Academy Award-winning director Quentin Tarantino is close to directing The film critica film that could be the last in his filmography.
According to an exclusive by the specialized media The Hollywood Reportersources close to the director have assured that the director of pulp Fiction (1995) plans to begin production on the film this year.
The film, which does not yet have an associated studio, is based on the titled screenplay The film critic which he himself wrote and which is only known to center its story on a film critic from the 1970s.
According to the post, the film may be based on the life of Pauline Kael, one of the most influential film critics of his time, famous for his irreverence and lack of objectivity in his writings, respected by various filmmakers and colleagues, including Tarantino. Kael, who died in 2001, whose reviews for the The New Yorker made his mark on photojournalism in the United States.
In the past, the director had hinted at his directing career he limited himself to making ten films and that he wanted to retire at the age of 60.
The nine films that make up his tally are: Hyenas (1992), pulp Fiction (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), three films by kill Bill (2003), Proof of death (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), the hateful eight (2015) e Once upon a time in Hollywood (2019).
Tarantino, what he will be 60 this year in March, he also clarified that the saga of kill Bill counts solely as a film and has left out directing works such as My best friend’s birthday.
His latest film Once upon a time in Hollywood It garnered ten Academy Award nominations, of which it won only two in the category of Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Art Direction.
Tarantino to read
As they glide down the mighty corridors of Hollywood, Tarantino will invite more potential financiers to read the script of his tenth and, as he has announced on numerous occasions, his last feature film.
As reported by specialized North American media, in the next few days Quentin intends to repeat the method he has chosen to raise investments for his previous film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? (2019).
On that occasion, studio executives interested in producing the tape had to go to the office of Tarantino’s agent in Beverly Hills, where they were able to read a few pages in a conference room.
Those strict security measures were put in place after that a few years earlier, much of the director’s previous film script was leaked, The 8 most hated (2015).
According to portals like Variety and The Hollywood ReporterTarantino intends to sign a deal in which the studio does heavy theatrical distribution and gets the exploitation rights to the film for a long time. In Once upon a time…Sony has held the copyright for 20 yearsafter which it will return to the director’s hands.
For years Tarantino has expressed plans to make ten films and step back from that role while still able to perform at his best. If you consider Kill Bill: Volume 1 AND Kill Bill: Volume 2 as a single project, therefore The film critic it will mark the announced end of the road for the creator.
However, that would not mean that the man born in Knoxville, Tennessee is retiring permanently. With mere weeks away from turning 60 (on March 27), Tarantino is in full promotion of cinematic meditations (Reservoir Books), his first non-fiction book, in which he reflects on his love for the seventh art.
Additionally, the genius director also recently revealed that he intends to direct an eight-episode series.
Source: Clarin
