Tarantino's Plans for a Metaverse-Based Final Film Stalled; Future Uncertain
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Director Quentin Tarantino planned to build a metaverse for his unproduced 10th film, The Movie Critic, which was to feature characters from his previous works, including a young version of himself, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film was meant to be Tarantino's last, after promises of a limited 10-film career. Despite planning various projects, including a Star Trek film and revisiting the Kill Bill universe, none have come to fruition. Tarantino's adventures in the metaverse could continue off-screen, given his prior foray into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), despite the legal dispute with Miramax studios over screenplay rights.
Renowned director Quentin Tarantino held plans to design a metaverse for his forthcoming tenth film, a universe drawing from his past repertoire, and encompassing a youthful, 16-year-old portrayal of Tarantino himself. As per an account by The Hollywood Reporter, this imagined 'Tarantino-verse' would be encapsulated within a make-believe movie theatre. Serving as the metaverse's guide, the adolescent Tarantino would communicate with his famed film characters and the fictitious actors portraying them. This metaverse would act as an intricate narrative within a larger narrative - a film within a film – presented as "The Movie Critic" set inside a cinema. Regrettably, Tarantino has publicly conceded that The Movie Critic won't transpire. This isn't the initial instance of Tarantino's anticipated 10th film meeting a dead end. He has expressed that after directing a decade's worth of films, he aims to retire. A former project primed to be his last was a venture into the Kill Bill universe, entailing a narrative of a protagonist's victim's daughter seeking vengeance. Tarantino also played a key role in a Star Trek project that was allegedly to be a mature, hard-hitting interpretation of the well known series. Yet, this project was adjourned since the director supposedly didn't want his swansong to be a popular franchise. It's yet to be seen whether the metaverse outlined for The Movie Critic will materialize. There's no official confirmation regarding the nature of Tarantino's 10th film, despite the possibility of the 'Tarantino-verse' coming to fruition off-screen. As reported by Cointelegraph in 2022, Tarantino has delved into the realms of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse developments previously. He sold NFTs encapsulating "secrets" of his movies, including unedited scenes from Pulp Fiction’s script. This led to a legal fight with Miramax studios, arguing they held the rights to the included intellectual property. Miramax made note during the legal dispute that they were in the process of devising Tarantino-related NFTs. A compromise was eventually reached between the two parties. Given his nearly four-decade-long career, touching everything from a cameo as an Elvis Presley impersonator on the 1980s show “Golden Girls,” to the reinvention of the Charles Manson murders in the 2019 alternate reality film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” a 'Tarantino-verse' could offer fans a comprehensive and genre-spanning experience.
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4/24/2024 7:59:39 PM
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