On 21 May it will be 25 years since Pulp Fiction premiered at the Cannes film festival, before winning the Palme d’Or. And reports have emerged that the same date this year is likely to mark the first screening of Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The film is one of the near-certainties for this year’s festival, particularly in the absence of any Netflix titles, as discussions about their eligibility for awards are said to be still happening.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is set in 1969 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former western TV star and Brad Pitt as his stunt double. Margot Robbie plays Sharon Tate, with Emile Hirsch, Timothy Olyphant, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Damian Lewis, Dakota Fanning and the late Luke Perry also featuring.
A trailer for the film was released on Wednesday.
“I’ve been working on this script for five years, as well as living in Los Angeles county most of my life, including in 1969, when I was seven years old,” Tarantino has said of the film. “I’m very excited to tell this story of an LA and a Hollywood that don’t exist anymore.”
Reaction to the first poster for this film, which was released on Monday, has been mixed, with many surprised by its lack of bells and whistles.
Ranking the worst elements here, from least awful to most:
— Caspar Salmon (@CasparSalmon) March 19, 2019
5) the particular combination of their facial expressions
4) the composition
3) "9th"
2) the blurry Hollywood sign
1) the ellipsis pic.twitter.com/00rQYDRs19
A new poster, featuring Robbie solo, was released on Tuesday.