Leonardo DiCaprio calls me ‘lover’, says Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt has said that his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, calls him ‘lover’.

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt says he his Once Upon A Time In Hollywood co-star Leonardo DiCaprio calls him ‘lover’ and that they both root for each other.

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Brad Pitt in a scene from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. (AP)

Asked about his chemistry with DiCaprio, Pitt said: "Lover. He calls me Lover. It's a bit confusing, but I roll with it. You'll find, with most of the guys, I would say we're all pretty much rooting for each other, we all have respect for each other, we all have a good laugh with each other. And it plays, and it's pretty easy."

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is a fictional story of fading stardom told through aging star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt). Quentin Tarantino has woven real life stories into the plot with the infamous Charles Manson murders, including actor Sharon Tate, as a backdrop.

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Brad Pitt, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Pitt added that he loves working with Tarantino. "He has such a verve for the filmmaking process. He's knows he's not going to be there, but for 10 films, so it's not going to be indefinite. He has such reverence for filming and for film that, he makes a party out of it. He loves a story. If we're in the middle of a good story, the take is going to wait. We'll get to the take and it's going to be good, but we're going to finish the story," said the actor.

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