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QT Tells Us: The Movie Critic Will Be About a Porn Magazine Critic

posted a year ago by roger1 (3626)
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Formerly ecarle.

Tarantino has now elaborated -- I think -- very interestingly on the core premise of "The Movie Critic."

It is based on QT's young career life in the porno theater/porno video industry(funny how he stuck more to the Redondo Beach "movie video store" as his career launch originally; turns out the guy worked in his teens at the Pussycat porn theaters in LA, too.)

Evidently, there was a "porn movie magazine" which allowed for reviews of REGULAR movies in release, too, and this one particular movie critic was MERELY THE SECOND STRINGER (they had room for TWO regular reviewers) and according to QT, this guys reviews were just hilarious and profane and knowing and QT wants to turn THAT GUY into the lead of his movie.

So statements that this would be about Pauline Kael are revealed to be the usual internet guessing game bullshit...

In this interview, QT also says that Leo and Brad are "too old" for the lead -- he will be looking for a "35 year old guy." Any votes out there? I know we've got a lot of young semi-stars -- that Timothee Chavet or whatever strikes me as very wispy but maybe he'd fit, I don't know.

I like how QT is starting to "set the stage" in dribs and drabs for The Movie Critic. It is almost June, 2023. I think he wants to be filming by the fall. Over the summer we will probably start to get one by one casting announcements -- always exciting for me.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6349) a year ago

How about Jesse Eisenberg? He's 39, so not too far off. I think he could play a nerdy writer.

[–] roger1 (3626) a year ago

I will take that casting!

This could be interesting. QT isn't looking to cast this lead from his past players. The men are pretty much all too old.

I like Eisenberg as a possibility.

But other nominations are welcome....

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6349) a year ago

Cool!
Maybe Michael Cera for a second suggestion? He's 34.
Thanks for the interesting preview information on the new movie by the way.

[–] roger1 (3626) a year ago

Michael Cera would be great, too.

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You have to figure that with QT saying he's looking for someone 35, every actor even CLOSE to that age is going to come calling...fronted by their hungry agents.

You're welcome on the preview information. I think that QT knows how to slowly but surely develop interest in his new movies, a bit of information at a time. I'll be watching for more tidbits.

But this thing will REALLY pick up traction when he starts announcing a cast. The big question: will he keep the cast tight and "new" -- or will he find cameos for everybody he ever worked with (Sam Jackson, Leo, Brad, Travolta, DeNiro, Pacino, Russell, Thurman, Leigh...)

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6349) a year ago

[–] roger1 (3626) a year ago

What i wonder is, how many of these guys are already booked for the next couple of years? Eisenberg, for example, has two upcoming projects listed in IMDb. Cera has eight. Would they really be available by fall? Or, more likely, has QT already cast someone? Or, is he not really that serious about fall and looking to film it further out?

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All good questions, and all go to the "unreliability" of the Hollywood moviemaking machine. For instance, QT might have to move the filming date to later...or choose to, if that means that somebody's schedule will open up.

On the other hand, sometimes actors and their management can "move heaven and earth" to make a movie they want to make. They delay ANOTHER movie start date. Or they work on two at once...travelling back and forth to locations and soundstages.

QT has gone ahead and put a massive urgency on "The Movie Critic." He says it is his last movie. Actors of all star levels will probably want to get into it if they can.

CONT

[–] roger1 (3626) a year ago

..and if there are parts for them. Has QT written a script with a LOT of parts -- some maybe "one day cameos"?

His last one was pretty good in that regard. The script had room for (1) Big star Leo and (2) equally big star Brad and(3) aged legendary star Pacino(in only three scenes, only one of which was long) and (4) newly hot female star Margot Robbie ...and then..."others": Kurt Russell as a stunt coordinator (and narrator) and Zoe Bell as his hot tempered wife;;Timothy Olyphant and Luke Perry as the "Lancer brothers" stars; Bruce Dern in a role first accepted by Burt Reynolds, who died before filming could begin. Dakota Fanning in the film's OTHER major female role as the tough and menacing Squeaky Fromme(Jennifer Lawrence turned this down; she also turned down Daisy Domergue in Hateful Eight; I'm guessing she regrets at least ONE of those turn downs, her career is kind of cooling off.)

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As to other parts, I assume he will do his best to fit actors based on what the script requires. Will he play himself? :)

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He might take a role(he has in the past), but if the movie is set in 1977, he was a teenager then. Playing himself won't work.

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If not, whom will he cast?

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I dunno but I think its going to be exciting finding out.

Side issue: So often in his career, QT has "rescued" some faded or little known actor. I'd take this all the way back to Lawrence Tierney(the old bald guy) in Reservoir Dogs, and then Travolta, Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Michael Parks, David Carradine, Don Stroud, Tom Wopat, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lee Horsley, Bruce Dern, Clu Gulager..maybe he'll find someone like that to "save" in his new (final) film.

Its going to be fun, I tell ya.