Quentin Tarantino’s supposed final movie is reportedly known as ‘The Movie Critic.’ According to a report, the acclaimed filmmaker is planning to direct the movie this autumn, which is probably going set in late Seventies Los Angeles and stars a feminine lead. For now, one might merely assume who The Movie Critic will likely be primarily based on, on condition that the director is infamous for basing his characters on present materials. The report believes the movie would possibly depict the story of Pauline Kael, the famend US-based movie critic, who briefly labored at Paramount Pictures as a marketing consultant within the late Seventies. The timeline matches the reported setting of the script.
The report by The Hollywood Reporter claims that The Movie Critic at the moment doesn’t have a manufacturing studio and that it could be pitched to consumers ‘as early as this week’. Tarantino has proven his admiration for critic Kael earlier than, claiming that she was an enormous affect on him — even publishing a ebook of essays known as ‘Cinema Speculation,’ impressed by her works.
The filmmaker has additionally beforehand expressed ideas about his retirement, claiming that administrators get out of contact with age. “I want to stop at a certain point. Directors don’t get better as they get older. Usually, the worst films in their filmography are those last four at the end. I am all about my filmography, and one bad film f*s up three good ones,“ he said in a 2012 interview (via Entertainment Weekly). “I don’t want that bad, out-of-touch comedy in my filmography, the movie that makes people think, ‘Oh man, he still thinks it’s 20 years ago.’ When directors get out-of-date, it’s not pretty.”
Tarantino beforehand labored with Sony Pictures for the Oscar-nominated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which THR believes may very well be a powerful contender to supply The Movie Critic as properly. The movie received two Oscars — Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt) and Best Production Design — after which the auteur printed a novelised model of the identical, marking his debut as an creator. An audiobook for a similar was additionally launched in 2021, which was narrated by Jennifer Jason Leigh, who beforehand collaborated with the filmmaker on The Hateful Eight.
The Movie Critic would be the tenth and certain remaining movie directed by Tarantino — when you mix each Kill Bill volumes into one mega-movie — as he makes an attempt to evade the ‘horrible final film’ curse (by way of MovieMaker). Late final 12 months, the filmmaker additionally revealed plans to shoot an eight-episode-long restricted sequence in 2023, rumoured to be with Netflix. He does have expertise working in tv — directing two episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2005. The finale of season 5 ‘Grave Danger’ earned him an Outstanding Director nomination on the 57th Emmy Awards.