Workers at Quentin Tarantino-owned theater granted protective order following threats
Quentin Tarantino attends the closing ceremony screening of "The Specials" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2019 in Cannes, France. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images / FOX 11 Los Angeles)
LOS ANGELES - Employees at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles were granted a protective order against Neil Geisner after he allegedly made threats warning movie-goers to stay away from the theater on July 25.
Although the protective order is temporary, a hearing is scheduled for July 25 to make it permanent.
The theater is set to begin showing the movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," starring Leornardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt on July 26. The film, written and directed by Tarantino, is set in 1969 Los Angeles depicting the end of the Golden Age of cinema in Hollywood and includes a storyline involving Charles Manson and the Manson family as well as the murder of actress Sharon Tate.
Geisner, who also goes by the name Omkar Gaitonde, allegedly threatened the theater with an unknown violent act.
Tarantino was not named in the protective order and it wasn't immediately known if Geisner was taken into custody or had criminal charges filed against him.