Quentin Tarantino revealed that he plans to return to television and shoot an eight-episode series by 2023. While promoting his new book on Wednesday night, the film director announced the news. “Cinema Speculation,”Elvis Mitchell hosted a New York event.
The filmmaker wasn’t forthright with narrative or production details around the project. Tarantino directed two episodes of Tarantino’s television series. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”In 2005. Since then he has flirted with venturing back, with reports emerging in February that the director was in talks to helm installments of FX’s “Justified” revival.
The N.Y. conversation covered a lot of ground, with Tarantino touching on other projects he’s circled over the years. Tarantino shared with us that he had written a play in the past. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”It was complete. He also stated that he was approached to do a rewrite of Samuel L. Jackson’s 2000 “Shaft”The offer to reboot was rejected.
Asked which comic book he would adapt if given the choice, Tarantino stated that he would be interested in bringing Marvel’s “Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos”Go to the screen. “Sgt. Fury” follows Nick Fury, portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the escapades of the eponymous World War II unit, which appeared in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
It remains to be seen if Tarantino will continue with the TV series. The director has been producing and directing television series in recent years. “Star Trek”Entry after pitching J.J. Abrams. He later revealed that he was “steering away”You can find the project here.
“Cinema Speculation,” Tarantino’s new collection of essays on films that were formative for him, is now available to purchase.