Quentin Tarantino plans The Movie Critic as his final film. The lead character is based on a real-life movie critic who wrote for a pornography magazine and produced cynical reviews likened to early Howard Stern and a film-critic version of Travis Bickle. The critic died in his late thirties, likely from complications of alcoholism. Tarantino intends to cast an age-appropriate actor, excluding older stars like Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. The project entered 'pre-pre production' in June 2023. Progress remains limited while SAG-AFTRA is on strike. Plot hints, casting rumors, and location details have emerged.
"Usually the worst films in their filmography are those last four at the end. I am all about my filmography, and one bad film f-s up three good ones. I don't want that bad, out-of-touch comedy in my filmography, the movie that makes people think, 'Oh man, he still thinks it's 20 years ago.' When directors get out-of-date, it's not pretty."
"He wrote about mainstream movies and he was the second-string critic. I think he was a very good critic. He was as cynical as hell. His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic," he said. "He wrote like he was 55 but he was only in his early to mid-30s. He died in his late thirties."
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