Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino will probably work together again on “The Movie Critic,” the filmmaker’s tenth and perhaps last picture. It’s unclear how the deal is progressing. Regarding “The Movie Critic,” Tarantino has not revealed much, but it is purportedly based in the 1970s in southern California and centres on a pessimistic movie critic. Rumour has it that Pauline Kael, a deceased writer for the New Yorker and one of the most significant cinema critics of her era, served as inspiration.
In response to questions concerning “The Movie Critic,” Tarantino said, “I can’t tell you guys [anything] until you see the movie,” in 2023, during a conversation with attendees of the Cannes Film Festival. “I’m tempted to do some of the character’s monologues right now, but I’m not going to. Maybe if there were less video cameras. You just have to wait and see.”
Pitt is anticipated to work with director Joseph Kosinski of “Top Gun: Maverick” on a Formula One racing film throughout part of 2024. He plays an experienced driver who steps out of retirement account to battle with a newcomer and the sport’s stalwarts in that Apple production. Thus, assuming negotiations for “The Movie Critic” are concluded, production won’t probably start until the middle of the year or later. The movie, which will be filmed in California and get a $20 million tax credit, has no connected studio.
In the past, Pitt and Tarantino collaborated on the films “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (2019), the latter of which won Pitt an Oscar for best supporting actor. Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” brought in $377 million worldwide at the global box office.