Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming movie set in 1960’s Hollywood. The drama, which takes place in 1969 during the summer before the Manson family murders, will be released next year. Now, we have announcements about some important additions to the already strong cast. The roles of Roman Polanski and the infamous Charles Manson have been cast.
The Hollywood Reporter have revealed that Polish actor Rafal Zawierucha has been chosen for the role of Roman Polanski, while The Wrap have shared that Australian actor Damon Herriman will play the serial killer Charles Manson. Recently announced cast members also include Rumer Willis, Dreama Walker, Margaret Qualley, Costa Ronin, Victoria Pedretti, Madisen Beaty, Danny Strong, Sydney Sweeney, Lena Dunham and Maya Hawke.
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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Finds Its Roman Polanski With Polish Actor Rafal Zawierucha https://t.co/wYpAlvgDKp pic.twitter.com/YYDHeBm35U
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They will be acting alongside Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate, Burt Reynolds, Timothy Olyphant, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Al Pacino, Damian Lewis, Luke Perry, Emile Hirsch, Dakota Fanning, Clifton Collins, Scoot McNairy, Keith Jefferson and Nicholas Hammond.
This will be director Quentin Tarantino’s ninth feature film and the movie will follow former western TV star, Rick Dalton, and his longtime stunt double, Cliff Booth. The pair are struggling to make it in a Hollywood that they just don’t recognise anymore. It has been said that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a Pulp Fiction-esque tapestry of stories.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is set to be released on July 26, 2019.
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