After the success of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood in 2019, Quentin Tarantino fans were wondering what the filmmaker’s next film would be? It seems that the latter has finally launched the machine!
Has Tarantino finally found his new project, 3 years after Once Upon A Time In Hollywood? According The Hollywood Reporterthe Knoxville native has finished writing his new screenplay titled “The Movie Critic.”
The filming of the feature film is already scheduled for this fall. According to the American media, the story will take place in the late 1970s with a female lead role.
According to the sources cited by The Hollywood ReporterTarantino would have decided to focus on the famous film critic Pauline Kael, a great figure in the profession.
Very admiring of her work, the director would have liked to devote what could be his last film to this great lady of journalism.
Dreaded by Kubrick, revered by Tarantino… The harshest criticism was also at the heart of an exciting documentary released in November 2022: Who’s Afraid of Pauline Kael.
Pauline Kael, who worked for the New Yorker for a long time, fought her entire career to make her mark. A personality all in brilliance, rich in unshakeable self-confidence, a complex past, but above all a deep love for Art and cinema.
“Pauline Kael’s reviews were my only film school”, has always hammered Tarantino about the journalist. Why this statement? Simply because this critic had a sense of observation and a rather incredible memory. She could make you see a movie quite differently.
“In my film, Quentin Tarantino says that she regularly pointed out a flaw that you hadn’t seen. And you had to agree that she was right. She upset your feelings. That’s what made her an outstanding writer”detailed the director Rob Garver in an interview granted around the release of the documentary.
The Movie Critic could be the last film by Quentin Tarantino, who always assured that he would retire at 60 after 10 feature films. The filmmaker will precisely reach this age on March 27th. If the film is shot in the fall of 2023, we could consider a release at the end of 2024, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pulp Fiction!