When Quentin Tarantino announced his plans in 2017 to make a film that involved the Manson Family's murder of actress Sharon Tate, it promised a chance to tell the wrenching story of a complex woman whose gruesome death has gripped popular culture for decades. In promotional materials for the film, Margot Robbie’s Tate is billed prominently, suggesting that even as Tarantino populated the landscape with additional characters, she would be an equal participant in her own story.