Bruce Dern Stepping In for Burt Reynolds in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' | THR News - video Dailymotion

The star steps into Quentin Tarantino's next film following the death of Reynolds earlier this month.

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00:00Bruce Dern is set to replace Burt Reynolds in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,

00:04following the iconic actor's death earlier this month.

00:07The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Dern will now play George Spahn,

00:10the real-life rancher who owned the ranch where Charles Manson and his followers lived in the late 1960s.

00:16Quentin Tarantino is writing and directing the film.

00:19The story takes place in 1969 and centers on a former TV star named Rick Dalton,

00:24played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his stunt double Cliff Booth, played by Brad Pitt.

00:29Reynolds had attended a table read in June with stars Pitt, DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Kurt Russell.

00:36He died September 6th before he began filming the project.

00:39Dern is a two-time Oscar nominee. He received a nom for Best Supporting Actor in 1978's Coming Home,

00:45as well as a Best Actor Nom for 2013's Nebraska.

00:48It's a complete scam, so you gotta stop this, okay?

00:51I'm running out of time.

00:52The actor is currently filming the feature Remember Me in Spain.

00:56He will be allowed to leave early to shoot Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

00:59The film is set to hit theaters on July 26, 2019.

01:02For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:05Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.