Production on Academy Award-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's final feature film is expected to kick off this year.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tarantino is currently developing his 10th movie, which sources say is also being billed as his last. The script Tarantino wrote is reportedly titled The Movie Critic. Tarantino will direct his script, with sources further explaining that cameras are expected to begin rolling in the fall. The Movie Critic does not currently have a studio attached, though the project could go out to potential buyers as early as this week. Story details are being kept under wraps for the time being, though THR reports that the film is "set in late 1970s Los Angeles with a female lead at its center."
To that end, THR further speculates that The Movie Critic could potentially be about influential film critic Pauline Kael, who passed away in 2001 and was known for clashing with editors and filmmakers alike. In the late 1970s, Kael briefly worked as a consultant for Paramount Pictures, having taken the job at the behest of actor Warren Beatty. Notably, Tarantino is known to have a great deal of respect for Kael, making it possible that his final film is indeed about her, especially considering its setting.
Quentin Tarantino's Filmography So Far
Tarantino made his feature-length filmmaking debut with Reservoir Dogs (1992), which he wrote and directed. Tarantino followed up Reservoir Dogs by writing and directing Pulp Fiction (1994) and Jackie Brown (1997). He then helmed Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and its sequel, Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). However, Tarantino considers Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Volume 2 to be one single film, which would be his fourth. He subsequently wrote and directed Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012) and The Hateful Eight (2015). Tarantino's ninth and most recent film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, released in 2019 from Sony Pictures.
In the past, Tarantino has made it very clear that he has no intention of making movies forever. In fact, he's stated that his plan is to either make 10 movies or retire by age 60. News of Tarantino's 10th and final movie being in the works comes just under two weeks ahead of his 60th birthday. "I want to stop at a certain point," Tarantino said in a 2012 interview with Playboy. "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 fucks 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."
Source: The Hollywood Reporter