Bruce Dern Replaces Burt Reynolds in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Reynolds passed away before he could begin filming the role.
byColin Stevens
Posted Sept. 28, 2018, 9:24 p.m.
Bruce Dern is set to replace the late Burt Reynolds in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film based on the Manson Family murders, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
As reported by Deadline, Dern will play the role of George Spahn, a rancher who owned Spahn Ranch in California and rented the venue out for filmmakers to shoot western movies. Spahn is now mostly known for allowing the Manson Family cult to reside at Spahn Ranch, and the murders of actress Sharon Tate and many others were allegedly planned at this location.
Dern became friends with Reynolds after co-starring in two films with him: the western TV movie Hard Ground, and the action TV movie Hard Time. Dern has also worked with Tarantino on his latest two films, playing General Sandy Smithers in The Hateful Eight, and Old Man Carrucan in Django Unchained.
Dern was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work on 2013's Nebraska, and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in 1978's Coming Home. Bruce Dern is father to actress Laura Dern.
Reynolds was set to begin filming the role of George Spahn just weeks after his passing on September 6, so he was unable to film any of his final movie role. Dern has reportedly made arrangements to halt the filming the movie Remember Me in Spain, and has rearranged shooting schedules in order to work on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Tarantino's next film revolves around the Manson Family murders of actress Sharon Tate and many others in her LA home. Other actors starring in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood include Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth, Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate, Damon Herriman as Charles Manson, Damian Lewis, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Luke Perry, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino and many more.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was originally scheduled to be released on August 9, 2019 (the 50th anniversary of the murders), but was moved up two weeks to release on July 26, 2019.
Colin Stevens is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.
Developer: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Publisher: Columbia Pictures
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