After Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which was released in August 2019, Quentin Tarantino returns to the cinema one last time with The Movie Critic, his new project. This will be the tenth and final feature film from the Pulp Fiction filmmaker before he hangs up his camera.
Indeed, Tarantino has assured Film Critic that it will be his last film before he retires to devote himself to writing novels. For a director, focusing on books has one major attraction:
“When I’m done, it’s done. Whereas with a script, you work and work and work. And when it’s done, it really begins!” The director specifies that he still loves shooting, that he still enjoys it. however, “Writing has a great advantage: when it’s all on the page, it’s done”he emphasized In the liberation columns in June.
What would a film critic say?
At the moment, we don’t know much about the story that Tarantino is preparing for us. However, the director gave some ideas. It takes us to Los Angeles in 1977 and introduces us to a male film critic. It will not be a biopic of the famous Pauline Kael, as the rumors claimed.
The central character of the story was called Jim Sheldon. The name was used by Tarantino himself when writing for the New Beverly Cinema site, the theater he now owns in Los Angeles.
Sheldon is said to be a snarky and irreverent critic who works for the porn magazine The Popstar Pages. Tarantino describes it this way “Travis Bickle on Film Criticism”In reference to the taxi driver character played by De Niro in 1976.
Who will be in the cast of The Movie Critic?
According to rumors spread in Hollywood and according to insider Daniel Richtman, the director would offer the main role to 36-year-old Paul Walter Hauser. The actor is especially the hero of Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell case.
The American actor also featured in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (he plays bad guy Raymond aka La Rascasse) and the biopic Me, Tonya alongside Margot Robbie. I was recently impressed by his performance as a serial killer in Black Bird. The show is available on the Apple TV+ platform.
Paul Walter Hauser
Bruce Willis in the casting?
According to other rumors, Tarantino wants to offer the last role to Bruce Willis, who was forced to end his career due to health reasons. Quentin has yet to reach out to Bruce’s family to talk about it, but he will fully honor their wishes if they feel he is too ill to accept it,” an anonymous producer told the Daily Mail.
The 60-year-old director previously collaborated with the Die Hard star on Pulp Fiction in 1994. Willis played the iconic role of Butch, who was in conflict with the godfather of the underworld, Marcellus Wallace. The artist also appeared in a segment of Tarantino’s Four Rooms, a sketch film released in 1995.
Pulp Fiction duo reunited?
In addition, journalist Jeff Snyder, often well-informed, confided that Tarantino would like to see the cult duo of Pulp Fiction, John Travolta and Samuel L. Reforming Jackson! 30 years later, the reunion of Vincent Vega and Jules Winfield (Pulp Fiction) in Tarantino would be very interesting.
The journalist also mentions an actor who has already collaborated with Tarantino. Uma Thurman (Kill Bill)? Pam Grier (Jackie Brown)? Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)? Rumors are sure to continue until the casting is officially announced.
Film critic release date?
Given the actors’ strike that is currently paralyzing Hollywood cinema, it is unclear when filming will begin. In addition, the release date has not yet been announced. So we’ll have to wait until we have more information about the 10th and final film of Quentin Tarantino’s career.
At a masterclass at the Grand Rex last June, Tarantino was optimistic about making the film. “I’m going to do another version of the script because I have something important to add”He said on the stage of the legendary Paris cinema.
“But I’ve finished writing my last film and I should shoot it in the fall”, he pointed out. However, as the strike continues, filming is unlikely to begin until early 2024.
Source: Allocine
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