Quentin Tarantino all set to direct his 10th and final movie 'The Movie Critic', sources say
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Quentin Tarantino is back and he may be creating, what sources have said, his last and final movie. The director of some of the most iconic films of the past three decades, including 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Once Once a Time in Hollywood', has written and is preparing to direct 'The Movie Critic' this fall, sources said. Although the movie's plot is being kept under wraps, sources claimed that it was set in the late '70s in Los Angeles and features a female lead.
The director has long said that he only had so many movies left in him. He once stated that he either wanted to make 10 movies or retire by the time he was 60. By including the two 'Kill Bill' movies as one, the writer-director has produced nine movies and he turns 60 in March.
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What is 'The Movie Critic' about?
All we know so far is that the movie has something to do with Pauline Kael. One of the most significant film critics of all time, Kael wrote essays and novels before dying in 2001. She was famous for her fights with editors and directors. She briefly served as a consultant for Paramount in the late '70s at the actor Warren Beatty's request, although her time there was brief. The date of that Paramount employment appears to match the plot of the script, and given that the director is well-known to have a great deal of regard for Kael, the likelihood that she will be the subject of the movie increases, per the Hollywood Reporter.
The project does not yet have a studio home, but sources indicated that it may be distributed to buyers or studios as early as this week. A front-runner might be Sony, where Tarantino and CEO Tom Rothman have a close bond.
Quentin Tarantino's work
One of Hollywood's most renowned auteurs, Tarantino was captivated by the history of cinema and with forgotten subgenres such as chopsocky, blaxploitation and spaghetti westerns that tended to exist on the periphery of the industry. He has received two Oscar victories for Best Writing, three nominations for Best Directing and one nomination for Best Picture.
Tarantino has worked with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt twice and has demonstrated his ability to draw the most sought-after actors for the past 20 years. Christoph Waltz won two Oscars in movies made by him. Samuel L Jackson is a staple in his movies. If this is really his last movie, there won't be a shortage of actors who will drop everything to audition for him.