When Quentin Tarantino insulted Paul Dano's acting abilities in There Will Be Blood, he inadvertently assembled the Avengers of Hollywood stars who have Dano's back. On The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Tarantino said Dano's acting was "a giant flaw" in the Oscar-nominated movie and that he was the "weakest" actor in SAG. Not every director agrees.
Considering Tarantino's penchant for championing Asian cinema and his taste for stylized hyper-violence, the pick certainly didn't come out of nowhere. But for many of those watching him chat about his favorites, the movie was as much of a myth as an actual product. Battle Royale hadn't been officially released on home video in the United States, so if you'd missed its few theatrical showings, you were left scrabbling for a bootleg version
"We'll see," "I've got other things to do... I have a whole Kill Bill idea in my mind, but it was wiped out." "I like the idea of a Bill origin," "And the three godfathers that made Bill: Esteba Vihaio, Pai Mei, and Hattori Hanzo. Will I live long enough to do that? That remains to be seen."
It was adapted in 2012 as the film of the same name, launching a successful franchise. A sixth film in the series will be released next year. Speaking in a new interview on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Tarantino said: Battle Royale is based on a novel. I do not understand how the Japanese writer didn't sue Suzanne Collins for every f***ing thing she owns. They just ripped off the f***ing book!
If you're out of the loop, people have long speculated that Quentin has a thing for feet given how much airtime they get in his movies. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood featured shots of Margot Robbie, Margaret Qualley, and Dakota Fanning's bare feet, Uma Thurman went barefoot in that iconic Pulp Fiction dance scene, and Quentin famously cast himself as the person who slurped tequila from Salma Hayek's toes in From Dusk Till Dawn.
There are so many people who deserve to have this kind of life who don't, but I think I'm comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway...It's OK to be made fun of when you're in rarefied air. It's a lucky place to be.
Tarantino stated, "I think Inglourious Basterds is my masterpiece but Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is my favourite." This reflects his personal connection to his works.
