Cinephiles that viewed Once Upon A Time in Hollywood noticed that Charles Mason had just one scene in the film. Damon Herriman just pulled double duty playing infamous cult leader Charles Manson, but a lot of what was shot for Hollywood was left on the cutting-room floor.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor said his lack of presence as Manson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was not for lack of footage. Herriman stated,
“And we did shoot a little more than what’s in the film,”
“He did cut quite a lot out of the film. The stuff I got to do in that was lighter and more of a fun tone…”
“With Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it’s hard to talk about in too much detail without referencing another scene that we shot, which I probably shouldn’t talk about,”
“That may make an appearance at some point and I don’t want to spoil it for people.”
“Certainly, with what I shot in total, the direction was more in line with the tone of the particular scene, which is a more humorous scene than anything I did in Mindhunter.”
“I had mixed feelings about it because I can’t say no to auditioning for Quentin Tarantino, but I also know that it’s highly unlikely that he’s gonna cast the same guy who’s already playing this character,” .
“As it turns out, he didn’t mind.”
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood is now in theaters while Mindhunter is streaming on Netflix.
