<P> In wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Tarantino severed ties with The Weinstein Company, and sought a new distributor, after working with Weinstein for his entire career . At this point Leonardo DiCaprio was revealed to be among the actors Tarantino was considering for the film . A short time later, there were reports that the studios were still bidding for the film set in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early 1970s, that Tom Cruise was also in talks for one of two lead male roles, and David Heyman had joined the film as a producer, who would produce along with Tarantino and Shannon McIntosh . On November 11, 2017, Sony Pictures announced they would be distributing the film, having beaten Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Annapurna Pictures and Lionsgate for the rights . In order to secure the rights to distribute the film, Sony Pictures had to agree to Tarantino's demands, which included "a $95 million production budget, final cut and "extraordinary creative controls," plus 25% of first - dollar gross . Another demand was that the rights to the movie revert to him after 10 to 20 years ." During a publicity interview by The Hollywood Reporter, Margot Robbie, when inquired about her potential involvement in the Tarantino - helmed film, noted that "Nothing's official...but I would kill to work with him ." </P> <P> In January 2018, DiCaprio signed to star in the film, taking a pay cut in order to collaborate with Tarantino again . Also revealed was that Pitt and Cruise had been up for the same role, that of a "prosecutor", but Pitt had to pass due to scheduling conflicts, so the role was Cruise's if he wanted it . On February 28, 2018, the film was officially titled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Pitt cast in a different role . In March 2018, Robbie signed to co-star in the film as Sharon Tate, while Zoë Bell confirmed that she would also appear in the film . In May 2018, Burt Reynolds, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, and Michael Madsen joined the cast with the latter three in small roles . Timothy Olyphant was also cast . In June 2018, Damian Lewis, Luke Perry, Emile Hirsch, Dakota Fanning, Clifton Collins Jr., Keith Jefferson, Nicholas Hammond, Al Pacino, and Scoot McNairy joined the cast . Additional casting which included the additions of Spencer Garrett, James Remar, Brenda Vaccaro and Mike Moh was announced in July . In August 2018, Additional castings were made, including Damon Herriman as Charles Manson, and Lena Dunham, Austin Butler, Danny Strong, Rumer Willis, Dreama Walker, and Margaret Qualley cast in supporting roles . </P> <P> Principal photography began on June 18, 2018, in Los Angeles, California and will wrap in November 2018 . </P> <P> On June 8, 2018, actress Jameela Jamil used Twitter to condemn the casting of Emile Hirsch, who had been cast as Jay Sebring two days prior, as he had assaulted her friend, studio executive Daniele Bernfeld during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . Hirsch had been convicted and sentenced to 15 days in prison . Jamil asserted the casting as being a case of "rich white male privelege" (sic). Yahoo! reported that the casting choices were criticized by "some movie fans" for their lack of diversity . </P>

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