Thereโs been much talk surrounding Quentin Tarantinoโs โretirementโ and โfinal projects.โ But before any of that can come into fruition, the cinematic auteur has decided to channel his efforts into directing a Once Upon A Time In Hollywood spin-off for television โ more specifically, the Bounty Law series of which Leonardo DiCaprioโs Rick Dalton character stars in.
โAs far as the Bounty Law shows, I want to do that, but it will take me a year and a half,โ says Tarantino to Deadline.
โI ended up watching a bunch of Wanted, Dead or Alive, and The Rifleman, and Tales of Wells Fargo, these half-hour shows to get in the mindset of Bounty Lawโฆ I liked them before, but I got really into them. The concept of telling a dramatic story in half an hour. You watch and think, โWow, thereโs a helluva lot of storytelling going on in twenty-two minutes.โ
According to Tarantino himself, this fascination with the classic serialised format compelled him to no end. And as a result, the writer/director ended up drafting a total of five half-hour episodes (so far, that is, no doubt there will be more to come).
Tarantino also wanted to be clear on the would-be showโs overall creative direction. Explicitly stating that it would not be a story of Rick Dalton playing the gunslinger, Jake Cahill; rather a story about Jake Cahill alone. Which weโll take as a confirmation that DiCaprio is returning (if we all wish hard enough itโll come true, thatโs just science).
In terms of other Once Upon A Time In Hollywood content we can expect in the near future, there have been reports of the filmโs full four-hour cut being released โmaybe in a yearโs time.โ So perhaps weโll be treated to a longer edit of satisfying hippie carnage.
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