‘Shut Up and Go Make Another Movie’: Legendary Director Disapproves of Quentin Tarantino’s Retirement Plans

For years, Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino has noted that he wants to retire after his tenth film. As his last film, The Movie Criticwas cancelled, it’s unclear what his final project will be, but Ridley Scott doesn’t think that will happen.

Scott returns with a sequel to Gladiator and discussed his plans to continue directing for many years in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. At the same time, he tried to manage other famous directors, including Clint Eastwood and Tarantino. Regarding the latter, the famous director noted that he does not believe that he can retire.

Scott has had a number of different projects over the past few years, including 2021 House of Gucci and The Last DuelIn 2023 Napoleoneven now Gladiator II. However, he is nowhere to be found and has many other titles in development. When he talked about when he would stop directing, Scott realized that only if he died. “I mean, Clint [Eastwood] i am 92.” After realizing that his latest film, Source #2may be his last film, the four-time Oscar nominee added, “Yeah, but he is 92 years old! I’m 86 now, so I still have a few more to go.“

I can’t believe that nonsense. Shut up and go make another movie.

Asked about Tarantino’s retirement plans, the 61-year-old Scott replied: “I don’t believe it.“

“Of course,” he replied as the researcher noted that, if you are passionate about something, you are likely to come back. “I don’t believe that bullsh*t. Shut up and go make another movie.” He continued, “Quentin wrote a few things to my brother. They got along very well. I’m not sure I met him.“After his criticism Once upon a time… in Hollywoodstarted in 2019, Tarantino has not yet announced his final project.

Scott’s passion for directing also dates back to the year he finally got his first book in 1977. The Duelists. “I entered Hollywood when I was 40 years old,” the director recalls.[Steven] Spielberg was 19. George [Lucas] was 20. And Francis [Ford Coppola] he was 22 or something. They were all from film schools. All I had was a very good showing of my television commercials. “

He wouldn’t have it any other way and he has no plans to stop. “Are you sure? I wouldn’t have done it [if directing felt like work]. It is my passion and therefore my joy. I think it really keeps me going. I hurt myself with too much tennis. I’ve got bad knees, and now I’m getting injections for them – I’m not going to be an old man staggering around the set because we used to. Gladiator II it’s 112 degrees and I have to be there.”

Ridley Scott has received praise from Gladiator II Stars

Ridley Scott has been behind some of the most iconic films of all time, such as An alien, Blade Runnerand Hannibal. With four Academy Award nominations (for 1991’s Thelma & Louisein the 2000s Gladiatorin the 2001s Black Hawk Downand those of 2015 The Martian), the director is yet to win one. However, he is not interested in adding an Oscar to his collection. Instead, he wants to be able to create amazing stories.

Release date for Gladiator IImore than twenty years since the beginning, it is approaching, and the director received high praise from the stars of the sequel. Lead actor Paul Mescal noted at the Tokyo International Film Festival, “There is no better director for focusing on audience entertainment than Ridley Scott.” His co-star, Denzel Washington, said, “Obviously, we were in the hands of a master filmmaker so there was complete trust in what he was doing.”

Gladiator II opens in international theaters on Nov. 15 before debuting in the US on Nov. 22.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter