Box Office Information for Once Upon a Time in the West". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014 . Retrieved 12 September 2013. The role of The Evil Queen/Regina went to Lana Parrilla. She explained the character, "There's always two stories being told when playing Regina. There's the threat of her knowing she's an evil queen and then there's just the pure simple fact that the biological mother has stepped into her world and the threat of losing her son is just enormous. That's a fear that I think any adopted mother would have. I think that's going to really help the audience relate to Regina in some level." Asheboro native cast as Anna in ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' ". WGHP Fox 8. July 1, 2014 . Retrieved March 26, 2023. Princess of Thieves: Like Gwyn, Robin becomes an archer and Merry Man like her father. Maid Marian did die in the movie too, but not by murder. Harmonica beats Frank to the draw. As he lies dying, Frank again asks Harmonica's identity and Harmonica places the instrument in Frank's mouth. Frank remembers, nods his head, and dies.

Shane (1953): The massacre scene in West features young Timmy McBain out hunting with his father, just as Joey does in this movie. The funeral of the McBains is borrowed almost shot-for-shot from Shane. [53]

In "In the Name of the Brother", Cora tells Regina that she pushed her through The Looking Glass that transported her to Wonderland, which is a reference to Lewis Carrol's novel Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. Brave: Like Merida, Snow White is a Warrior Princess who knows how to fight with a sword and fire an arrow.

The Iron Horse (1924): West may contain several subtle references to this film, including a low-angle shot of a shrieking train rushing towards the screen in the opening scene, and the shot of the train pulling into the Sweetwater station at the end. [53] When it came to the look of 1969 Hollywood in the film a large part of it was told through the memory of a child. Tarantino stated: Production [ edit ] Writing and development [ edit ] Director Quentin Tarantino developed the idea over the course of several years, looking to tell a " fairy tale" set in 1960s Hollywood.

Elizabeth Wagmeister (February 10, 2016). " 'Once Upon a Time' Alums Elizabeth Mitchell & Elizabeth Lail Cast in Freeform's 'Dead of Summer' ". Variety . Retrieved February 5, 2017. Jennifer Morrison was hired for the part of Emma Swan. The actress explained her character as someone who "help[s] her son Henry whom she abandoned when he was a baby and who seems like he's a little bit emotionally dysfunctional", but noted that Emma does not yet believe there is a fairy tale universe. Ten-year old Jared Gilmore, known for his work on Mad Men, took the role of her son, Henry. Oliver & Company: When Cruella De Vil comes to Forbidden Mountain for the first time with two feral dogs that she magically control and surprise Maleficent and Ursula, the sequence is reminiscent to Bill Sykes's introduction and his two dogs Roscoe and DeSoto terrorizing Fagin in his barge. In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors, and stunt actors to list their top action films. [48] Once Upon A Time In The West placed 30th on their list. [49]