Difference between revisions of "The Movie Critic"

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The Movie Critic was set to be Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final film but in April 2024 it was announced it wasn't going to be made.

Background

The film is set in Southern California in 1977, the year one of QT's fave films, Rolling Thunder was released (and which he presented as a special screening at Cannes 2023) and also the blockbuster hit Star Wars. The main character is based on a porno rag journalist Tarantino read growing up while he was working (his first job) as a vending machine restocker in his early teen years. Speaking about the critic Tarantino says: "His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern (rule breaking radio persona) and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic. Think about Travis’ diary entries". In the movie, the publication the critic writes for will be called "The Popstar Pages". There is a character arc similar to that of Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver.

News chronology

Contents:

Cast & Credits
Trivia
Soundtrack
Pop Culture References
Pictures
Posters

Fact box

Written and directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Director of Photography: Robert Richardson
Editor: Fred Raskin

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-'''The Movie Critic''' will be Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final film. It was slated to enter production in September 2023 but due to the SAG-AFTRA strike it will likely begin filming later in 2023. Most likely will be released at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025.
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+'''The Movie Critic''' was set to be Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final film but in April 2024 it was announced it wasn't going to be made.
-The film is set in Southern California in 1977 (the year one of QT's fave films, [[Rolling Thunder]] was released and which he presented as a special screening at Cannes 2023) and is based on a porno rag journalist Tarantino read growing up while he was working (his first job) as a vending machine restocker in his early teen years. Speaking about the critic Tarantino says: "His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern (rule breaking radio persona) and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic. Think about Travis’ diary entries". In the movie, the publication the critic writes for will be called "The Popstar Pages". There is a character arc similar to that of Robert De Niro’s as Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver.
+===Background===
+The film is set in Southern California in 1977, the year one of QT's fave films, [[Rolling Thunder]] was released (and which he presented as a special screening at Cannes 2023) and also the blockbuster hit Star Wars. The main character is based on a porno rag journalist Tarantino read growing up while he was working (his first job) as a vending machine restocker in his early teen years. Speaking about the critic Tarantino says: "His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern (rule breaking radio persona) and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic. Think about Travis’ diary entries". In the movie, the publication the critic writes for will be called "The Popstar Pages". There is a character arc similar to that of Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver.
-The film critic character may be based on Jim Sheldon, a relatively unknown second string critic for L.A. porno rag The Hollywood Press. Sheldon saw many films at grindhouses like the Cameo in downtown L.A.
+====News chronology====
+*[https://deadline.com/2024/04/quentin-tarantino-final-film-wont-be-the-movie-critic-scrapped-1235888577/ QT decides to drop The Movie Critic as his final film]
-* Actors rumored to have been offered roles: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Leonardo DiCaprio
+*[https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/4/11/quentin-tarantinos-the-movie-critic-sets-to-shoot-in-fall-2024 The Movie Critic set to start filming in Fall 2024]
+*[https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1536396-tom-cruise-quentin-tarantine-the-movie-critic Tom Cruise circling a role in The Movie Critic]
-* Pre-production: June 2023
+*[https://deadline.com/2024/02/brad-pitt-quentin-tarantino-the-movie-critic-reunite-1235811357/ Brad Pitt is the first cast member to officially join The Movie Critic, Feb 2024]
-* Shooting: TBA 2023-24
-* Release date: tba
-''Sources / News / developing story:''
 * [https://deadline.com/2023/05/quentin-tarantino-new-movie-cannes-breaking-baz-rolling-thunder-1235379542/ May Cannes Interview at Deadline]
 *[https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/quentin-tarantino-the-movie-critic-plot-1234867578/ Indiewire]
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 * [https://deadline.com/2023/03/film-critics-quentin-tarantino-movie-peter-bart-1235308214/ Deadline March 26, 2023 by Peter Bart]
 * [https://www.tarantino.info/2023/03/will-the-movie-critic-be-quentin-tarantinos-final-film/ Will “The Movie Critic” be Quentin Tarantino’s final film? QTA March 15, 2023] and [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/quentin-tarantino-sets-the-movie-critic-final-movie-1235351260/ THR March 15, 2023] and [https://deadline.com/2023/03/quentin-tarantino-the-movie-critic-1235299494/ Deadline March 14, 2023] on the breaking of the news
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+[[File:Moviecriticholder.jpg|The Movie Critic]]
+'''Contents''':
+* [[The Movie Critic/CastCredits|Cast & Credits]]
+*[[The Movie Critic Trivia|Trivia]]
+*Soundtrack
+*Pop Culture References
+*Pictures
+*Posters
+'''Fact box'''
+* Written and directed by: Quentin Tarantino
+* Director of Photography: Robert Richardson
+* Editor: [[Fred Raskin]]
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+[[Category:2025|Movie]][[Category:Movies|Movie]]
-[[Category:2025]][[Category:Films]]
+[[Category:The Movie Critic|Movie]]

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