Quentin Tarantino & Sylvester Stallone Team Up to Write and Direct 1930s Black-and-White Gangster Series

Despite his tenth and final film not happening anytime soon, Quentin Tarantino is certainly keeping busy. He’s already working on a play that’s set to premiere next year in London’s West End, and now there’s this…

According to TMZ, Tarantino is set to write and co-direct, with Sylvester Stallone, a 1930s-set gangster series. Not only that, it will be shot in black and white using 1930s cameras. No plot details have been revealed, but it’s being described as a six-part limited series featuring gangsters, showgirls, boxing, and music.

No word yet on the cast, but word is that Stallone will not be acting on screen, only directing.

Back in 2023, when the topic came to new projects, Tarantino had made a surprising announcement: he intended to shoot an eight-episode series sometime in the future. Since then, fans have been wondering what it might be. Is this the project he was referring to? Quite possibly.

For many years, Tarantino has publicly praised Stallone, calling him a “great actor” and highlighting his impact on genre filmmaking. Tarantino has said that “Rocky” — the 1976 film that made Stallone a star — was one of his favourite movies growing up and inspired him to want to be involved in filmmaking.

Furthermore, in his book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino praised Stallone’s directorial debut “Paradise Alley,” describing it as “the purest expression of a particular vision,” and that’s despite the film having been mixed reviewed, and eventually lost in time.

As for Stallone, 79, he actually rejected two roles Tarantino offered him (“Jackie Brown” and “Death Proof”), citing creative differences with the parts. In total, Stallone has directed nine features in his career — including “Staying Alive,” “Nighthawks,” “The Expendables,” ‘Rambo IV,’ and four ‘Rocky’ movies.