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Quentin Tarantino has not moved forward with any feature film projects since canceling "The Movie Critic". During a recent appearance at the Sundance Film Festival, he admitted he's in no rush to start his next, and potentially final, movie. "I'm in no hurry to actually jump into production. I've been doing that for 30 years. Next month my son turns 5, and I have a 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter," Tarantino stated. He added, "When I'm in America, I'm writing. When I'm in Israel, I'm 'abba,' which means father." Tarantino currently resides in Israel with his wife and children, traveling to the U.S. for work.
Critics and fans shared their thoughts online regarding Tarantino's comments about his children and his next project. Tarantino further explained his desire to wait: "Starting the next film when the kids are too young to understand what's going on isn't very appealing to me. I want to wait until my son is at least six years old before making any movies. That way, when he's six, he'll know what's happening, he'll be there, and it might be a memory he'll remember for the rest of his life. My daughter is very smart, though; she'll understand right away." He hopes his children can witness him complete his final film.
Tarantino also hinted at his next creative endeavor, stating, "If you're wondering what I'm doing right now, I can tell you I'm writing a stage play. That might be the next project I undertake. If the play fails, I probably won't turn it into a movie, but if it's a huge success, it might become the last film I direct."
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Tarantino then discussed the challenges of theater, contrasting it with the current state of cinema. "Pulling off a stage play is a really big deal; I don't know if I can do it, it's a genuine challenge," he remarked. He continued, "But when it comes to filmmaking, what the f*ck is a movie now? Something that plays in theaters for a token release for four f*cking weeks? And by the second week, you can watch it on television, is that it?"
He clarified, "I'm not bringing this up to complain about diminishing returns. I mean, it was bad enough in '97. It was bad enough in 2019, and that was the last f*cking year of movies. As far as I was concerned, that was a sh*t deal. Now, the situation has gotten drastically worse, and this is just the beginning. Theatrical releases now last two weeks, and then various streaming services pick them up. But in the theater world? You can't do that; it's the last line of defense."