Quentin Tarantino Just Scrapped ‘The Movie Critic’

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | April 17, 2024 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | April 17, 2024 |

After repeatedly touting The Movie Critic as his 10th and final film, and locking in Brad Pitt to reprise his role as Cliff Booth — Wait, what?! — Quentin Tarantino has made the very surprising decision to scrap the whole project. He reportedly rewrote the script, but had a “change of heart” and pulled the plug. However, this does not mean Tarantino is capping his career with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He will write and direct a final film. He just doesn’t know what that is yet. (THR)

Kelly Clarkson’s divorce from Brandon Blackstock is an exhausting slog. (Lainey Gossip)

Even Fox News is calling Marjorie Taylor Greene an idiot now. (Wonkette)

From Petr: Metallica’s James Hetfield got a Motörhead tattoo with Lemmy’s actual ashes in it. Metal as f*ck. (Louder)

The Internet is having a Norm Macdonald moment. (LateNighter)

If you enjoy clear-eyed commentary, you can’t go wrong with Beau of the Fifth Column. He’s been tackling the Iran debacle that occurred over the weekend and doing a great job explaining why it happened along with the poker table charade of foreign policy. To his surprise, the situation has not gone sideways (yet), which could have easily happened if the vast majority of Iran’s drones weren’t shot out of the sky. However, one viewer was extremely angry that Beau wanted the drones stopped because they felt a conflict with Iran would divert Israel’s attention from Gaza. In a borderline scathing response, Beau broke down why the exact opposite would happen and how the Palestinians would suffer even more. (YouTube)

Ok, wow, damn. Brian Cox really hated Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon. (Uproxx)

From Jen: I once watched a goat escape from a butcher and run down a very busy avenue in Chicago, but this is better. (KECI)

Remember Madison Cawthorn? Well, he apparently plowed his car into the back of a state trooper in Florida, which I’m pretty sure means Trial by Gator or Armadillo Meth-Off. It’s been a while since I’ve been in Sunshine state. (The Daily Beast)

This probably doesn’t warrant an update, but yes, Bill Maher is still finding news and incredible ways to suck. (Variety)

Warhammer’s culture war crossfire is a mess of its own making. (Gizmodo)

MegsDarcy got the audiobook of How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin to listen to on a long drive with her mother. She signed back up for Cannonball Read to discuss her thoughts about some specifics with other readers of the book. Which books do you want to talk about? (Cannonball Read 16)