Quentin Tarantino is one of Hollywood's most established and famous directors, with his films often known for their violent themes, profanity-riddled dialogue, and pop culture references.
Responsible for film classics such as Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds and the Kill Bill series, fans are eager to see what the director's next and final project will be.
The 61-year-old has stated that he would make 10 films before retiring for good, and having made nine thus far (he counts the Kill Bills as one movie), many are waiting with baited breath to see how the Hollywood legend signs off.
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But sadly, it looks like it isn't meant to be.
Tarantino's most recent project, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, was released in 2019 and starred the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie among others.
The film received positive reviews from critics and fans, and performed impressively at the box office, much like the majority of the director's films.
Though he's known for throwing unexpected surprises into his many movies, this may not be one that fans will be happy to hear.
An anonymous source has revealed to Deadline that Tarantino has dropped the film as his final project, giving no other explanation apart from that he 'changed his mind'.
It was reported that Pitt was going to be the main star in the film, marking the third collaboration between the actor and director, with rumours of other familiar faces from past films set to make appearances.
Sony was also set to team up with the director to make another film following the success of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.
After reports that the director simply rewrote his script and delayed production, he has allegedly decided to scrap the project.
Named The Movie Critic, hype around the film gained traction after the SAG-AFTRA strike ended as Pitt was set to join the cast, with shooting expected to begin this year.
Tarantino opened up about the film to Deadline in May 2023, who explained that the film was going to be 'based on a guy who really lived but was never really famous', and used to write reviews for movies that were published in a porno magazine.
It was inspired by Tarantino's own experience as a teen, where he had a job of putting adult magazines into a vending machine and emptying coins out of the cash dispenser.
He explained: “All the other stuff was too skanky to read, but then there was this porno rag that had a really interesting movie page.
Speaking more about the main character, who is based on a real person, he revealed: "He was very rude, you know. He cursed. He used racial slurs. But his s**t was really funny. He was as rude as hell.
“He wrote about mainstream movies and he was the second-string critic.
“I think he was a very good critic. He was cynical as hell. His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic."
The director's sudden change of heart on the film is not the first time that he has backtracked on a project though, as several years ago, the director shelved upcoming project The Hateful Eight after he gave a group of actors the script and one of them leaked it out online.
Following the perceived betrayal, Tarantino later returned to the project after seeing how much positive feedback it got after performing a reading for charity, with the film eventually being released in 2015.
LADbible has contacted representatives for Quentin Tarantino for comment.
Topics: Quentin Tarantino, Film, Celebrity
Joshua Nair