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Al Pacino became the latest Hollywood big name to be part of Quentin Tarantino’s newest movie project.
Pacino will play as Marvin Shwarz in Tarantino’s “Once upon a Time in Hollywood,” a film inspired by the Manson family murders in the 1960s. The film itself takes place in 1969 Los Angeles during the height of hippy Hollywood, according to an exclusive report by Variety.
Also starring in the Tarantino film are Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Rick Dalton, Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, Margot Robbie, Burt Reynolds and Timothy Olyphant.
David Heyman and Shannon McIntosh will produce the film.
“Once upon a Time in Hollywood” will be released worldwide on Aug. 9, 2019. The date will also be the 50th anniversary of the LaBianca murders committed by the Manson family, as well as of actress Sharon Tate’s death. Alfred Bayle /ra
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