Unfortunately, the actor's part in OnceUponATimeInHollywood was ultimately cut
script, so the actor could vet the accuracy of the story and the Western references. As a result, the pair struck up a friendship.
“I grew up watching Burt all the time, both at the movies and on talk shows,” Tarantino said. “To get to know him at the end of his life, for just a brief amount of time, and spend significant time with him nevertheless both in person and then on wonderful phone conversations that went on for a long, long time, was incredibly gratifying.”
Reynolds was, at one point, supposed to appear in the movie himself as well; he came to a rehearsal and script reading with Pitt and Fanning, playing the role of George Spahn, the owner of Spahn Ranch—where Charles Manson and his followers lived.
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