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Brad Pitt Joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

February 28, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Brad Pitt is set to star with Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s next film. The movie is now titled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, per THR, and will see Pitt and DiCaprio play the roles of a former Western TV series star (DiCaprio) and his stunt double (DiCaprio).

Set in Los Angeles in the summer of 1969, Tarantino’s upcoming movie focuses on DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton and Pitt’s character of Cliff Booth. Both are looking for a way to get into the film business, and Rick lives next door to Sharon Tate. The horrific murder of Tate and her friends by the Manson Family serves as a backdrop to the main story.

The film will release on August 9, 2019.