Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in six of Quentin Tarantino’s nine movies, so when asked if he’s going to appear in “The Movie Critic” Jackson is staying mum about it:
No comment. [Laughs]
This is from a recent Vulture interview the actor took part in. It’s a fascinating read, especially when the topic of Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” was mentioned.
“Jackie Brown” was Tarantino’s follow-up to “Pulp Fiction,” and it didn’t really get great reviews when it was released in the fall of 1997. Jackson says it’s because people were expecting another “Pulp Fiction”:
The problem is, it wasn’t Pulp Fiction 2. It was a great movie. Possibly a better movie. But it wasn’t Pulp Fiction 2. That’s what people wanted, until they realized, Okay, this guy has other ideas about what he wants to do. That didn’t happen until Kill Bill.
Of course, “Jackie Brown” was eventually reappraised and is now known as one Tarantino’s best films. It featured career-best work from Pam Grier and Robert Forster, but also excellent turns from Robert De Niro and Jackson himself.