Quentin Tarantino is returning to the world of his 2019 film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood yet again, this time with a book focusing on Leonardo DiCaprio's actor Rick Dalton. However, there's a twist; Tarantino says the book is written by a separate, alternate history version of himself.
In an interview with Empire, the director described the strange project, saying it's titled The Films of Rick Dalton, and it contains the complete filmography of Dalton's fictional work. Tarantino says it takes inspiration from books from the 1970s where people could read up on their favorite actors.
“You know in the ‘70s, you could get those books like The Films Of Charles Bronson, The Films Of Anthony Quinn? Well, this is that,” Tarantino said. “It gives you a little quickie biography of his life. And then it starts going through the career."
The concept seems straightforward enough, but it's the backstory for the book's author where things start to get confusing. While "Quentin Tarantino" will appear on the cover, it's not the same Tarantino who directed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood in our universe — it's the Quentin Tarantino within the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood's alternate universe
In the interview, Tarantino painted a picture of the in-universe Tarantino meeting Dalton in Hawaii in 1998 at a film festival, long after Dalton has retired from acting.
"He comes down to the hotel that I'm staying at, and there's Rick! He's about 40 pounds heavier, but there he is," Tarantino said. "So we have a ball, and he's a really nice fellow, and my movie shows and he comes to the screening."
After having a good time together in Hawaii, the alternate Tarantino apparently decides to create an event celebrating Rick Dalton's career, followed up by a book called The Man Who Would Be McQueen: The Films Of Rick Dalton. That's a lot of lore for Tarantino fans to chew on.
It's unclear when it will release, as Tarantino said, "I probably need to punch it up a little bit, but the body of it completely exists.”
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is Tarantino's ninth feature film, and it follows DiCaprio and Pitt's characters as they struggle to navigate Hollywood in 1969. When the film originally released, we said "the respective performances of DiCaprio and Pitt and the film’s meticulous attention to period detail are all great."
This is the second book Tarantino has written about the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood universe, releasing a novel last year that dives into the backstory of Pitt's character, stuntman Cliff Booth. At the time, Tarantino called the novel a "complete rethinking of the entire story," rather than just a novelization. The novel did end up revealing new details about Booth, specifically the truth about the death of his wife.
Tarantino, who is most famous for directing Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, is planning to retire after his tenth feature film, meaning his next could be his last. That being said, Tarantino has multiple ideas on the table for future films, including Kill Bill 3 and a comedy spaghetti western.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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In an interview with Empire, the director described the strange project, saying it's titled The Films of Rick Dalton, and it contains the complete filmography of Dalton's fictional work. Tarantino says it takes inspiration from books from the 1970s where people could read up on their favorite actors.
“You know in the ‘70s, you could get those books like The Films Of Charles Bronson, The Films Of Anthony Quinn? Well, this is that,” Tarantino said. “It gives you a little quickie biography of his life. And then it starts going through the career."
The concept seems straightforward enough, but it's the backstory for the book's author where things start to get confusing. While "Quentin Tarantino" will appear on the cover, it's not the same Tarantino who directed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood in our universe — it's the Quentin Tarantino within the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood's alternate universe
In the interview, Tarantino painted a picture of the in-universe Tarantino meeting Dalton in Hawaii in 1998 at a film festival, long after Dalton has retired from acting.
"He comes down to the hotel that I'm staying at, and there's Rick! He's about 40 pounds heavier, but there he is," Tarantino said. "So we have a ball, and he's a really nice fellow, and my movie shows and he comes to the screening."
After having a good time together in Hawaii, the alternate Tarantino apparently decides to create an event celebrating Rick Dalton's career, followed up by a book called The Man Who Would Be McQueen: The Films Of Rick Dalton. That's a lot of lore for Tarantino fans to chew on.
It's unclear when it will release, as Tarantino said, "I probably need to punch it up a little bit, but the body of it completely exists.”
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is Tarantino's ninth feature film, and it follows DiCaprio and Pitt's characters as they struggle to navigate Hollywood in 1969. When the film originally released, we said "the respective performances of DiCaprio and Pitt and the film’s meticulous attention to period detail are all great."
This is the second book Tarantino has written about the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood universe, releasing a novel last year that dives into the backstory of Pitt's character, stuntman Cliff Booth. At the time, Tarantino called the novel a "complete rethinking of the entire story," rather than just a novelization. The novel did end up revealing new details about Booth, specifically the truth about the death of his wife.
Tarantino, who is most famous for directing Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, is planning to retire after his tenth feature film, meaning his next could be his last. That being said, Tarantino has multiple ideas on the table for future films, including Kill Bill 3 and a comedy spaghetti western.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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