Tarantino's Final Film: The Mystery Male Critic

Quentin Tarantino has revealed more details about his upcoming film, The Movie Critic, which will be his final directorial effort. While there was initial speculation that the film would center around legendary film critic Pauline Kael, Tarantino has since confirmed that it will instead be based on a male critic who wrote for a pornography magazine in 1977 California. The unnamed critic, who Tarantino says was "as cynical as hell," wrote about mainstream movies and was considered the second-string critic for the magazine. Despite never achieving fame, Tarantino believes he was a very good critic and compares his reviews to a cross between early Howard Stern and the diary entries of Travis Bickle.

The movie critic who wrote for the pornography magazine was known for his sharp tongue and irreverent humor. While his language was often crude and he freely used racial slurs, his reviews were undeniably hilarious. Despite his youthful age, he wrote with the wisdom and experience of someone much older. Tragically, he passed away in his late thirties, likely due to complications related to his struggles with alcoholism.

Tarantino's upcoming and final film remains shrouded in mystery, but what is known is that it won't be a revenge story, a departure from the filmmaker's usual style. The film will be based on an unknown critic who wrote for a pornography magazine, which Tarantino will fictionalize as "The Popstar Pages" in the film. The critic tragically died in his late thirties from complications due to alcoholism, adding a somber note to Tarantino's tenth and final film.

Though no one has been cast yet, Tarantino plans to find a new leading man he's never worked with before for the part, which is around 35 years old. Frequent collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are deemed too old for the role. While Tarantino has someone in mind for the part, he is still undecided. He has also ruled out the possibility of casting a British actor.

Tarantino will be relocating to Los Angeles in June to begin "pre-pre production," which includes continuing his search for the perfect cast. With this being his final film, many talented actors will be vying for a chance to work with the renowned auteur.

Source: Deadline