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Quentin Tarantino Talks About ‘The Movie Critic’ and More
Oscar® nominee Quentin Tarantino arrives at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, Monday, January 27, 2020. The 92nd Oscars will air on Sunday, February 9, 2020 live on ABC. Credit/Provider: Kyusung Gong / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

Preview:
- Quentin Tarantino has been talking about his abandoning ‘The Movie Critic’.
- He also discussed why David Fincher is a good choice for his ‘Cliff Booth’ script.
- Tarantino says his current focus is theatre.
Though it looked for a while there like ‘The Movie Critic’ –– its details largely wrapped in secrecy even despite leaks that the filmmaker has since debunked –– might be Quentin Tarantino’s final movie.

But despite developing the idea as first a TV series and then a movie, he ultimately decided against it.

Why? Now he’s opening up on a podcast called The Church of Tarantino about his reasons why it wasn’t the follow up to ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’.
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This is what Tarantino said about his decision:

“There was a challenge that I gave to myself when I did it. Can I take the most boring profession in the world and make it an interesting movie? Every Tarantino title promises so much, except ‘The Movie Critic’. Who wants to see a TV show about a f***ing movie critic? Who wants to see a movie called ‘The Movie Critic’? If I can actually make a movie or a TV show about somebody who watches movies interesting, that is an accomplishment. I was so excited about the writing, but I wasn’t really that excited about dramatizing what I wrote once we were in pre-production.”

So now we know. But that wasn’t all that was on QT’s mind! He also talked about why he chose not to make the more direct ‘Hollywood’ sequel, which is currently titled ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’. More on that one below…

Related Article: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Joins the Cast of ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’

What did Tarantino have to say about David Fincher directing the Cliff Booth movie?

Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’ Photo: Sony Pictures.

While we’ve gotten over our surprise that anyone save Tarantino would make the follow up to his most recent movie –– or that there would be a sequel to one at all –– ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ has been shooting for a while, with David Fincher overseeing old pal Brad Pitt as Booth.

Tarantino was asked about why he handed it over to Fincher:

“I love this script, but I’m still walking down the same ground I’ve already walked. It just kind of unenthused me. This last movie, I’ve got to not know what I’m doing again. I’ve got to be in uncharted territory. I think me and David Fincher are the two best directors. So the idea that David Fincher actually wants to adapt my work, to me, shows a level of seriousness towards my work that I think needs to be taken into account.”

At least his ego remains unchanged…

‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth,’ in case you’d missed some of the recent news stories, will be released via Netflix.

What is Tarantino working on now?

While he hasn’t revealed details, Tarantino has said he’s more focused on writing a play than anything to do with movies right now, and explained why in true QT style:

“They pay a lot of f***ing money to get into that seat. There’s no f***ing taping it, there’s no cell phone, you own the audience for that time. They are all yours, they are in the palm of your hand. It’s not just about doing art, it’s about wowing them, it’s about giving them a great night out. This to me is f***ing existing. It’s the last frontier.”

Quentin Tarantino accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for “Django Unchained” during the live ABC Telecast of The Oscars® from the Dolby® Theatre, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 24, 2013.

Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino:
- ‘Reservoir Dogs‘ (1992)
- ‘Pulp Fiction‘ (1994)
- ‘Jackie Brown‘ (1997)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 1‘ (2003)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 2‘ (2004)
- ‘Death Proof‘ (2007)
- ‘Inglourious Basterds‘ (2009)
- ‘Django Unchained‘ (2012)
- ‘The Hateful Eight‘ (2015)
- ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood‘ (2019)
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August 18, 2025
Quentin Tarantino Debunks “Misinformation” About ‘Star Trek’ and More
Oscar® nominee, Quentin Tarantino arrives on the red carpet of The 92nd Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Credit/Provider: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

Preview:
- Quentin Tarantino shot down some rumors in a new interview.
- He denies casting Paul Walter Hauser in scrapped film ‘The Movie Critic’.
- He also talks about theater plans.
Quentin Tarantino is not a man to be shy about his opinions. The outspoken writer/director behind the likes of ‘Reservoir Dogs’, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and the more recent ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ has emerged occasionally to talk about favorite movies or his own work.

On a recent interview for Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, Tarantino opened up on a variety of subjects, including what he sees as “misinformation” about movies he’d been considering. Oh, and in a very grumpy old man style, he also talked ‘Toy Story’ of all things.

Related Article: Quentin Tarantino Scraps Plans to Make ‘The Movie Critic’ Next

Quentin Tarantino on ‘Star Trek’

1979’s ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture.’ Photo: Paramount Pictures.

Though chatter began back in 2017 about Tarantino conceiving and potentially directing a ‘Star Trek’ movie for Paramount, the seemingly endless churn of development and lack of a clear plan for the franchise’s future seemingly scuttled his ambitions.

This is what he said on the subject and the wider topic of misinformation about what he’s up to:

“Well, it’s never going to happen, but there has been so much misinformation about what it was going to be, nothing but misinformation. Because I’m not on Instagram and social media, consequently, if you’re Joe Schlomoko and you’re a transient reporter of some kind, if you hear Quentin is going to do a ‘Star Trek’ film or ‘The Movie Critic’ or anything, it’s a lot like that guy who wrote that Howard Hughes biography that ended up being a hoax.”

Quentin Tarantino on ‘The Movie Critic’

Tom Cruise attends the Abu Dhabi Red Carpet and Premiere of ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ presented by Paramount Pictures and Skydance at Emirates Palace Hotel on June 26, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo by Darren Arthur/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures.

Another topic widely reported was his plan to make his “final” film, and for a while it looked like it would be ‘The Movie Critic’, based around a writer the younger Tarantino used to read, who reviewed regular films in an adult magazine.

Speculation swirled around casting, including mentions of Tom Cruise being involved, Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth character from ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ and Paul Walter Hauser playing the critic.

Here’s the director dismissing those ideas:

“They can say anything. ‘Quentin is going to cast Tom Cruise, it’s for sure. The thing that was kind of funny about ‘The Movie Critic’ that I was going to cast Paul Walter Hauser… they just think he looks like a critic, so that’s why they picked him!”

Quentin Tarantino on future endeavors

Quentin Tarantino on the set of ‘Django Unchained.’

So with the opportunity to talk openly about anything he wanted, he was also quizzed about what he wants to do next.

And from the sounds of it, the idea that he’ll be making his tenth –– and, according to the man himself –– final movie, could be further off than we thought.

Here’s his mention of theater musings:

“I’m leaning more towards writing— or trying for a while—theater. And in theater, it would be funny stuff.”

According to Tarantino, he’s also considering mining his past for theatrical shows, with an idea to turn his expanded novelizations of his movies into potential stage productions.

Quentin Tarantino on ‘Toy Story’

(L to R) Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in Pixar Animation Studios’ ‘Toy Story.’

Finally, and most surprisingly, the filmmaker turned his attention to Pixar’s most famous franchise, and his love for the trilogy starring Buzz, Woody and the gang.

This is what he said:

“In the case of ‘Toy Story,’ the third one is just magnificent. It’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. And if you’ve seen the other two, it’s just devastating. But the thing is, then three years later or something, they did a fourth. I have no desire to see it. You literally ended the story as perfect as you could, so no, I don’t care if it’s good. I’m done.”

Sssh… Nobody tell him about ‘Toy Story 5’, due in theaters in 2026!
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Quentin Tarantino accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for “Django Unchained” during the live ABC Telecast of The Oscars® from the Dolby® Theatre, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 24, 2013.

Other Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino:
- ‘Reservoir Dogs‘ (1992)
- ‘Pulp Fiction‘ (1994)
- ‘Jackie Brown‘ (1997)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 1‘ (2003)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 2‘ (2004)
- ‘Death Proof‘ (2007)
- ‘Inglourious Basterds‘ (2009)
- ‘Django Unchained‘ (2012)
- ‘The Hateful Eight‘ (2015)
- ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood‘ (2019)
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August 28, 2024
Quentin Tarantino Won’t Now Make ‘The Movie Critic’
Oscar® nominee, Quentin Tarantino arrives on the red carpet of The 92nd Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Credit/Provider: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

Preview:
- Quentin Tarantino won’t now make ‘The Movie Critic’.
- Brad Pitt had been attached to star.
- The filmmaker will now target something else as his final movie.
Though it seemed as though Quentin Tarantino had found the movie that he wanted to make as his final film before retiring (at least from directing for the big screen), it appears he has had a change of heart about exactly which film.

According to Deadline, he is now pulling back from that idea –– the film, not the concept of retirement. He won’t now direct ‘The Movie Critic’.

Related Article: Brad Pitt Reportedly Joining Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’

What has happened with ‘The Movie Critic’ so far?

Quentin Tarantino accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for “Django Unchained” during the live ABC Telecast of The Oscars® from the Dolby® Theatre, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 24, 2013.

Tarantino began hinting about his next (and potentially final) movie back in 2023. He’d been inspired by the work of a movie critic in a pornography magazine that the director had seen in his younger days.

Here’s what he said to Baz Bamigboye at Cannes:

“He wrote about mainstream movies, and he was the second-string critic, he says I think he was a very good critic. He was as cynical as hell. His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern and what [Taxi Driver’s] Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic. Think about Travis’s diary entries. But the porno rag critic was very, very funny. He was very rude, you know. He cursed. He used racial slurs. But his s**t was really funny. He was as rude as hell. He wrote like he was 55 but he was only in his early to mid-30s. He died in his late thirties. It wasn’t clear for a while but now I’ve done some more research and I think it was it was complications due to alcoholism.”

That fueled a concept about a film critic in 1977, though Tarantino didn’t offer any other details.

He worked on the script after the writers’ strike and then turned his attention to casting…

Who was attached to appear in ‘The Movie Critic’?

Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’ Photo: Sony Pictures.

So far, one person had been associated with the movie: Brad Pitt, who starred in (and won an Oscar for) ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ was on board to appear in the film. But even that was wrapped in mystery –– would Pitt play a new role, or reprise ‘Hollywood’s Cliff Booth, the stuntman who also happens to be something of a movie buff himself?

We may never know, now. Tarantino has hit pause on movies before –– he famously backed away from ‘The Hateful Eight’ after a script leak, only to return after a charity reading saw it earn raves –– but this feels like him simply deciding that his apparently final movie was worth more than ‘The Movie Critic’ could bring.

Will Quentin Tarantino really retire?

Quentin Tarantino on the set of ‘Django Unchained.’

Tarantino has spoken before about his plans to step back from filmmaking:

“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. 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.”

Tell that to Ridley Scott! And Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese…

But in truth, all signs are pointing to Tarantino more switching focus to other projects, including potential TV series, plays and books.

Oscar® nominee, Quentin Tarantino arrives on the red carpet of The 92nd Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Credit/Provider: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

Other Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino:
- ‘Reservoir Dogs‘ (1992)
- ‘Pulp Fiction‘ (1994)
- ‘Jackie Brown‘ (1997)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 1‘ (2003)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 2‘ (2004)
- ‘Death Proof‘ (2007)
- ‘Inglourious Basterds‘ (2009)
- ‘Django Unchained‘ (2012)
- ‘The Hateful Eight‘ (2015)
- ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood‘ (2019)
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April 18, 2024
Tom Cruise to star in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Next Film
(Left) Tom Cruise attends the Abu Dhabi Red Carpet and Premiere of ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ presented by Paramount Pictures and Skydance at Emirates Palace Hotel on June 26, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo by Darren Arthur/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures. (Right) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director of the Oscar-nominated film ‘Biutiful’ in the Foreign Language Film Award category for the 83rd Academy Awards attends a reception in the Grand Lobby of the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA on Friday, February 25, 2011. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, CA. Credit/Provider: Matt Petit/©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

Preview:
- Tom Cruise has found a potential next movie.
- He’s making a deal to appear in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new, untitled film.
- It’s all part of his deal with Warner Bros.
Tom Cruise has certainly done well for himself in big franchises such as ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Top Gun’, where he spends his time doing daring deeds.

But at the age of 61 –– and while he’s not planning to slow down exactly, even he’s beginning to think he might want to try something else.

And in this case, “something else” is getting back to working with drama-focused directors whose budgets don’t include the GDP of a small European country. Something, in fact, more like Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 film ‘Magnolia’, for which Cruise scored a richly deserved Oscar nomination.

According to Deadline, Cruise is now making a deal to star in the next film from ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Birdman’ director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, a man with no little experience of Oscars.

Related Article: 35 Best Tom Cruise Movies of All Time!

Alejandro G. Iñárritu: A Primer

Alejandro G. Iñárritu accepts the Oscar® for Achievement in directing, for work on ‘The Revenant’ during the live ABC Telecast of The 88th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Credit/Provider: Aaron Poole / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: Scott Diussa.

In case you’re not sure who we’re talking about, the Mexican filmmaker has enjoyed successful career making unique, thoughtful dramas.

His most successful run was between 2010-2015, when he directed ‘Biutiful’, ‘Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’ and survival drama ‘The Revenant’, the latter two scoring him back-to-back Best Director Oscars (‘The Revenant’ scored a clutch of awards, including one for star Leonardo DiCaprio).

After some time away from filmmaking (though he did shoot some commercials), he returned in 2022 for Netflix movie ‘Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’.

What is Iñárritu’s new movie about?

Alejandro G. Iñárritu poses backstage with the Oscar® for Original screenplay, for work on “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” during the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Credit/Provider: Aaron Poole / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

That’s the big question right now –– the director has not revealed any plot details and all Deadline’s report was able to discover was his co-writers: Sabina Berman, as well as ‘Birdman’ colleagues Alexander Dinelaris and Nicolas Giacobone.

Cruise reportedly took a meeting with the director about potentially working together recently and had essentially agreed to star in and produce the new movie. We’ll see whether he makes it his next film, or if he squeezes in another from his list of potentials, including the movie Doug Liman is planning to film in space.

Warner Bros., which signed a big deal to have Cruise work on some of its movies, is looking to acquire the rights to the new film alongside regular co-production company Legendary.

What of Quentin Tarantino?

Quentin Tarantino accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for “Django Unchained” during the live ABC Telecast of The Oscars® from the Dolby® Theatre, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 24, 2013.

Talking of auteurs, recent chatter suggested that Cruise had been looking to work with Quentin Tarantino on his next (and according to the director, final) film, ‘The Movie Critic’.

With word of the new deal, it seems Cruise has made his choice, though we suppose there’s always a chance he could be entering a new stage in his career, and he’ll only work on movies with a cost roughly equal to the catering budget for his blockbusters –– but don’t hold your breath. Unless you’re Tom Cruise, and you can hold your breath for a long time…

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

OtherAlejandro G. Iñárritu Movies:
- ‘Amores Perros‘ (2001)
- ‘21 Grams‘ (2003)
- ‘Babel‘ (2006)
- ‘Biutiful‘ (2010)
- ‘Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)‘ (2014)
- ‘The Revenant‘ (2015)
- ‘BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths‘ (2022)
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February 23, 2024
Brad Pitt Boards Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’
(Left) Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’ Photo: Sony Pictures. (Right) Quentin Tarantino accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for “Django Unchained” during the live ABC Telecast of The Oscars® from the Dolby® Theatre, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 24, 2013.

Preview:
- Brad Pitt is reportedly aboard Quentin Tarantino’s next movie.
- The writer/director is planning to make ‘The Movie Critic’.
- It doesn’t have a studio home but could find one with Sony.
After the strike-enforced shutdowns of last year, big, exciting projects are really getting moving again in 2024.

One of the most anticipated projects is the next movie from writer/director Quentin Tarantino, who has said a few times that this project (his 10th) will also mark his last time working on something for cinemas.

That might not be the most positive sentiment for fans of his movies, but there is some good news –– Deadline reports that Brad Pitt, who starred in ‘Inglorious Basterds’ and won an Oscar for the director’s most recent effort, ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ is now ready to sign up to the new film.

Related Article: Quentin Tarantino Reportedly Making ‘The Movie Critic’ as His Next Film

What’s the story of ‘The Movie Critic’?

Brad Pitt plays Jack Conrad in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.

Tarantino hasn’t specified much about the movie but has previously told Deadline that it’s set around 1977 and “is based on a guy who really lived, but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag.”

There’s no information yet on whether Pitt would play the main role or something else, but his involvement is certainly a good sign of forward movement on this one. Tarantino has been tinkering with the script, but word of casting (potential or otherwise) means he’s moving on to the next step –– putting the pieces together to actually shoot.

What else do we know about the film?

Quentin Tarantino on the set of ‘Django Unchained.’

Thus far, we know very little. Tarantino doesn’t have a deal at a studio for the movie, but he could well opt to return to Sony, for whom he made ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ and handed him an intriguing deal that means the rights to the movie eventually revert to the director.

We’d guess most studios would want to be in business with the filmmaker, especially if he goes through with his claim that he’ll only make 10 movies. The cachet of releasing Quentin Tarantino’s final movie is enticing –– and he also tends to attract big name actors, who go on to win awards, such as Pitt with ‘Hollywood’.

Will this really be Quentin Tarantino’s final movie?

(L to R) Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’

Besides the filmmaker himself, no-one really knows at this point. But he has spoken in the past about wanting to quit before getting stale and picked 10 films as a good number to have directed.

He said this to Playboy in 2012:

“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. 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.”

When will ‘The Movie Critic’ be in theaters?

‘The Movie Critic’ has no confirmed release date right now. But it’ll hopefully be shooting this year.

Director Quentin Tarantino.

Other Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino:
- ‘Reservoir Dogs‘ (1992)
- ‘Pulp Fiction‘ (1994)
- ‘Jackie Brown‘ (1997)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 1‘ (2003)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 2‘ (2004)
- ‘Death Proof‘ (2007)
- ‘Inglourious Basterds‘ (2009)
- ‘Django Unchained‘ (2012)
- ‘The Hateful Eight‘ (2015)
- ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood‘ (2019)
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February 1, 2024
Quentin Tarantino May Have Found his Next Film
Quentin Tarantino accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for “Django Unchained” during the live ABC Telecast of The Oscars® from the Dolby® Theatre, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 24, 2013.

We always know we have to wait between Quentin Tarantino movies as he considers ideas, noodles with scripts and figures out who he might call up to star.

Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, he might actually have landed on his next, potentially final movie.

Tarantino, as reported by the trade magazine, has written a script called ‘The Movie Critic’ and is aiming to start making it in the fall.

He isn’t letting slip as to what it’ll be about, but sources report that it’ll focus on a female lead character in 1970s Los Angeles.

While there is no confirmation on this front, THR is speculating that it could be inspired by Pauline Kael, one of the most famous writers in film criticism, who was also known for her essays and novels, not to mention the clashes she had with editors and filmmakers. She also had a brief stint as a consultant at Paramount in the 1970s, which is surely a rich potential source of drama.

Quentin Tarantino on the set of ‘Django Unchained.’

What else do we know about the film?

Thus far, we know very little. At this early stage, Tarantino doesn’t have a deal at a studio for the movie, but he could well opt to return to Sony, for whom he made ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and handed him an intriguing deal that means the rights to the movie eventually revert to the director.

We’d guess most studios would want to be in business with the filmmaker, especially if he goes through with his claim that he’ll only make 10 movies. The cachet of releasing Quentin Tarantino’s final movie is enticing –– and he also tends to attract big name actors, who go on to win awards, such as Brad Pitt with ‘Hollywood’.

(L to R) Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’

Will this really be Quentin Tarantino’s final movie?

Besides the filmmaker himself, no-one really knows at this point. But he has spoken in the past about wanting to quit before getting stale and picked 10 films as a good number to have directed.

He said this to Playboy in 2012:

“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. 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.”

‘The Movie Critic’ would represent his 10th movie as director, but anything could happen –– we’ve seen filmmakers say they’re retiring before, only to return (stand up, Steven Soderbergh), but with Tarantino it has always sounded more final.

And that’s not to say he won’t stop creating work –– he’s got plans for TV series and books even if he does lay down his movie megaphone.

Director Quentin Tarantino.

Other Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino:
- ‘Reservoir Dogs‘ (1992)
- ‘Pulp Fiction‘ (1994)
- ‘Jackie Brown‘ (1997)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 1‘ (2003)
- ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 2‘ (2004)
- ‘Death Proof‘ (2007)
- ‘Inglourious Basterds‘ (2009)
- ‘Django Unchained‘ (2012)
- ‘The Hateful Eight‘ (2015)
- ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood‘ (2019)
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March 15, 2023