Everyone knows that this cult movie from Tarantino has a secret set … with Jennifer Lopez!

Jackie Brown and Unavailable: What are these two films in common? The same character, of course, was playing the same actor!

This is an interesting case immediately secret, as the two films developed almost simultaneously and released for six months. Indeed, Steven Soderberg has presented Inaccessible Before Release Jackie Brown. Two feature films are based on Elmor Leonard’s novels: Crole punch For Jackie Brown Sister From the eyes far from the eyes For Inaccessible. If these two books are in a direct sequence of each other, their cinematic adaptation, they do not directly name it, but they share many links.

Quentin Tarantino also collaborates Steven Soderberg Choose the same actor to portray the characters presented in two stories: ATF Ray Nicolette Agent that interpretes Michael Keton. If Keiton is not exposed InaccessibleHe really resumes the character, but in short, he is inextricably linked to two films. However, in a very confusing way, Samuel L. Jackson portrays a distinct character in two films, which is rare, but not unprecedented to the overall cinematic chronology.

Roll that Keton first refused

Before you play Jackie Brown Next to Pam Geri, Samuel L Jackson So and Robert de Niro, Michael Keton First rejected the offer Quentin Tarantino And he even tried to convince him that he was not the right choice for role. However, Tarantino insisted that he intended to intoxication to change his mind, as Keton told him in an interview against the empire in 2016.

“” “We go out on the sunset boulevard, Quentin makes us drink from Jagermist. First, who drinks Jagermeister? Anyway, I don’t know what happened, but now I’m going home and I have to make a movie.»

Then in the morning, then he has to explain everything to his agent: “So I say, ‘I guess I’m doing it’“He told his representative. “My agent is very excited and says:“ Really? For what? ‘And I answer,’ I don’t know, I woke up an hour ago and I can’t remember. ‘»

Update its role in condition

It is true for himself to update his role, he still has been convinced Michael Keton – Especially since his film was shot, Soderberg worked in the universal while Jackie Brown It belonged to Miramax. But when he has to choose an actor to discuss the character, Sodberg has not imagined anyone except Keyton. Indeed, after asking Tarantino in the role, he was convinced: he needed the same actor.

“” “No one has done it at this time, and that is what surprised me when Sodberg called”Said Keton, adding that he wanted to be so familiar with the character “As if you were in Starbak and you see Ray Nicole and you don’t even think about it.»

However, as he told EW, the latter said he would appear in the film with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, but on one condition …

“” “I’m a big fan of Steven Soderberg and the script was very good. “He said about the movie. “” “I said, ‘I’ll do it on condition. Anyway, should have the same wardrobe, the same haircut, the same face, so we can say, “Oh, this guy”. The idea that the character is born in a completely different movie, a completely different studio, a completely different director, is what is fun for me.»

He continued joking: “I was Jennifer Lopez’s boyfriend Alex Rodriguez. I always wanted to remember this.»

The final problem is solving

Along with Keton on board his project, Steven Soderberg It still had the last problem of solving: convince Miramax to “use” the character – and the actor at once – in a competing film that was barely published a few months later. Finally, thanks to the intervention Quentin Tarantino This deal was able to realize that the latter convinced the Winstein brothers, at the time of the studio that it was necessary that Keton had resumed his role in Soderberg’s film and that for free!

Everything is good that ends well, the films have met with beautiful critical success, as well as generating such income in cash registers: $ 74.7 million (only 12 million against the budget “) Jackie BrownPublished in December 1997 and when appointing the Best Actor, for the deceased Robert Forster’s auxiliary role. InaccessibleIn June 1998, he won $ 77 million (48 million against the budget) and received two Oscar nominations for the best suitable scenario and best assembly.

However, with a relatively more important budget, Inaccessible Were considered commercial frustration, unlike Jackie Brown. At the same time, “Continue” is as a cult as a “original” film.

Jackie Brown and the inaccessible both are found in Vod.