Quentin Tarantino was spotted at a screening of Barbie in Los Angeles this weekend.The film came to cinemas on Friday (July 21), with huge anticipation around its release alongside Oppenheimer.On its first weekend, Tarantino was among millions to flock to see Greta Gerwig’s film and was spotted buying his ticket at the box office and then settling in to the screening by fans, who have shared photos online.Get a glimpse into Tarantino’s big day out below. It’s not clear whether he did the so-called ‘Barbenheimer’ double though.A post shared by IndieWire (@indiewire)As the films’ first weekend comes to a close, Barbie is currently set to outpace Oppenheimer at the box office.The films have been the subject of particular attention for coming out on the same day, with many people attempting to see both in the space of 24 hours.As things stand, Greta Gerwig’s comedy is set to bring in $110million (£86.6million) at the US box office this weekend, over twice the expected takings of Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer is expected to gross $50million (£38.8million).Barbie’s current takings mean it will break the record for the highest-opening film in the US by a female director. Wonder Woman previously held the title, bringing in £103million(£89.1million) in 2017.Warner Bros confirmed yesterday (July 21) that Barbie had earned $22.3million (£17.3million) in box office previews – the highest figure of any film this year.
Quentin Tarantino Shoots Down Hopes For ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’
04.07.2023 - 00:13 / deadline.com
Quentin Tarantino is shooting down the rumors that he was working on Kill Bill: Volume 3.
Many Tarantino fans had hoped that the filmmaker would revisit the Kill Bill universe and cast Uma Thurman’s daughter Maya Hawke in the potential sequel. However, in a new interview, the director says a third installment of the martial arts film is not happening.
“I don’t see that. My last film is about a film critic, a male critic. And he plays in the 70s,” he said in an interview with DeMorgen striking down speculation about Thurman and Hawke teaming up in a Kill Bill follow-up.
Tarantino imposed a 10-film limit and his next film about the movie critic would be his last leaving no room for him to direct a Kill Bill sequel.
Back in 2022, Thurman talked about the potential of Kill Bill: Vol. 3 happening.
“I can’t really tell you anything about it. I mean it has been discussed over the years. There was real thought about it happening, but very long ago. I don’t see it as immediately on the horizon,” she said during an appearance on The Jess Cagle Show.
Tarantino had previously said he had talked to Thurman about possibly doing another sequel and using ideas that didn’t make the cut for the first two films.
Vivica A. Fox, who played Vernita Green and was killed by Beatrix Kiddo in the film series, recently talked about why fans still want to see more of this story.
“I think the main draw is that people love Tarantino’s work,” she said in an interview with CBR. “He’s always got this weird quirkiness that surprises you, that intrigues you, [and] that makes you want more.”
Fox appeared in a music video with SZA where they recreated Kill Bill which fueled speculation that the singer would play her daughter in a potential sequel.
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Quentin Tarantino Rolls Out for ‘Barbie’-‘Oppenheimer’ Double Feature on Opening Weekend
McKinley Franklin editor No one is immune to the cultural craze that is “Barbenheimer” — including Quentin Tarantino. Moviegoers across the globe assembled over the weekend to celebrate the debut of both Greta Gerwig’s pink and plastic-permeated “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s atomic history piece “Oppenheimer.” With both films opening on the same day, many ticket buyers picked up same-day viewings of the films — Tarantino among them. In a photograph posted to Twitter, a user snapped a picture of the filmmaker in Los Angeles with Roger Avary, his “Pulp Fiction” co-writer and co-host on the pair’s Video Archives Podcast. The caption shared that Tarantino walked across the street after seeing “Oppenheimer” to buy tickets for “Barbie,” going from the Westwood Village to the Regency Bruin Theatre.
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Christopher Nolan says Quentin Tarantino’s approach to retirement is “very purist”
Christopher Nolan has shared his thoughts on Quentin Tarantino‘s “very purist” approach to retiring from his filmmaking career.Tarantino recently said that he is “ready to quit” making movies following a 30-year career in the industry, with his 10th film – The Movie Critic – expected to be his final big-screen project. The director will be just over 60-years-old when he closes out his career.Speaking on the ReelBlend podcast (via CinemaBlend), Nolan addressed his thoughts on Tarantino’s retirement plans, say that he “understand both points of view”.“It’s addictive to tell stories in cinema.
Christopher Nolan Says Quentin Tarantino’s Reason for Retiring Is ‘Very Purist’: ‘It’s the POV of a Cinephile Who Prizes Film History’
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Christopher Nolanrecently told the “ReelBlend” podcast (via CinemaBlend) that he understands Quentin Tarantino’s decision to retire from feature filmmaking after his upcoming 10th directorial effort, titled “The Movie Critic.” Tarantino has spoken for years about his plan to retire, saying he wants to leave behind a consistently strong and tightly curated body of work. “And do you believe him?” Nolan asked the podcast hosts regarding Tarantino’s planned retirement. There’s no reason not to believe Tarantino at this time. Every time he’s dropped details about his next movie, “The Movie Critic,” he has reminded fans it will be his last directorial feature while also stressing that just because he is retiring from filmmaking doesn’t mean he can’t write books, plays, television series and more. Tarantino bringing his filmmaking career to an end in his 60s is a contrast to a filmmaker like Martin Scorsese, who is releasing “Killers of the Flower Moon” at age 80 later this year.
Christopher Nolan On Retiring From Filmmaking & If He’ll Direct Another Superhero Movie
Christopher Nolan is one of the most lauded directors in Hollywood with Oppenheimer set to drop in theaters this week. The filmmaker is opening up about where he stands on the notion of retiring and if he would ever make another superhero movie.
Rosanna Arquette crashes car into shopping centre
Desperately Seeking Susan and Pulp Fiction, crashed a car into a Malibu shopping centre, according to Entertainment Weekly, though no other injuries were reported.The site reports police saying that the star mistakenly pressed the gas instead of the brake, and she was subsequently transported to hospital as “a precautionary measure”.According to Los Angeles Fire Station 71 Captain Mike Rivera (via The Malibu Times): “She was a little shook up about what happened.“Around 9:45 a.m. a vehicle that was attempting to park, it was unknown exactly what happened, but instead of backing out, it went forward, and took out three [pillars] that support the roof, luckily no one was injured, we had two tables nearby but luckily no one was sitting there.“Right now we’re just waiting for engineering to come out to deem the building safe and make sure it’s safe.
Quentin Tarantino helped revive ‘Justified’ for new series, says showrunner
Quentin Tarantino helped revive Justified for an unlikely new series, co-showrunner Michael Dinner has revealed.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Dinner detailed how they came to adapt Elmore Leonard’s crime novel City Primeval, which centres on a detective who tracks down ‘Oklahoman Wildman’ Clement Mansell in Detroit.“A lot of people had wanted to make this book before,” he said. “It almost got made by [Sam] Peckinpah years ago as a movie, and [Quentin] Tarantino wanted to make it as a movie, and a lot of people wanted to play with it in television, streaming or cable.”Dinner said he then received a surprise call from Timothy Olyphant, who was filming Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood at the time.
‘Wingwomen’ Trailer: Adèle Exarchopoulos & Mélanie Laurent Are Two BFF Thieves In A New French Netflix Heist Film
French actress Mélanie Laurent has really taken her career into her own hands in the last few years. While she really turned heads with one of the lead roles in Quentin Tarantino’s WWII movie “Inglourious Basterds” and immediately grabbed Hollywood’s ear—starring in films like “Beginners,” “Now You See Me,” “By The Sea” and Michael Bay’s “6 Underground”— she also quickly turned to her own projects and became a filmmaker almost as soon as she popped up onto the global stage.
Mélanie Laurent on Debunking Action Movie Stereotypes With Netflix’s ‘Wingwomen’: ‘We Wanted It to Be Rock ‘n’ Roll’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Mélanie Laurent, who broke through in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” and has since made a name for herself as a filmmaker, is back in the director’s chair with “Wingwomen,” coming to Netflix Nov. 1. The movie, in which Laurent stars alongside Adèle Exarchopoulos, Manon Bresch and Isabelle Adjani, is a rare breed of action-comedy driven by fearless female characters. Laurent and Exarchopoulos star as high-profile thieves and best friends who decide to retire from their life on the run. They recruit Sam, a young and feisty car racer (Bresch) to assist them with one last job, but quickly clash with their godmother’s will (Adjani).
‘Wingwomen’ Trailer: Adèle Exarchopoulos & Mélanie Laurent Are Two BFF Thieves In A New French Netflix Heist Film
French actress Mélanie Laurent has really taken her career into her own hands in the last few years. While she really turned heads with one of the lead roles in Quentin Tarantino’s WWII movie “Inglourious Basterds” and immediately grabbed Hollywood’s ear—starring in films like “Beginners,” “Now You See Me,” “By The Sea” and Michael Bay’s “6 Underground”— she also quickly turned to her own projects and became a filmmaker almost as soon as she popped up onto the global stage.
Quentin Tarantino Squashes The Possibility Of Another ‘Kill Bill’ Film
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Why ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig refused to CGI this ‘beautiful’ body part
not fantastic. “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig has revealed her refusal to CGI a certain body part of the famous doll in the upcoming film, calling the very idea “terrifying.” “There was a big discussion in the beginning,” Gerwig, 39, told the hosts of Australian talk show “The Project.” “Everyone said, ‘Are you going to CGI all the feet?’ And I thought, ‘Oh god, no! That’s terrifying! That’s a nightmare.’ Also, Margot [Robbie] has the nicest feet. She has these beautiful dancer feet.
Quentin Tarantino gives disappointing update on ‘Kill Bill 3’
Kill Bill sequel.The filmmaker said in a new interview that he “doesn’t see” a third installment of the martial arts movie happening despite there being talk of one over the years.“I don’t see that. My last film is about a film critic, a male critic.
Quentin Tarantino’s original cast list for ‘Pulp Fiction’ resurfaces
Quentin Tarantino’s original cast list for Pulp Fiction has resurfaced online, with both John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson billed as second options.In the 1994 film, Travolta and Jackson played Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield respectively, alongside supporting cast members Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer.While many of Tarantino’s first picks ended up in the film (including Roth, Plummer, Keitel, Ving Rhames and Christopher Walken), some have different first options.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Remembers James Cameron Shooting Down His Thirst for Blood on ‘Terminator 2’: ‘You’re a Very Sick Guy’ (Video)
two-volume book published by Taschen, “Arnold.” The centerpiece of the sold-out evening was a wide-ranging conversation between he and the book’s editor, Dian Hanson, followed by a 3D screening of the film. Today, the actor, activists and former California governor credits Cameron with coming up with the “brilliant idea” of having his Terminator be a protector instead of an assassin in his 1991 sequel. But he corroborated Wednesday previous interviews with Cameron (and expanded on revelations he shared in his Netflix documentary, “Arnold”), saying that at first, he was frustrated with the plot twist.
Hollywood, Please Stop Ruining Shows and Movies With Terrible Needle Drops
William Earl This article contains spoilers for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” season 2 of “Yellowjackets” and “Beef.” 2023 has been a year saddled with head-thumpingly obvious needle drops. Excited to see robots scuffle in “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”? A key fight scene will be soundtracked to LL Cool J’s 1991 hit, “Mama Said Knock You Out.” During the trailers beforehand, a spot for the Dracula movie “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” features a remix of Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” in which Billy Corgan sings, “The world is a vampire / Sent to drain.” Chilling out after the movie to watch the new episode of “The Idol”? Prepare for star The Weeknd’s new song “Take Me Back,” which literally describes the toxic relationship between the two lead characters (Lyrics like “I’ve been manipulated a hundred times, but / None of them felt so soft and kind” and “Never understood why Mama cried, and / Could it be because our secret’s hiding?” could catch even the most casual viewer up to the plot.)
‘Kill Bill,’ ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘The Neverending Story’ Join Cinespia’s Summer Screening Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
McKinley Franklin editor Cinespia is set to debut a slate of film screenings in honor of its 22nd summer season, Variety can exclusively reveal. Joining the lineup for the month of August are “The Neverending Story,” “Pretty Woman,” “Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2” and “Poltergeist.” Cinespia initially began as a screening of “Strangers on a Train,” expanding to become the most popular outdoor cinema event in Southern California. Their summer season screenings will all take place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, presented by Amazon Studios. “We’re thrilled to unveil our lineup of film screenings for August of our 22nd season,” said Cinespia founder, John Wyatt. “We’re also excited to be bringing back the Cinespia fan favorite ‘all nighter’ double feature with Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2 which will screen at the Cemetery until 2 a.m.”
Bryan Cranston Performs Dramatic – and Hilarious – Reenactment From ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Scandoval (Video)
dubbed the Scandoval and led to production adding extra footage of the fallout and a highly rated three-part reunion.“Is it alright if I don’t know what I’m doing?” Cranston asked.“You’re an actor, you DO know,” host Cohen assured him.“You got this,” fellow guest Maya Hawke added.Cranston then dove into an emotional reading, delivering lines like, “You want someone to just gas you up. You are worth nothing.
‘Tarantino Live’ Woos London With ‘Once Upon a Time’ Sequences, as Rock Musical Plans U.S. Tour
Naman Ramachandran The performance show “Tarantino Live” has officially been updated based on Quentin Tarantino’s last film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” for its London run. For The Record, the production company behind the rock musical (whose repertoire includes shows based on the works of John Hughes, Baz Luhrmann, the Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Robert Zemeckis and Garry and Penny Marshall) has also revealed plans for a U.S. tour in 2024. “Tarantino Live: Fox Force Five and the Tyranny of Evil Men” — its full title — combines Tarantino’s most iconic film scenes with live rock ‘n’ roll renditions of songs pulled from their soundtracks, merging the worlds of Hollywood and musical theater into a 360-degree live-concert experience.