Leonardo DiCaprio‘s status for the proposed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 remains up in the air, with a new report mentioning that a pay dispute between DiCaprio and Netflix are holding things up.
According to The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider during a recent episode of his podcast The Hot Mic, DiCaprio remains in negotiations for the film, but has heard that he is “dragging his feet” a bit. Sneider mentions that the big hold up is DiCaprio’s pay rate for the movie.
Typically, DiCaprio is reported to make anywhere from $20-25 million for a standard role in a movie. Sneider notes that he’s heard that DiCpario was offered $3 million for one day of filming on the project. While no official confirmation has come in yet, Sneider believes eventually DiCaprio and Netflix will reach an agreement in the range of $4 million for DiCaprio to appear in the movie.
What do we know about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2?
According to The Playlist’s report, Fincher and Pitt will reunite to work on a sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 comedy drama, with Pitt reprising his role as stuntman Cliff Booth. That’s not all, though, as the project, which is said to be in the works at Netflix, could be getting even more star power, too.
According to a separate report from The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider, Leonardo DiCaprio — who starred alongside Pitt in the original film — is in talks to join Pitt and Fincher and reprise his role as Rick Dalton.
While The Playlist’s report notes that the film “sounds very much like a Cliff Booth movie,” it’s possible DiCaprio’s Dalton could show up in a cameo or smaller role. As for Margot Robbie, who played Sharon Tate in the movie, the report mentions that she is also “available” for the movie should Fincher come calling.
As for how this movie came together, The Playlist notes that the script for the film actually comes from Tarantino himself, and was something that his script for The Movie Critic (which was also rumored to involve Pitt as Booth in some capacity) evolved into over time. Tarantino also has a unique deal with Sony Pictures on the rights to various aspects of Once Upon a Time.
