While he decided not to direct “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” and scrapped “The Movie Critic,” Quentin Tarantino will make a directorial comeback with an original play he’s written, Variety has confirmed.
According to the Daily Mail, which first reported the news, Tarantino has written an “old-fashioned British farce” which is aiming to open in the West End and bring together a troupe of actors in the physical comedy vein of “Noises Off.”
The play could open next fall, per an industry source. He previously teased in a podcast back in August that he had written the play and was planning on dedicating a “year and a half to two years” to make it happen. The Daily Mail reports Tarantino might be able to recruit some Hollywood stars, but Variety hears it could be an ensemble comprised of rising and well-known actors.
The director, who lives in Israel with his wife Daniella Pick, recently stepped in front of prolific Welsh indie director Jamie Adams’s camera and starred opposite Charlotte Gainsbourg, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Liam Hellmann and Lizzy McAlpine in the film “Only What We Carry,” which shot in Deauville. Adams said Tarantino was a “naturally gifted” actor. “He loves actors. He loves cinema history. Being in France making something that felt inspired by Rohmer excited him,” he said.
Earlier this week, Tarantino was the subject of false reports indicating that had been killed in a missile attack in Israel, but a source close to him dispelled the rumor and said he and his family were safe and sound.
Meanwhile, David Fincher’s “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” for which Tarantino wrote the screenplay, will stream on Netflix later this year.
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