Tarantino retires with ‘The Movie Critic’, but what has finally happened with ‘Kill Bill 3’?

The good news is that Quentin Tarantino has the script for ‘The Movie Critic’ ready, his tenth and final film, but If his withdrawal is definitive, what has finally happened with ‘Kill Bill 3’?

“Directors don’t get better as they get older. Usually, the worst films in his filmography are the last four, at the end of his career.“, the filmmaker stresses as we try to find out why Quentin Tarantino is retiring. “I don’t have a reason that I want to say out loud that I’m going to win any argument in the court of public opinion or in the supreme court or anything like that. At the same time, working for 30 years making the movies that I’ve done isn’t as long as other people, but that’s a long career. It is a very long race. And I’ve given everything I’ve got.”

More for quality than quantity, Tarantino has nine absolute jewels in his collection: ‘Reservoir Dogs‘(1992),’pulp fiction‘(1994),’Jackie Brown‘(1997),’kill bill‘ (2003/2004), ‘Death Proof‘(2007),’Damn bastards‘(2009),’django unchained‘(2012),’the hateful eight‘ (2015) and ‘Once upon a time in… Hollywood‘ (2019).

All these will be joined in 2024 by ‘The Movie Critic’, a film that has been described as the story of a film critic in Los Angeles in the 70s, possibly based on the figure of Pauline Kael, one of the most influential film critics of all time thanks to his reviews in The New Yorker, the most feared in Hollywood.

“I am my filmography, and one bad movie fucks up three good ones“, he insists. “I don’t want that bad comedy out of place in my filmography, the movie that makes people think that I still think I’m the same as 20 years ago. When directors become stale, it’s not pretty.”

With the filming of ‘The Movie Critic’ planned to begin at the end of 2023, everything makes us think that his filmography would reach this far, a jug of cold water for those who thought that the film made up of ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ ( 2003) and ‘Kill Bill: Volume 2’ (2004) would have a sequel.

‘Kill Bill: Volume 3’: defoliating the daisy

Much has been said about a possible ‘Kill Bill: Volume 3’ and, although part of the blame lies with the fandom’s desire to know what happened to Beatrix Kiddo after completing his revenge, the truth is that Tarantino himself has poured gasoline on the bonfire on many occasions.

In 2007, we began to hear rumors of all kindsfrom animated sequels to a spin-off about two members of the Crazy 88, going through a more canonical sequel in which Nikki, the daughter of Vernita Green, was looking for The Bride 20 years later.

We review in this list the most forceful official statements about ‘Kill Bill 3’:

“I’ve been doing what I’ve wanted all this time. I don’t think there are any genres of film that I don’t want to do, they’re like mystery boxes that catch my eye. Kung-fu movies? I’ve already done them. I don’t think about doing ‘Kill Bill 3’, it doesn’t make sense anymore. I already visited that place. I’m interested in horror movies now.” Quentin Tarantino in 2013.

“It’s definitely a possibility, Uma and I would have a great time if we worked together again. Her character suffered a lot, and I would like for her to have some peace, for her to spend more time with her daughter. At least for a while.” Quentin Tarantino in 2015.

“I’m not going to commit, but I wouldn’t be surprised if The Bride makes one more appearance before the whole thing is said and done.. I’m talking a bit about it with Uma. Maybe he could use some things he had written that didn’t end up in the movie.” Quentin Tarantino in 2015.

“Frankly, not to lie to you, Uma and I have talked about this recently. I’ve given it some more thought. We were talking about it literally last week. If any of my movies came out of my other movies, it would be a third ‘Kill Bill’“. Quentin Tarantino in 2019.

“I do have an idea of ​​what I would do with ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 3’. That’s what it was about, defining the concept of the project. Knowing what happened to The Bride and what I want to explore. Because I don’t want to invent a crazy fling; she doesn’t deserve it. I definitely won’t be doing it for a while, it would be at least like in three years or something. But it’s definitely closer to happening“. Quentin Tarantino in 2019.

“Last I heard he and Uma have been talking and I would love to do it. I think they’re waiting for my daughter to grow up… Quentin is very good with flashbacks and I’m sure he’ll find a way to bring these characters to life again in a third movie. So I really hope Vernita Green gets her revenge. Zendaya would be great for the role, and she would help greenlight the project. Also, she and Uma are both very tall, so that would be great. I love her.” Vivica A. Fox in 2020.

“Imagine The Bride and her daughter BB having 20 years of peace that is suddenly broken and the Bride and BB have to flee. The idea of ​​being able to cast Uma and her daughter Maya would be fucking exciting.“. Quentin Tarantino in 2021.

“It was really thought to happen, but a long time ago. I don’t see it on the immediate horizon now. I hate letting people down, Everybody wants it to happen, but I don’t think it will happen anytime soon.“. Uma Thurman in 2022.