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=== 2010–present: Established auteur === [[File:LACMA The Hateful Eight Live Reading.jpg|thumb|left|''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' live reading at the [[Ace Hotel Los Angeles]] in April 2014|alt=The Hateful Eight Live Reading at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles, as part of LACMA's Live Read on April 19, 2014]] In 2011, production began on ''[[Django Unchained]]'', a film about the revenge of a former [[Slavery in the United States|slave]] in the [[Southern United States]] in 1858. The film stemmed from Tarantino's desire to produce a [[Spaghetti Western]] set in America's [[Deep South]] during the [[Antebellum South|Antebellum Period]]. Tarantino called the proposed style "a southern",<ref name="flop" /> stating that he wanted "to do movies that deal with America's horrible past with slavery and stuff but do them like spaghetti westerns, not like big issue movies. I want to do them like they're genre films, but they deal with everything that America has never dealt with because it's ashamed of it, and other countries don't really deal with because they don't feel they have the right to".<ref name="flop">{{cite news |title=Quentin Tarantino: I'm proud of my flop |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3664742/Quentin-Tarantino-Im-proud-of-my-flop.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113045314/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2007%2F04%2F27%2Fbfquentin27.xml&page=1 |archive-date=November 13, 2007 |date=April 27, 2007 |first=John |last=Hiscock |access-date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref> It was released in December 2012 and became his highest grossing film to date.<ref>{{cite web |title=Django Unchained |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3662644737/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627212801/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=djangounchained.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McGinley |first=Rhys |title=Quentin Tarantino's Movies Ranked By Gross (According To Box Office Mojo) |url=https://screenrant.com/quentin-tarantinos-movies-ranked-by-box-office-gross-according-to-box-office-mojo/ |website=ScreenRant |date=December 14, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929042507/https://screenrant.com/quentin-tarantinos-movies-ranked-by-box-office-gross-according-to-box-office-mojo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also received his second Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Sean |title=How Quentin Tarantino Can Make History On Oscar Night |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2488194/how-quentin-tarantino-can-make-history-on-oscar-night |website=CInemaBlend |language=en |date=January 13, 2020 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930042557/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2488194/how-quentin-tarantino-can-make-history-on-oscar-night |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2013, Tarantino said he was working on a new film and that it would be another Western, though not a sequel to ''Django Unchained''.<ref name=Nextfilm>{{cite web |title=Tarantino Reveals Plans For Next Movie |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/nighttime/tarantino-reveals-plans-next-movie-091643390.html |publisher=Yahoo: Nighttime in No Time |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130014257/http://tv.yahoo.com/nighttime/tarantino-reveals-plans-next-movie-091643390.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 11, 2014, it was revealed that the film would be titled ''[[The Hateful Eight]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Quentin Tarantino's New Movie Sets Title, Begins Casting |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/quentin-tarantinos-new-movie-sets-668946/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123041558/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/quentin-tarantinos-new-movie-sets-668946/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The script was then leaked in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviethatmatters.com/quentin-tarantino-plans-to-axe-hateful-eight-after-the-script-leaked/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130054554/http://www.moviethatmatters.com/quentin-tarantino-plans-to-axe-hateful-eight-after-the-script-leaked/ |archive-date=January 30, 2014 |title=Quentin Tarantino Plans to drop 'Hateful Eight' after the Script Leaked |date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=August 29, 2014 |publisher=Movies that Matter}}</ref> Aggrieved by the breach of confidence, Tarantino considered abandoning the production which was due to start the next winter and publish it as a novel instead.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/quentin-tarantino-hateful-eight-leak-novel-669066/ |title=Quentin Tarantino Shelves 'The Hateful Eight' After Betrayal Results In Script Leak |date=January 21, 2014 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808000317/http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/quentin-tarantino-hateful-eight-leak-novel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He stated that he had given the script to a few trusted colleagues, including [[Bruce Dern]], [[Tim Roth]] and [[Michael Madsen]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/quentin-tarantino-sues-gawker-over-hateful-eight-script-leak-1.2513071 |publisher=CBC News |title=Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over Hateful Eight script leak |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203144922/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/quentin-tarantino-sues-gawker-over-hateful-eight-script-leak-1.2513071 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gettell |first1=Oliver |title=Quentin Tarantino mothballs 'Hateful Eight' after script leak |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-quentin-tarantino-hateful-eight-postponed-script-leak-20140122-story.html |date=January 22, 2014 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 27, 2014 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404130103/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-quentin-tarantino-hateful-eight-postponed-script-leak-20140122-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 19, 2014, Tarantino directed a live reading of the leaked script at the United Artists Theater in the [[Ace Hotel Los Angeles]] for the ''[[Live Read]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Premiere of a Staged Reading by Quentin Tarantino: The Hateful Eight |url=http://www.lacma.org/event/staged-reading-quentin-tarantino |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427130408/http://www.lacma.org/event/staged-reading-quentin-tarantino |archive-date=April 27, 2014 |date=April 19, 2014 |access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> Tarantino explained that they would read the first draft of the script, and added that he was writing two new drafts with a different ending.<ref name=Tarantino_Live_Read>{{cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |title=Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' Live-Read Reveals Script Still Developing |url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/tarantinos-hateful-eight-live-read-reveals-script-still-developing/ |access-date=January 27, 2014 |work=FirstShowing.net |date=April 21, 2014 |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424045517/http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/tarantinos-hateful-eight-live-read-reveals-script-still-developing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming went ahead as planned with the new draft in January 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Andy |title=Making of 'Hateful Eight': How Tarantino Braved Sub-Zero Weather and a Stolen Screener |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-hateful-eight-how-tarantino-852099/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 7, 2016 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123041559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-hateful-eight-how-tarantino-852099/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Hateful Eight'' was released on December 25, 2015, as a [[Roadshow theatrical release|roadshow presentation]] in [[70 mm film]]-format theaters, before being released in digital theaters on December 30, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hateful-eight-getting-nationwide-release-848435/ |title= 'The Hateful Eight's' Nationwide Release Date Changes Again |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= December 14, 2015 |access-date= January 25, 2022 |archive-date= January 25, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220125164319/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hateful-eight-getting-nationwide-release-848435/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hateful_eight/ |title=The Hateful Eight reviews |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 25, 2015 |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513014518/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hateful_eight |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Tarantino and Robbie at 2019 Cannes (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Tarantino with [[Margot Robbie]] at the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]]|alt=Tarantino with Margot Robbie at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival]] In July 2017, it was reported that Tarantino's next project would be a film about the [[Manson Family]] murders.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/07/11/quentin_tarantino_s_next_movie_will_be_about_the_manson_family.html |title=Quentin Tarantino's Next Movie Will Be About the Manson Family |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003131459/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/07/11/quentin_tarantino_s_next_movie_will_be_about_the_manson_family.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2018, it was announced that the film's title would be ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]],'' and that [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] would play [[Rick Dalton]], a fictional star of television Westerns, with [[Brad Pitt]] as Dalton's longtime stunt double Cliff Booth; [[Margot Robbie]] would be playing real life actress [[Sharon Tate]], portrayed as Dalton's next-door neighbor.<ref name="Pitt&Leo">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/quentin-tarantino-brad-pitt-leonardo-dicaprio-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202306448/ |title=Quentin Tarantino Taps Brad Pitt To Join Leonardo DiCaprio In 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 28, 2018 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620171241/https://deadline.com/2018/02/quentin-tarantino-brad-pitt-leonardo-dicaprio-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202306448/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming took place in the summer of 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/quentin-tarantino-manson-murders-movie-1202492881/ |title=Quentin Tarantino Developing Film About Manson Family Murders |last=Kroll |first=Justin |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119140557/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/quentin-tarantino-manson-murders-movie-1202492881/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In wake of the [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations]], Tarantino severed ties to [[The Weinstein Company]] and [[Miramax]] and sought a new distributor after working with Weinstein for his entire career.<ref name="SonyWins">{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Quentin Tarantino Seeking New Movie Home: Studios Reading #9 This Week |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/quentin-tarantino-new-home-studios-reading-number-9-harvey-weinstein-1202199806/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=November 8, 2017 |date=November 1, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094853/http://deadline.com/2017/11/quentin-tarantino-new-home-studios-reading-number-9-harvey-weinstein-1202199806/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film officially premiered at the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]], where it was in competition for the {{Lang|fr|[[Palme d'Or]]|italic=no}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/everything-we-know-about-quentin-tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood/ |title=Everything We Know About Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood |last=Flashner |first=Graham |date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506131426/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/everything-we-know-about-quentin-tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sony Pictures]] eventually distributed the film, which was theatrically released in July 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |title=Quentin Tarantino's Manson Movie Shifts Off Sharon Tate Murder Anniversary Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/quentin-tarantinos-manson-movie-will-hit-theaters-two-weeks-early-1128206/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 25, 2022 |date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125164326/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/quentin-tarantinos-manson-movie-will-hit-theaters-two-weeks-early-1128206/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It received critical acclaim<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_hollywood|title= Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood (2019)|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate= April 25, 2024}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' declared, "Tarantino's all-star fantasia links Hollywood and Manson-era violence into the best and most explosive cinema we've seen all year."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-movie-review-quentin-tarantino-861778/|title= 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Review: Tarantino's Violent Tinseltown Valentine|magazine= Rolling Stone|accessdate= April 25, 2024}}</ref> The film earned 10 [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nominations at the [[92nd Academy Awards]] including three for Tarantino for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2020-complete-list-nominees-updating-live-1267880/|title= Oscars: Full List of Nominations|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= January 13, 2020|accessdate= April 25, 2024}}</ref> In November 2022, Tarantino revealed plans to shoot an eight-episode television series in 2023. No further details were provided.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |title=Quentin Tarantino Reveals Plans to Shoot an Eight-Episode TV Series Next Year |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quentin-tarantino-tv-series-plans-cinema-speculation-1235435184/ |work=Variety |date=November 17, 2022 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117180309/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quentin-tarantino-tv-series-plans-cinema-speculation-1235435184/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ==== Tenth and final film ==== In 2009, Tarantino said that he planned to retire from filmmaking when he is 60 to focus on writing novels and film literature. He is skeptical of the film industry going digital, saying, "If it actually gets to the place where you can't show [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]] in theaters anymore and everything is digital projection, I won't even make it to 60."<ref>{{cite web |last=Pappademas |first=Alex |title=Triumph of His Will |url=https://www.gq.com/story/quentin-tarantino-inglourious-basterds-alex-pappademas |website=GQ |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904043236/https://www.gq.com/story/quentin-tarantino-inglourious-basterds-alex-pappademas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a191697/tarantino-im-going-to-become-a-novelist.html |title=Tarantino: 'I'm going to become a novelist' |website=Digital Spy |date=December 16, 2009 |access-date=March 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402102720/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a191697/tarantino-im-going-to-become-a-novelist.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He said though "not etched in stone" he intends to retire after making his tenth movie: "If I get to the 10th, do a good job and don't screw it up, well that sounds like a good way to end the old career."<ref name="DL">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/quentin-tarantino-retirement-hateful-eight-international-release-1201280583/ |title=Quentin Tarantino On Retirement, Grand 70 MM Intl Plans For 'The Hateful Eight' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=February 18, 2016 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814102326/https://deadline.com/2014/11/quentin-tarantino-retirement-hateful-eight-international-release-1201280583/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2025, at the [[2025 Sundance Film Festival]], Tarantino said he was in "no hurry" to make his final film, preferring to wait at least a year, prioritizing to instead write a stage play.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/quentin-tarantino-direct-final-movie-no-hurry-1236288002/ |title=Quentin Tarantino in 'No Hurry' to Direct Final Movie; Pledges to Wait Until His Son Can Have Lifelong Memories on Set |first=Matt |last=Donnelly |website=Variety |date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=January 28, 2025}}</ref>
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