Leonardo DiCaprio’s greatest Tarantino character has died and the web mourns

Leonardo DiCaprio gave a brilliant performance as actor Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. The Hollywood star whose fame is slowly but surely fading has become one of Quentin Tarantino’s iconic figures straight away. Now the director himself has proclaimed that Rick Dalton died is. The internet mourns.

Tarantino character Rick Dalton died peacefully of old age

According to Variety, Tarantino made the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood character’s death public via the Twitter account of his film podcast with Roger Avary:

We are saddened by the news of the passing of actor Rick Dalton, best known for his roles in the hit TV series Bounty Law and The Fireman trilogy.
Rick passed away peacefully at his home in Hawaii and leaves behind his wife Francesca. RIP Rick Dalton 1933-2023

The New Beverly Theater in Los Angeles, which Tarantino bought and took over as owner, also posted a tribute to the acting legend:

There are more people on Twitter who are already mourning DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton:

My thoughts and prayers are with Francesca. I will never forget one of the best spaghetti western actors who also made me love Roman Polanski’s cinema. Rest in power, legend.

RIP Rick! A hero on and off the screen. I raise my margarita and greet you. As actress Trudi Fraser once said, ‘That was the best play I’ve ever seen in my life.’ Ride into that sweet last sunset, good lord.

RIP Rick Dalton, you would have loved Fast & Furious 10

After Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino just wants to make one more film and then retire as a movie director. His final work is called The Film Critic and will be set in the 70’s.

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