Like a good number of filmmakers before him,Quentin Tarantinohas taken to tinkering with his creations long after they hit theaters. Just this year, the director and editorFred Raskinre-purposed his already-lengthy eighth filmThe Hateful Eightinto a four-episode miniseries for Netflix, complete with about 20 minutes of cut footage. “I thought, wow, that’s really intriguing,” Tarantino toldSlashfilmat the time. “I mean, the movie exists as a movie, but if I were to use all the footage we shot, and see if I could put it together in episode form, I was game to give that a shot.”
Still in theaters, the director’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodisn’t quite the behemoth thatHateful Eightis, but Tarantino still might have his eye on a longer, serialized cut. The New York Times' Kyle Buchanan published afew un-used quotesfroma profileofOnce Upon a TimestarBrad Pitt, in which the actor confirmed Tarantino is toying with the notion.
“Yeah he’s talked about it,” Pitt said. “It’s a pretty arousing idea.”
Pitt even compared the possible project to Tarantino’s extendedHateful Eightcut, noting the possibilities a “series” affords that a movie does not.
“I look at series where you’re able to spend much more time on characters and story and explore angles you don’t always get to do in film. So much of these films end up on the cutting room floor because they just don’t fit in the box. That’s why I think it’s interesting that Tarantino took Hateful Eight and ostensibly repurposed it as a three-part series. It’s almost the best of both words: You have the cinema experience that exists, but you can’t actually put more content in the series format."
And there’s a lot ofOnce Upon a Time, reportedly, thatdidend up on the editing room floor. Speaking toEW, actorDamon Herriman—who plays infamous cult leader Charles Manson in the film—said “a lot” of footage was cut from the film and confirmed one other Charmes Manson scene that “may make an appearance at some point.”
Herriman said: “[W]e did shoot a little more than what’s in the film. He did cut quite a lot out of the film. The stuff I got to do in that was lighter and more of a fun tone…”
For what it’s worth, the credits of the film itself confirmed that frequent Tarantino collaboratorTim Rothwas cut from the film, and Collideralso confirmedJames MarsdenplayedBurt Reynoldsin a deleted scene.
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