Quentin Tarantino.Photo: Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty
Quentin Tarantinois sticking to his 10-movie promise.
In a new interview with CNN’sChris Wallace, the longtime filmmaker confirmed that his next movie would be his last, after directing nine standalone films over the past three decades (not counting 2007’sDeath Proof, which served as half of the double featureGrindhousealongsideRobert Rodriguez’sPlanet Terror).
“I’ve been doing it for a long time; I’ve been doing it for 30 years. Andit’s time to wrap up the show,” said Tarantino, 59. “I’m an entertainer. I want to leave you wanting more.”
Tarantino kicked off his big-screen directorial career with 1992’sReservoir Dogs, and most recently steered the ship on 2019’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood. He has won twoAcademy Awardsfor screenwriting: for 1994’sPulp Fictionand 2012’sDjango Unchained,both of which he also directed.
The remainder of his directed standalone features includeJackie Brown(1997),Kill Bill: Volume 1(2003),Kill Bill: Volume 2(2004),Inglourious Basterds(2009) andThe Hateful Eight(2015).
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Quentin Tarantino (R) on the set ofPulp Fiction(1994).Linda R Chen/Miramax/Buena Vista/Kobal/Shutterstock
Tarantino told Wallace, 75, that he doesn’t “want to work to diminishing returns,” explaining, “I don’t want to become this old man who’s out of touch when, already, I’m feeling a bit like an old man out of touch whenit comes to the current moviesthat are out right now.”
“And that’s what happens — that’s exactly what happens,” he added.
“Right now, I don’t even know what a movie is — is that something that plays onNetflix? Is that something that plays on Amazon and people watch it on their couch with their wife or their husband? Is that a movie?” he said. “‘Cause my last movie opened up in 3,000 theaters and played all over the world for a couple of months.”
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Last year, Tarantino appeared onPure Cinema Podcast(viaMovieMaker) to discuss his imminent retirement and desire to avoid the possibility of ending his career on a bad movie.
“Most directors’ last films are f—ing lousy. Maybe I should not make another movie because I couldbe really happy with dropping the mic,” he said, in part.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which scored 10 nominations at the 2020 Oscars, was Tarantino’s ninth standalone film. And while the director previously stated he’d cap his career at 10 movies,he joked about calling it quitsif the 2019 film was “really well-received” prior to its release.
“I see myself writing books and starting to write theatre, so I’ll still be creative,” he toldGQ Australia. “I just think I’ve given all I have to give to movies.”
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?airs Sundays at 7 p.m. ET on CNN, with three new episodes available Friday mornings on HBO Max.
source: people.com
