Quentin Tarantino is in the early phase of his ninth directorial effort, a currently untitled feature which is said to offer a “unique take” on the Manson Family murders. If the project gets funded, this would be his first filmbased on true events.
Tarantino is reportedly already meeting with A-list talent for the project which he is currently finishing up the script on and will direct. Harvey and Bob Weinstein will produce.
Part of the story centers on Roman Polanski’s late wife Sharon Tate who, heavily pregnant at the time, was brutally murdered at home along with four others by Manson and his followers over the course of several hours in 1969. In 1971, Manson and certain members of his crew were sentenced to life imprisonment.
The likes of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lawrence have reportedly been approached for the project, as has Margot Robbie for the role of Tate according to Deadline.
The plan is to shoot in 2018, likely in the Summer.
