Tim Roth Reacts To Tarantino Cutting Him From Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Tim Roth reacts to Quentin Tarantino cutting him from Oscar winning movie Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Tarantino first rose to fame as the wunderkind filmmaker who transformed independent cinema when he wrote and directed his debut film, the 1992 cult crime caper Reservoir Dogs. Considered one of the most influential and successful filmmakers of all time, Tarantino has a dedicated following and is renowned for his depictions of violence, profanity, and non-linear narrative.
Following success in his early career, in the TV movie Made In Britain, and 1989 crime drama The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Roth developed a successful working relationship with Tarantino that began with Reservoir Dogs. He then appeared in the director’s follow-up movie, 1994’s cultural watershed Pulp Fiction. With a long gap between collaborations, he returned to act in Tarantino’s eighth movie The Hateful Eight. He then appeared in 2019’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, though his role was subsequently cut.
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Speaking in an interview with Uproxx, British-born Roth spoke about his history working with Tarantino, and how the Jackie Brown director called him about playing a role in the movie, which was part of a story strand that was eventually cut from the final film. Read Roth’s quotes below when asked about the cut role, and how the process works:
«Oh yes. It’s funny. And, so, actually what happened was that he called me to play this character, which was a strand in the film, and then he cut that strand out completely. He cut that whole storyline out because when he put his first cut together, it came in at four and a half hours or five hours long. And he didn’t want to do
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