Quentin Tarantino Has A Very ‘Hollywood Story’ About Bruce Lee

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is without doubt one of the most star-studded films in latest reminiscence, with elegant performances from Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, the late Luke Perry, and Lena Dunham (certain!). But it’s a lesser-known title within the forged that gives one of many movie’s finest scenes.

Mike Moh portrays martial arts legend Bruce Lee, whose “hands are registered as lethal weapons,” as he tells Pitt’s Cliff Booth earlier than a pleasant struggle. The actor additionally owns a health club in Waunakee, Wisconsin (“Moh’s Martial Arts in Waunakee offers martial arts training for the entire family”!), which is barely totally different than starring in a giant Hollywood film with extra Oscar nominees than you rely on one registered deadly weapon. So, as Tarantino tells it, you possibly can perceive his response to strolling right into a script studying with the likes of Leo and Brad.

“He’s an actor, he’s executed the present Inhumans, however mainly runs a dojo out of Wisconsin. And so, he acquired the half, and he’s going to return to Wisconsin however he acquired the half quickly sufficient so he may keep a couple of days so he might be on the script studying,” the filmmaker instructed Entertainment Weekly. “He shows up there, and he doesn’t really know who’s in the movie… and then Brad walks in the door, and then Leo walks through the door, then Margot walks through the door, and Al Pacino walks through the door, and Burt Reynolds walks through the door, and Luke Perry walks through the door… and he’s like flipping the f out.”

I might additionally flip the f out if DiCaprio walked into the room I used to be in. But then we’d grow to be finest buds and vape collectively on his non-public yacht. Anyway, in line with Tarantino, Moh saved telling himself, “Keep it cool, just keep it cool. Don’t let everybody know that you are freaking out to sit at this table.” Pitt’s response to listening to this: “Aww. That’s awesome. That’s a Hollywood story.”

Actually (#really), it’s a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood story, and lots of people are attention-grabbing in studying, er, seeing it. The movie earned $5.eight million throughout Thursday evening previews, which is round what Pokémon Detective Pikachu and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum made earlier this summer time. The film has a shot at turning into the largest opener of Tarantino’s profession, surpassing the $38 million made by Inglourious Basterds. Stay tuned.

(Via Entertainment Weekly)