Quentin Tarantino's filmography is legendary. From Pulp Fiction to Kill Bill to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Tarantino has put out numerous classics that are unique from one another but share the director's distinct style and dialogue. The one thing that might be just as interesting as the films he has made are the ones he didn't. With there recently being talks of a possible Kill Bill Vol. 3 and the fact that his tenth film will be his last, here is a list of the best never-made Quentin Tarantino movies so far.
Kill Bill Vol. 3
The two-part revenge action thriller Kill Bill follows Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo, a former assassin on a journey for revenge against Bill, her boss, and her former squad after they betrayed her and left her in a coma. The movie takes heavy inspiration from classic martial arts films and spaghetti Westerns, creating Tarantino's most over-the-top action-oriented movie by far.
Recently, Tarantino said on the Joe Rogan Podcast that he hasn't ruled out making Vol. 3 for his final film. The idea of returning to Beatrix and her daughter 20 years after the events of Kill Bill Vol. 2 is one Tarantino thinks about a lot. How Beatrix has changed, how she and her daughter have dealt with everything that came after Vol. 2 and what they have been up to is an exciting idea. While there's a possibility Tarantino returns to Kill Bill for his final film, odds are it will remain one of the best films he has never made.
The Vega Brothers
The Vega Brothers movie was an idea Tarantino had for a prequel to Pulp Fiction, starring John Travolta as Vincent Vega and Michael Madsen reprising his Reservoir Dogs role as Vic Vega, aka Mr. Blonde. Vincent and Vic being brothers has always been a cool detail that provides some connective tissue between Tarantino movies, but a prequel about both brothers was actually almost made.
According to Michael Madsen, The Vega Brothers would have followed Vic and Vincent running a club in Amsterdam. In Pulp Fiction, Vincent is returning to Los Angeles from a prolonged period overseas, so The Vega Brothers would detail what the two were up to in Amsterdam. Of course, the idea fell to the wayside as time went on, the actors grew older and Tarantino focused on newer ideas. Pulp Fiction could have had several movies spawn from its story, like the adventures of Jules Winnfield after he quits the life or what happened to Bruce Willis' Butch after he resolved things with Marsellus. It's a shame that so many interesting ideas didn't get used. However, other Tarantino films wouldn't have been made if they did.
Django/Zorro
Django: Unchained is Tarantino's American history revisionist Western that takes place two years before the Civil War. The film follows the titular slave (Jaime Foxx) on his journey to find his wife after being freed by Dr. Shultz (Christoph Waltz), a bounty hunter. As early as 2014, there were talks about a Django sequel where Django meets the masked hero Zorro.
In 2019, Tarantino tapped Jerrod Carmichael to write the Django/Zorro crossover movie. The film is said to be set years after the events of Django: Unchained, with Django settling near Chicago with his wife Brunhilde (Kerry Washington). He takes to the road as a bounty hunter once more and runs into an older Diego De la Vega, Zorro himself, and shenanigans ensue. The two characters weirdly seem like they would go well together and actually exist in the same fictional world. Django/Zorro is still a possibility. Although it might not end up being directed by Tarantino, it's not totally dead yet.
Star Trek
For a while, there was a growing possibility that Tarantino would helm his own Star Trek film. Although it is now unlikely, there's a tiny chance it could happen. Talks between Tarantino and Star Trek (2009) director J. J. Abrams began at the end of 2017. Tarantino's itch interested Abrams so much that the plan for Tarantino to direct started progressing. Many rumors followed, and the possibility has former Enterprise captains William Shatner and Patrick Stewart expressing interest in being in Tarantino's Star Trek.
The director has repeatedly said that he wants his tenth film to be his last. Therefore, it's hard to imagine him choosing Star Trek -- even though it would be amazing to see what he would do with the franchise -- over creating another original story that would culminate his entire film career. The Star Trek movie franchise is still in flux, and the fourth installment doesn't seem close to being a done deal.
James Bond
Before 2006's Casino Royale, Tarantino expressed interest in directing then 007 Pierce Brosnan in his own take on the classic James bond character. Brosnan said in an interview with Esquire that after Kill Bill Vol. 2, he and Tarantino met and over many martinis to discuss Tarantino's desire to direct a film in the franchise.
However, the studio ultimately chose to go in a different direction, deciding to reboot the franchise again with Daniel Craig as Bond and Martin Campbell as director. A Tarantino-directed James Bond film would definitely be something to behold, but it never materialized even after a serious campaign for the job.
Reservoir Dogs Remake
Tarantino has recently revealed that he "considered" making a Reservoir Dogs remake as his tenth and final film. Speaking on Real Time with Bill Maher, Tarantino said he has seriously weighed making a Reservoir Dogs remake but didn't do it. He is obviously going to consider all possibilities for his swan song, and returning to Reservoir Dogs briefly intrigued him.
It's unclear if Tarantino meant he considered doing an actual remake of the movie or a follow-up of some sort. The hypothetical film could have picked up years after the heist went wrong or could have been a prequel. Unfortunately, audiences will never know because the Reservoir Dogs remake is the latest and greatest Quentin Tarantino movie that was never made.