Inglourious Basterds and told an alternate version of real-life events.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood follows actor Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), though she doesn’t really have much screen time. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is set in the late 1960s, and as it’s an alternate version of history, it includes various well-known names from the decade, among those Charles Manson.
The infamous criminal and cult leader was played by Damon Herriman and has a very brief appearance in the film, but long enough to show that his presence was going to be felt through the rest of the story. As it happens with any other film, the casting process for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood wasn’t easy, and Herriman wasn’t the first option to play Charles Manson.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Charlie Day Was Asked To Audition
When it was revealed that Once Upon A Time In Hollywood included Tate and Manson, many people were (understandably) upset and found it to be a very problematic decision, but the final product was completely different than what initial reports implied. The film Manson’s family instead went after Dalton and Booth, but that didn’t go well for the attackers as they knew how to defend themselves. Manson doesn’t even have that much screen time either, appearing only in one scene. As mentioned above, Damon Herriman was in charge if playing Manson, but the team behind Once Upon A Time In Hollywood were originally interested in another actor.
Mindhunter. Manson’s appearance in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood ended up being shorter than expected, which might have been a waste for Day if he was already working on other projects, but ultimately, Manson’s brief screen time only made his presence more menacing, and Herriman’s performance was on point.
