Quentin Tarantino is rounding up quite the cast for his new film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” While the star-studded cast list seems to be jam-packed with no room left on the roster, it appears that there may just be room for one more person.
Joining the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio (“Django Unchained“), Brad Pitt (“Inglorious Basterds“), Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya“), Burt Reynolds (“Smokey and the Bandit“), Tim Roth (“Selma“), James Marsden (“Westworld“), and the recently announced Al Pacino (“Scarface“), is none other than Scoot McNairy, according to Deadline.
McNairy is most widely known for his role in AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire,“ and is currently is filming a lead role in the third season of HBO’s “True Detective” and most recently was seen starring in Netflix’s “Godless.” He will play the role of a cowboy named Business Bob Gilbert, a character in the Western TV show from the time period that is an element of a “Pulp Fiction”-like tapestry of the summer of 1969 in Los Angeles.
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” centers on the exploits of a former star of a western TV series (DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double (Pitt). And we’re still a little over one year away from seeing this film for ourselves, but with every new casting announcement, we somehow find ourselves becoming more and more excited. There’s no way that a cast this talented, and a director who seems to be in the prime of his career, could produce something terrible, right? Right?
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is set to be released August 9, 2019.