Filming for The Movie Critic was supposed to start in the summer. Quentin Tarantino’s tenth and final film has been released since about a year in development and has made numerous headlines in recent months, from casting rumors to the question of who the titular film critic is.
As Deadline has learned exclusively from its sources, none of that matters anymore. Because Tarantino has himself decided against The Movie Critic. Although the director of masterpieces like Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds has already spoken publicly about his work on the film, he will not be making The Movie Critic.
Quentin Tarantino stomps The Movie Critic, which was apparently a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spin-off
This news comes as a very surprise. Last but not least, the first release on The Movie Critic should be released in August, so you can claim the title $20.5 million Tax relief that were awarded to the project by the State of California. Sony was also listed as the film’s distributor.
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Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
But why did Tarantino cancel The Movie Critic? The Hollywood Reporter breaks down the background in more detail. The film was originally supposed to take place in California in 1977 and by a cynical film critic tell. However, the project gradually turned into a spin-off of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Apparently Tarantino rewrote the script several times so that… Stuntman Cliff Booth came to the fore. Brad Pitt embodied the ambivalent character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and was supposed to reprise the role in The Movie Critic. Exactly how the two films would have played together is unclear.
Brad Pitt isn’t returning as Cliff Booth after all: Quentin Tarantino is starting from the beginning in his last film
Ultimately, Tarantino himself finished his work on The Movie Critic. It’s no secret that he puts a lot of thought into what his filmography should look like in the end. And The Movie Critic was evident in his eyes not a suitable candidate more to complete his work of over 30 years.
Although Tarantino has a history of returning to projects he previously put on hold (he didn’t want to make The Hateful 8 after the script was leaked), we at The Movie Critic should not too many hopes into an implementation of the material. Tarantino wants to start from scratch.
As Deadline and the Hollywood Reporter write, the director has completely said goodbye to the film that he once saw as a conclusion and a kind of Epilogue to his directing career has described. Now we can’t wait to see what story he comes up with for his final feature film… if it ever comes.