Quentin Tarantino opens up about The Movie Critic getting shelved

Hollywood auteur Quentin Tarantino is set to star in the drama Only What We Carry along with actor Simon PeggTarantino 62 and the Star Trek actor 55 will feature in writer and director Jamie Adamsrsquos upcoming movieTarantinorsquos part in Only What We Carry will be his biggest onscreen role since 1996rsquos From Dusk Till Dawn though the director has cameoed in some of his own films like Django Unchained 2012 and Pulp Fiction 1994As per reports the filmmaker and Pegg will star alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg Sofia Boutella Liam Hellmann and singer Lizzy McAlpine in what will be her feature debut It is set along the rugged Normandy coastline and is billed as ldquoa meditation on love loss and the quiet courage it takes to move forwardrdquoPegg stars as Julian Johns ldquoa onceformidable instructor whose former student Charlotte Levant Boutella returns home to face the ghosts of her past Joining them are John Percy Tarantino Julianrsquos old friend whose sudden arrival stirs longburied truths Josephine Chabrol Gainsbourg Charlottersquos protective sister Vincent Hellmann a restless artiste caught between love and loyalty and Jacqueline McAlpine a young aspiring dancer whose presence forces everyone to confront the weight of what theyrsquove left behindrdquoAdams said in a statement ldquoItrsquos always been a dream of mine to shoot an Eric Rohmerstyled picture in Normandy a dream that included collaborating with an exceptional international ensemble cast and crew It turns out that by embracing the freedoms of independent cinema that dream has come true Irsquom forever grateful to the cast and crew of Only What We Carry for this momentrdquoTarantino who most recently cameoed in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019 was reportedly pitched the role for Only What We Carry ldquothrough his agent because he was perfect for the partrdquoOnly What We Carry will be produced by Charles Benoin Hellmann and Journi Smit Tarantino had been working on his tenth and final film The Movie Critic though ultimately decided to shelve the project after finding he ldquowasnrsquot really that excitedrdquo about itSpeaking on The Church of Tarantino podcast he said ldquoNo onersquos waiting for this thing per se I mean I can do it whenever I want Itrsquos already written So okay let me just not start it right now Let me try writing it as a movie and see if itrsquos better that way This was going to be the movie And then it wasnrsquot I pulled the plug on it The reason is a little crazyrdquo The Kill Bill 200304 director added he ldquoreally really likesrdquo The Movie Critic but it had given him a ldquochallengerdquoHe shared ldquoThere was a challenge that I gave to myself when I did it Can I take the most boring profession in the world and make it an interesting movie Every Tarantino title promises so much except The Movie Critic Who wants to see a TV show about a f movie critic Who wants to see a movie called The Movie Critic If I can actually make a movie or a TV show about somebody who watches movies interesting that is an accomplishmentrdquoWhen Tarantino faced the camera1987 lsquoMy Best Friendrsquos Birthdayrsquo1992 lsquoReservoir Dogsrsquo1994 lsquoPulp Fictionrsquo1995 lsquoDestiny Turns on the Radiorsquo1996 lsquoFrom Dusk Till Dawnrsquo2007 lsquoDeath Proofrsquo2008 lsquoPlanet Terrorrsquo2012 lsquoDjango UnchainedrsquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever