Leonardo DiCaprio Cast in Tarantino's Charles Manson Movie

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Leonardo DiCaprio has joined Quentin Tarantino's untitled Charles Manson film.

Deadline reports DiCaprio has agreed to star in the movie as an aging actor. Not much else about the role is currently known, but it will be DiCaprio's first film since his Oscar-winning performance in 2015's The Revenant. The actor previously worked with Tarantino on 2012's Django Unchained.

Tarantino reportedly also wants Margot Robbie to portray Manson murder victim Sharon Tate, and Tom Cruise to join the film as well in an unknown lead role. Samuel L. Jackson is also rumored to be a part of the cast.

Tarantino's ninth feature will open in theaters on August 9, 2019, with Sony distributing the movie. The release date coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Manson family murdering Tate and committing the LaBianca murders. However, the movie reportedly isn't solely focused on the Manson murders, but rather the time in which they took place in 1969.

David Heyman (Harry Potter) will be producing alongside Tarantino and Shannon McIntosh, with Georgia Kacandes serving as line producer and executive producer. Filming is set to begin this year.

www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/12/leonardo-dicaprio-cast-in-quentin-tarantinos-charles-manson-movie

[OriasPool]

I definitely approve of this, Leo is awesome, and did great in Django Unchained.

[BrodietheSlayer]

Yeah, I'm excited for this as well. It's sad that the TV adaptations are still the definitive versions of the Manson story, as while other films have been interesting, they've never really captured that whole story as well as the two Made for TV versions of Helter Skelter did. Maybe this film will change that, or at the very least be an interesting take on it.

[SmashTV]

Jan 12, 2018 23:29:34 GMT -5 OriasPool said:

I definitely approve of this, Leo is awesome, and did great in Django Unchained.

Yeah, it's been great to see him develop and evolve as an actor after Romeo & Juliet and Titanic. To go from teen idol to Oscar winner and have some amazing films under your belt - Blood Diamond, Inception, The Departed, The Revenant - is a pretty decent career path.

[BorneAgain]

I'm curious as specifically what periods the film will cover and what aspects of Manson Tarantino and DeCaprio will choose to emphasize.

Railsback definitely killed it as the raving prisoner in the Helter Skelter movie, but there wasn't much of the charismatic cult leader in him:

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Tom Cruise working with Tarantino sounds batshit crazy in the good way.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Jan 12, 2018 23:38:25 GMT -5 BrodietheSlayer said:

Yeah, I'm excited for this as well. It's sad that the TV adaptations are still the definitive versions of the Manson story, as while other films have been interesting, they've never really captured that whole story as well as the two Made for TV versions of Helter Skelter did. Maybe this film will change that, or at the very least be an interesting take on it.

Have you seen Jim Van Bebber's Manson Family film? It was pretty decent.

[Hit Girl]

The movie should show the Helter Skelter scenario actually playing out, albeit in a fantasy sequence, because that was some whacked out shit.

[Nr1Humanoid]

Anything that'll remind the world of the horrible crimes commited by his followers that are hoping to be paroled. How I legitemately hate those people.

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Samuel L. Jackson is rumored to be in it? Shocking.

[BrodietheSlayer]

Jan 13, 2018 14:23:25 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

Jan 12, 2018 23:38:25 GMT -5 BrodietheSlayer said:

Yeah, I'm excited for this as well. It's sad that the TV adaptations are still the definitive versions of the Manson story, as while other films have been interesting, they've never really captured that whole story as well as the two Made for TV versions of Helter Skelter did. Maybe this film will change that, or at the very least be an interesting take on it.

Have you seen Jim Van Bebber's Manson Family film? It was pretty decent.

Yeah, it's good, but I would put it on the second tier, as it relates to "Manson Movies." It would go on there with the MANSON documentary from 72 and MANSON: MY NAME IS EVIL. I will say that it's the most true as it relates to certain elements of that era (sex/drugs), as well as the brutality of the killings, but the "current era" parts of the movie (even though I get the point of it) seemed kind of tacked on.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Jan 14, 2018 23:13:02 GMT -5 BrodietheSlayer said:

Jan 13, 2018 14:23:25 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

Have you seen Jim Van Bebber's Manson Family film? It was pretty decent.

Yeah, it's good, but I would put it on the second tier, as it relates to "Manson Movies." It would go on there with the MANSON documentary from 72 and MANSON: MY NAME IS EVIL. I will say that it's the most true as it relates to certain elements of that era (sex/drugs), as well as the brutality of the killings, but the "current era" parts of the movie (even though I get the point of it) seems kind of tacked on.

The Charlie's Family cut of Van Bebber's film is missing most of the current era stuff. Pretty sure it is the version that was playing festivals in the late 90s.

[CMPunkyBrewster]

Leo is probably my favorite actor of all time, and I have a LONG time fascination with serial killers which was sparked by Manson, so I should be excited about this...

...but god damn, I LOATHE Tarantino and his overrated B-movie bullshit.

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I can't imagine this being anything other than hot garbage with Tarantino behind it.

[Deleted]

Samuel L. Jackson better be getting the Charles Manson role.

[Deleted]

Honestly Tarantino seems like a horrible fit for a Manson movie, mostly because I have a very hard time seeing him doing anything but glorifying it.

[The Kevstaaa]

I approve heavily of anything Leo related.

[arrogantmodel]

This sounds like it's going to be like Spike Lee's Summer of Sam.

[BrodietheSlayer]

Jan 15, 2018 11:14:53 GMT -5 arrogantmodel said:

This sounds like it's going to be like Spike Lee's Summer of Sam.

That's kind of what I was thinking. Where the Manson murders are more things that are just happening within the period QT's story takes place.

[arrogantmodel]

Jan 15, 2018 14:44:11 GMT -5 BrodietheSlayer said:

Jan 15, 2018 11:14:53 GMT -5 arrogantmodel said:

This sounds like it's going to be like Spike Lee's Summer of Sam.

That's kind of what I was thinking. Where the Manson murders are more things that are just happening within the period QT's story takes place.

Apparently, Leo was up for a role in that movie too.

And I saw that Summer of Sam was supposed to be about the killings, but victims and their families were concerned that it would glorify Berkowitz, so the script was heavily changed.