Quentin Tarantino Getting His Own Authorized Documentary
Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is currently embroiled in a controversy with some of the country's police unions since he spoke out against police brutality, but that's just the latest in a long line of controversies that have followed the director throughout his career. I wonder if this latest incident will be mentioned in Tara Wood's new fully authorized documentary about him, called 21 Years: Quentin Tarantino.
Variety reports that Wood, who directed a similar project with 21 Years: Richard Linklater in 2014, will concentrate on the first 21 years of Tarantino's movie-making career, a time period that is said to define the career of any artist.
“Quentin is the most revolutionary, distinctive director of our time,” said Wood. “There is no shortage of stories from his collaborators about what it takes to get his visionary style to the screen. It has been an enlightening process both personally and professionally.”
The documentary will feature interviews with tons of Tarantino's collaborators over the years, including Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu, Zoë Bell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jamie Foxx, Eli Roth, Robert Forster, Diane Kruger, Michael Madsen, and Kerry Washington. An in-depth documentary about one of my favorite directors? This sounds excellent.
Here's a trailer for 21 Years: Richard Linklater to get an idea of what this could end up looking like. Meanwhile, Tarantino's western The Hateful Eight opens in limited release on Christmas Day.