That is one heck of a way to describe someone. As for who might take on the role? Tarantino wouldn’t give any names but said “I haven’t decided yet but it’s going to be somebody in the 35-year-old ballpark. It’ll definitely be a new leading man for me.” He then added, “I do have an idea of somebody I can imagine doing it really well,” but wouldn’t divulge further. His regular players such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are too old for the part, it seems. Speaking further, Tarantino elaborated:
“The porno rag critic was very, very funny. He was very rude, you know. He cursed. He used racial slurs. But his s*** was really funny. He was as rude as hell. He wrote like he was 55 but he was only in his early to mid-30s. He died in his late thirties. It wasn’t clear for a while but now I’ve done some more research and I think it was it was complications due to alcoholism.”
Not much else has been revealed about the film as of yet, though it looks like he’s going to remake parts of certain ’70s movies within his latest directorial effort. Even with what little we do know, it’s interesting to consider that Tarantino’s final movie could, in some way, be going back to what helped him form his love of cinema in the first place. Not just the ’70s, but the reviews from that dirty magazine that helped to shape his imagination and understanding of film. It seems oddly fitting that Tarantino would potentially end his career using a porno mag as a backdrop. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as further details come our way.
“The Movie Critic” does not currently have a release date.
