

You’ll recognise him from some of the director’s previous movies, most recently The Hateful Eight, in which he played John Ruth “The Hangman”. He also plays the character of Randy in the film, a stunt director. The narrative is narrated by the one-and-only Kurt Russell, who as you know is somewhat of a Tarantino regular. What we have here is a love letter to a time and a place, narrated by a man which the director evidently harbours a similarly great admiration for, and has done for ages. SEE ALSO: Another Life’s Katee Sackhoff is no stranger to sci-fi: Battlestar to now! It’s arguably the most creative and wild era of Hollywood filmmaking history, producing many projects which have held incredible influence over Tarantino. film scene of that time, at the height of the New Hollywood. Their significant roles have generated a lot of buzz about the master filmmaker’s 1969-set epic, which follows two hopefuls as they navigate the L.A.

Here, they star as fading actor Rick Dalton and stuntman Cliff Booth respectively. Leonardo DiCaprio worked with him on Django Unchained, while Brad Pitt worked with him on Inglorious Basterds. He’s worked with many of the modern greats, but Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has brilliantly cast two of the biggest actors on the planet alongside one another – for the first time. On the other hand, you’d be hard-pressed to find any big name who doesn’t want to work with him.

He’s well known for revitalising and launching careers, giving them characters which feel perfectly suited to their unique charisma. Tarantino is pretty much an actor’s best friend.
