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Al Pacino Rehearsed a 21-Page Scene for ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ With Leonardo DiCaprio, Then Tarantino Cut It to Two Minutes: ‘I’m Not Faulting Him’

Al Pacino filmed a 21-page scene for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" that got cut down to two-minutes by Quentin Tarantino.

I was in three films in a row that in different ways made a real impact, starting with ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’ I didn’t get paid the big bucks for it, but I was working with Quentin Tarantino, Leo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie, and I did like the part. He admits in the book that once he turned 70 years old he started taking any acting job that offered him big money as he was broke at the time. Prior to that, Pacino “was doing films if I thought I related to the part and felt I could bring something.” He was able to return to that mentality thanks to “Hollywood” and “The Irishman.”

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