Variety confirmed the other day that the director had turned down the project, which would have been his 10th film, and revealed that sources told him he won’t be rewriting the project either.
In February, Brad Pitt was reportedly cast in the film – the collaboration would reunite the actor-director duo after working together on 2009’s Ugly Bastards and 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Movie Critic was reportedly set in 1977 and followed a movie critic who wrote reviews for a porn magazine. Pitt is rumored to be reprising a version of his role as Cliff Booth from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, according to Variety.
At Cannes last year, Tarantino declined to answer questions about the film, but said: “I can’t tell you anything until you see the film.”
Last year in Cannes everything was different
At Cannes last year, Tarantino declined to answer questions about the film, but said: “I can’t tell you anything until you see the film. I’m tempted to say some of the character’s monologues right now, but I’m not going to. Maybe if there were less video cameras. You just have to wait and see.”
Variety also reported last September that Tarantino had received a $20.2 million grant from California for the film, which was labeled “#10” in reference to the director’s 10th film.
What he was saying a while ago about The Movie Critic
No one gives a clear answer, yet
“I love filming in California,” Tarantino said in a statement at the time. “I started directing films here and it is only fitting that I shoot my latest film in the film capital of the world.
»There’s nothing better than shooting in my hometown – the crews are the best I’ve ever worked with and the locations are amazing. The producers and I are excited to shoot #10 in Los Angeles.”
It is not clear, yet, whether he will use the approved grant for another film.
*With data from rollingstone.co.uk
