Timothy Olyphant In Talks to Join Brad Pitt & Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

According to Entertainment Weekly, Timothy Olyphant is the latest star in talks to star in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The Deadwood and Justified alum will join Burt Reynolds, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, and Michael Madsen.

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino's ninth film. The film is set in 1969 Los Angeles, and will feature DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, the former star of a western TV series, and Pitt as his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth. They're both struggling to survive in a Hollywood they no longer recognize. Although, one thing familiar to them is Rick's next-door neighbor: Sharon Tate.

Timothy Olyphant made his acting debut in Off-Broadway theater in 1995 in The Monogamist, winning the Theatre World Awardfor his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. He branched out to film; in the early years of his career, he was often cast in supporting villainous roles, most notably in SCREAM 2, Go, A Man Apart and The Girl Next Door. He came to the attention of a wider audience with his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western Deadwood. He had starring roles in films, including Catch and Release, Hitman, A Perfect Getaway and The Crazies. He played the main antagonist, Thomas Gabriel, in LIVE FREE OR DIE Hard. Olyphant was a recurring guest star in season two of the FX legal thriller Damages.

Olyphant's gave a memorable performance as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givensin FX's modern-day Kentucky western Justified, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. Olyphant had guest appearances in numerous television sitcoms including The Office, THE MINDY PROJECT and The Grinder, for which he won a Critics' Choice Award. He currently stars in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet.

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