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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Quentin Tarantino Explains Why He 'Pulled The Plug' On ‘The Movie Critic' As His Final Film
After Deadline reported last year that Quentin Tarantino dropped The Movie Critic as his 10th and final film, he's providing some insight to the decision. The 2x Oscar winner recently explained that although he 'was very happy' with what he wrote originally as an eight-part series and then translated into a feature-length script but 'wasn't really that excited' when it came time for pre-production. More from Deadline Quentin Tarantino Drops 'The Movie Critic' As His Final Film Cliff Booth Lives & It's No April Fool's Joke: Netflix, David Fincher & Brad Pitt Resurrect Tarantino Script Quentin Tarantino Pays Tribute To Michael Madsen With 'Reservoir Dogs' Memory: "I'm On Your Side, Buddy" 'No one's waiting for this thing per se. I mean, I can do it whenever I want. I mean, it's already written. So OK, let me just not start it right now,' he explained his thought process on The Church of Tarantino podcast. 'Let me try writing it as a movie and let me see if it's better that way. And I was like, 'Oh, OK, no, I think this is going to be the movie.' And then it wasn't. I pulled the plug on it. And the reason I pulled the plug, it's a little crazy.' Although Tarantino said he 'really, really likes' The Movie Critic, he noted, 'But there was a challenge that I gave to myself when I did it. Can I take the most boring profession in the world and make it an interesting movie?' 'Every Tarantino title promises so much, except The Movie Critic,' he explained. 'Who wants to see a TV show about a f***ing movie critic? Who wants to see a movie called The Movie Critic? If I can actually make a movie or a TV show about somebody who watches movies interesting, that is an accomplishment. 'It's a spiritual sequel to Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood in so far as they take place in the same world and they take place in the same town. But there were no crossover characters. Cliff Booth was never in The Movie Critic. That's all a bunch of bull****. That never was the case ever, ever, ever.' Tarantino added, 'I was so excited about the writing, but I wasn't really that excited about dramatizing what I wrote once we were in pre-production.' After The Movie Critic was teased as Tarantino's farewell film in 2023, with Brad Pitt attached to star, Deadline exclusively reported last April that the auteur simply had a change of heart and opted not to move forward with the project. Sources close to the director said he was going back to the drawing board to figure out what that final movie will be. Tarantino said the movie was set in 1977 California, 'based on a guy who really lived but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag.' Although a spiritual sequel to Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019) isn't in the cards for Tarantino's final directorial outing, Pitt is reprising his role as stuntman Cliff Booth for the upcoming Netflix movie off-shoot The Adventures of Cliff Booth, directed by David Fincher. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More Everything We Know About Prime Video's 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series 'Elle'
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Downton Abbey fans break down in tears as the late Dame Maggie Smith is honoured in emotional trailer for last ever film The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey fans broke down in tears as the late Dame Maggie Smith was honoured in the emotional trailer for the last ever film. The tale of the Granthams was first introduced to viewers on ITV back in 2010. Since then, the franchise has evolved into six seasons as well as Christmas specials and two films. Now 15 years later, the story is set to come to a close and the trailer for the third and final film has been released by Universal Pictures. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is set in the 1930s and follows the Crawley family and their staff. Fans will see their favourite characters return to screens as they tackle taking care of the Yorkshire County estate and the changes to come. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Now 15 years later, the story is set to come to a close and the trailer for the third and final film has been released by Universal Pictures It will see the return of beloved stars Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy also feature. The final film also features new additions, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola and Simon Russell Beale. The new film will hit cinemas on September 12 and the first look showed a glimpse of matriarch Lady Violet Crawley, played by the late Maggie Smith, in a painted portrait. Maggie passed away aged 89 last September and the sweet nod to her through the painting made one fan emotional. One penned on YouTube: 'This made me weep :(, ohh Maggie Smith how missed you will be..' While others were left in tears over it being the end of the long-standing tale and took to X: 'Buying tissues now.' 'Don't want to say goodbye,' another commented followed by a crying emoji and a heart. While someone else said: 'CRYING UNCONTROLLABLY AT A TRAILER!' Maggie passed away aged 89 last September and the sweet nod to her through the painting made one fan emotional while others posted about the film in general The official Downton Abbey account on X introduced the new trailer and said: 'The place we'll always remember. The family we'll never forget. Everything has led to this. 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is only in theaters September 12. Watch the teaser trailer now.' The third and final film in the Downton franchise is written by Downton creator and Academy-Award winner Julian Fellowes. Era.
