Editing Uma Thurman (section)

===Renewed success with ''Kill Bill'' (2003–2005)===
Thurman reunited with Quentin Tarantino for the [[List of films split into multiple parts|two-part]] [[martial arts film|martial arts]] action film ''[[Kill Bill]]'' (2003–2004), portraying assassin [[Beatrix Kiddo]], out for revenge against her former lover. Tarantino wrote the part specifically for her. He cited Thurman as his [[muse]] while writing the film, and gave her joint credit for the character, whom the two conceived on the set of ''Pulp Fiction'' from the sole image of a bride covered in blood. Thurman's main inspiration for the role was the title character of ''[[Coffy]]'' (played by [[Pam Grier]]) and the character of Gloria Swenson from ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]'' (played by [[Gena Rowlands]]). She said that both of them are "two of the only women I've ever seen be truly women [while] holding a weapon".<ref>{{cite web|last=Downey|first=Ryan J.|title=What Made 'Bill' Kill: Quentin's Blood-Spattered Rundown |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1488333/what-made-bill-kill-quentins-blood-spattered-rundown/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030100204/http://www.mtv.com/news/1488333/what-made-bill-kill-quentins-blood-spattered-rundown/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |publisher=MTV|access-date=January 19, 2022 |date=June 10, 2004}}</ref> Production was delayed for several months after Thurman became pregnant and Tarantino refused to recast the part.<ref name="killbilldvd">Kill Bill Vol. 1, DVD bonus featurette</ref> The film took nine months to shoot, and was filmed in five different countries. The role was also her most demanding, and she spent three months training in [[martial arts]], [[swordsmanship]], and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref>Malanowski, Jamie. "Catching up with Uma Thurman," ''USA Today'', October 5, 2003.</ref> ''Kill Bill'' was originally set to be released as one film, however, due to its long running time, it was ultimately released in two parts.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=killbill.htm "Kill Bill"], Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 16, 2010.</ref> Both volumes scored highly with critics and audiences, subsequently developing a [[cult film|cult following]]. ''Rolling Stone'' likened Thurman to "an avenging angel out of a 1940s Hollywood melodrama".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |title=Kill Bill Vol. 2 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/kill-bill-vol-2-251958/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 19, 2022 |date=April 6, 2004}}</ref> She was nominated for two Golden Globes for both entries, plus three [[MTV Movie Awards]] for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Performance|Best Female Performance]] and two for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight|Best Fight]].

By 2005, Thurman had a reported asking price of $12.5&nbsp;million per film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/uma-thurman|title=Uma Thurman: Showdown|date=October 1, 2009|access-date=September 23, 2018|website=[[W (magazine)|W]]}}</ref> Besides the children's film ''[[The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie]]'', in which Thurman had a cameo, she had three other major film releases throughout 2005. Her first film in the year was the crime-comedy ''[[Be Cool]]'', the sequel to 1995's ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'', which reunited her with her ''Pulp Fiction'' co-star [[John Travolta]]. Despite a lukewarm critical reception,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/be_cool/|title= Be Cool (2005)|access-date=April 29, 2017|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date= March 4, 2005}}</ref> the film grossed $95&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=becool.htm|title=Be Cool|access-date=April 29, 2017|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She next starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Prime (film)|Prime]]'' with [[Meryl Streep]], playing a divorced and lonesome business-woman who enters a relationship with a much younger man ([[Bryan Greenberg]]). A modest mainstream success, it eventually grossed $67.9&nbsp;million internationally.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Prime'' (2004)|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prime.htm|access-date=February 10, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203175857/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prime.htm|archive-date=February 3, 2010}}</ref> In the remake ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]'' (her last 2005 film), Thurman played [[Ulla (The Producers)|Ulla]], a Swedish stage actress hoping to win a part in a new [[Broadway musical]]. She is credited for her songs in the film. While box office receipts were modest, Thurman garnered acclaim from critics; [[A. O. Scott]] of ''The New York Times'' stated: "Thurman as a would-be actress is the one bit of genuine radiance in this aggressively and pointlessly shiny, noisy spectacle."<ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=A.O.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/movies/the-producers-again-this-time-with-uma.html|url-status=live|title='The Producers', Again (This Time With Uma)|work=The New York Times|date=December 16, 2005|author-link1=A. O. Scott|access-date=September 23, 2021|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609135218/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/movies/the-producers-again-this-time-with-uma.html|archive-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref>