In an interview with the site Los Angeles Times, director Quentin Tarantino talked about his new book “Cinema Speculation”, recently released to the public. In the chat, Tarantino revealed that the idea of directing a superhero movie isn’t appealing, as he doesn’t want to be “hired”.
In the book, Tarantino addresses anti-establishment authors of the 1960s and says he rejoices to think that the studio’s musical adaptations fell out of favor around that time. According to the director, today’s directors “can’t wait for the day to come when they can tell about superhero movies.”
“The analogy works because it’s a similar way of stifling filmmakers,” said Tarantino, who also said when this shift might be visible. “The writing isn’t quite as defined yet as it was in 1969, when it was ‘Oh my God, we just put a lot of money into stuff nobody gives a shit about anymore,'” he added.
Later, Tarantino is asked about the films released by Marvel and DC Comics and asked if he would ever want to direct a superhero story in movies. The director indicated that he does not think of any such project.
“You have to be hired to do these things,” says Tarantino. “I am not a contractor. I’m not looking for a job, “he added. Interestingly, it was the director who came up with the idea, before being scrapped, for a movie about Luke Cage in the 90s and wanted Laurence Fishburne in the lead role – the actor shortly after became famous all over the world thanks to the character of Morpheus in the movie “Matrix”.
Quentin Tarantino’s next film project remains a mystery and is the subject of speculation mainly due to an old statement from the director, in which he claims he would retire after shooting 10 films. The latest feature film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” was the ninth of his career and with his, the next production would presumably be the director’s achievement in theaters.
In the book “Cinema Speculation”, the director of “Inglourious Basterds” and “Kill Bill” writes about film criticisms and theories, as well as stories and analysis involving American films of the 60s and 70s.
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