be released on the 50th anniversary of the day the Manson family committed the LaBianca murders.
• The film will begin production in mid-2018 for a 2019 release, and it will be an R-rated film (Deadline.com, 11/17/17).
• Tarantino has had conversations with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio for the two main lead male roles (Deadline.com, 11/17/17).
• Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lawrence are all potential cast mates (Deadline.com, 7/12/17).
• Tarantino met with Margot Robbie to potentially play Sharon Tate, the actress wife of director Roman Polanski who was killed (Deadline.com, 7/12/17).
• The plan is to shoot in 2018, possibly in the summer (Hollywood Reporter, 7/11/17).

Production Updates for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

May 2019

Completed

Changed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jul 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Nov 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Sony has picked up the rights to the project. Margot Robbie, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio circling to star.

Jul 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. WME is said to be shopping the project to studios to co-finance and co-distribute, while Quentin Tarantino is said to be meeting with A-list talent to star.

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