With the news that David Fincher is directing a “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” sequel, starring Brad Pitt, I’ll just be the bearer of bad news and confirm that Quentin Tarantino is sadly not shooting a new film this year.
It sounds like whatever the L.A. crew were buzzing about was, in fact, Fincher’s QT-penned film. Understandable mix-up. Tarantino is currently writing a stage play instead, which he might, or might not, turn into a film. As the man himself recently stated, he’s in “no hurry” to go back into production on a new project.
Tarantino opted out of the ‘Once Upon A Time’ sequel as his 10th and final film, and instead found a loophole to have Fincher direct it instead. It’s really that simple. This whole notion that he should just direct 10 films in his career is a real crux and has turned into a rather restrictive endeavor for the filmmaker.