Later, we see Sharon and Polanski drive to a pool party filled with Playboy Bunnies. The first several times we see Sharon, she is mostly quiet but talked about and watched by others: Rick sees that she and Polanski have moved in next door, and he’s excited about what that might mean for his career. This also aligns with the shape her career had taken at the time: While she had a lot of talent, she was often cast for her beauty, and was often known more for her photo shoots than for her performances.
Because in the film, Tate is a character who is often looked at and talked about but who rarely has a voice. But the reporter’s question is a valid one, and Tarantino, had he been listening carefully, might have been able to offer some insights on how he’s chosen to depict Sharon Tate, and what that reveals about stardom in 1960s Hollywood (and maybe even today). Robbie is excellent, and she has at least one amazing scene that might be the movie’s high point.
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Most of the movie focuses on fading star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), with Sharon Tate’s story line as a young actress with a famous director husband representing the other side of the coin: She’s a performer who is on the rise, with a seemingly bright future. How much of the picture is she in? Not a ton, though she’s in it enough to justify Robbie’s third billing. And it’s also absurd for Tarantino to reject the reporter’s “hypothesis,” since Robbie’s character is often pointedly silent in the film, even during some of her key scenes. That might sound like a bit of public diplomacy on Robbie’s part, but she’s correct. “Rarely do I get an opportunity to spend so much time on my own as a character.” “I did feel like I got a lot of time to explore the character without dialogue,” the actress said.
The only response the director had was to snap, “I reject your hypothesis,” before sitting there silent and stone-faced as Robbie chimed in with a more nuanced and detailed answer. Brad has worked with him in Inglourious Basterds and Leo has worked with him in Django Unchained.Īl Pacino, Dakota Fanning, Damian Lewis, Bruce Dern, Emile Hirsch and the late Luke Perry also star in the film which is slated to be released in the US on July 26.Back in May, at the Cannes press conference for his new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino got testy with a New York Times reporter who asked about the fact that Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate has relatively few lines of dialogue in the film. Out nationwide Friday, it’s also reunited them with Tarantino. Brad and Leo, who skyrocketed to fame around the same time more than a quarter century ago, have joined forces for the first time in a major motion picture to take on their own industry, their own town and even their own egos in a time of great change - 1969 Hollywood. The two characters happen to be the neighbours of Tate, essayed by Margot Robbie in the film.Īlso read: Priyanka Chopra’s smoking pics from Miami vacation divide Twitter Brad Pitt, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It features DiCaprio, 44, as Rick Dalton, an ageing, out-of-work actor, with Pitt, 55, playing his longtime stunt double named Cliff Booth. The movie, led by Hollywood superstars Leornado DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, is based on the murder of actor Sharon Tate and three others at the hands of the Manson Family cult.
Cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie at the premiere of Once Upon a Time In Hollywood in Los Angeles. The second season of hit Netlfix show Sacred Games will also release on August 15. The studio decided on the August 15 date after Prabhas-starrer Saaho moved to August 30.Īt the Indian box office, the film will compete against Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal and John Abraham’s Batla House. Quentin Tarantino’s ninth directorial Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will hit theatres in India on Independence Day, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Tuesday.