Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio starrer 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' BTS facts

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is currently enjoying massive praise for winning many accolades in table categories. ninth film by Quentin Taranti, it was heavily praised for its direction and immersive screenplay along with its gripping story. Here are some of unkwn behind scenes facts about  film.

Interesting Behind scenes facts about Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt got to see full script

film starred several characters who were extremely pivotal. However, only Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio got to read entire script of film. reason for this being director's concerns with spoilers of film being leaked, like had happened with script of Hateful Eight. It was believed by an entertainment portal that Taranti kept a physical copy of script with him and hence if DiCaprio or Brad wanted to read script, y would have to go over to Quentin’s home.

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Assembly Cut

final cut for film clocked in at 160 minutes, just over two and a half hours. However, according to reports from an entertainment daily, editor Fred Raskin’s Assembly cut or first cut of film was quite long. This cut came in at four hours and 20 minutes and hence had to be shortened furr. Director Quentin Taranti has confirmed that over 100 minutes of actual film was cut during post-production process.

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Tom Cruise

Quentin Taranti had primarily envisioned Leo and Brad for ir specific roles in film. However, he did have a backup plan in case one of m refused. director thought of adding Tom Cruise to cast in case one of m quits or refuses to work on film. According to an entertainment daily, director and actor even had a brief meeting.

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Trailer Meltdown

One of pivotal moments in film that shapes Rick Dalton’s career is iconic trailer meltdown which he had on set of Lancer. However, according to an entertainment daily, this part wasn’t included in script. Initially, scene in Lancer went smoothly, however, meltdown scene was suggested by DiCaprio and Quentin approved it. Later, entire meltdown sequence was improvised by Leo himself, while cinematographer Robert Richardson let cameras roll.