Tarantino has written a biography of Rick Dalton from 1998, featuring Tarantino himself

Quentin Tarantino reveals he has finished writing a biography of Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton in his movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) rice field. At the same time, the details have also been clarified.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is set in 1960s Hollywood and follows former TV star Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff, who is making a career change to film acting.・A work depicting Booth's unwavering friendship. Tarantino created the fictional character of Rick Dalton, paying homage to real-life actors who went unrecognized for their work in the '60s.

The title of Rick Dalton's biography is 'Rick Dalton: The Man Who Would Be McQueen,' according to Tarantino, who appeared on the Empire podcast. In other words, it will be "Rick Dalton: The Man Who Could Be McQueen", but this McQueen person is the legendary actor Steve McQueen, who was called the King of Cool. It was revealed that Rick made it to the final rounds of McQueen's The Great Escape (1968).

In this book, the story progresses in the form of Rick reminiscing about the past at the 1998 Hawaii International Film Festival. Surprisingly, Tarantino himself will appear as a character and will serve as an interviewer to delve into Rick's half-life. Through Tarantino and Rick's conversation, the "after" that was not drawn in the movie will be revealed.

What is interesting is that Tarantino himself appears in the world of "One Hari", but in the first place, this work was inspired by the murder of Sharon Tate in 1969, interweaving fiction with historical fact. It's a work. By the way, in the novelized book of "One Hari" published in June 2021, the child actor Trudy, who was played by Julia Butters in the movie, is the remake version of "The Woman in the Red Dress" (set by Tarantino) in 1999. Tarantino indirectly appears in it.

It took about five years for Tarantino to come up with the novelization of "One Hari." There seems to be no end to the story ideas derived from it, but will it be possible to see it as a video someday? Previously, Tarantino was keen on adapting Rick Dalton's drama "Bounty Law," which appeared in "One Hari."

Source: The Empire Film Podcast (Ref: Screenrant)