“I want to do more than that”: Quentin Tarantino Reveals His Dream Rambo Movie That Would Have Usurped Sylvester Stallone’s Legacy
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino who is lauded for his incredible cinematic vision in movies, once disclosed an exciting dream project that would have certainly affected Sylvester Stallone’s legacy in the Rambo franchise.
The highly acclaimed director once revealed his dream of making a Rambo movie and what could be its potential cast. Well, as he’s undeniably recognized for his masterpieces in the cinematic world, Quentin Tarantino’s unique approach would have eclipsed Sylvester Stallone’s legacy if the director had made it.
Quentin Tarantino’s Dream Rambo Movie
When speaking about Rambo, people will usually envision Sylvester Stallone in his iconic role, but Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino once revealed what his dream Rambo movie would look like. The Kill Bill director aims to make another film with his own distinctive and unique approach to storytelling in which he aimed to visualize a film much closer to First Blood, the 1972 David Morrell novel that served as the source material for the 1982 film adaptation, co-written by and starring renowned actor Sylvester Stallone.
However, Tarantino would not bring Stallone’s legacy to his project, instead, he wished to cast Adam Driver and Kurt Russell. During a podcast while the director was promoting his novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Via MovieWeb, Tarantino said:
“If I just wanted to make a good movie, that I knew would be good, I would take David Morrell’s novel for First Blood and do the novel. Not the movie that was made out of First Blood. I would do the novel. And Kurt Russell would play the sheriff, and [Adam Driver] would play Rambo. Every time I read it, the dialogue is so fantastic in the David Morrell novel that you’re reading it out loud. It would be so good. But now I want to do more than that. But if it was just about to make a good movie, that’s out there.”
The Inglourious Basterds director disclosed that he wished to cast Adam Driver as Rambo and Kurt Russell as the sheriff in his hypothetical First Blood which could have certainly seized the legacy that Sylvester Stallone holds. Quentin Tarantino’s creative genius, conceptual visions, and casting of his desired actors could have been explored through his dream Rambo project.
Quentin Tarantino’s Idea For a Canceled Star Trek Movie
Quentin Tarantino is indisputably a visionary filmmaker who aims to attract viewers with his conceptual and exceptional way of portraying a story. Little did enthusiasts know that the Pulp Fiction director had passionate ideas about making a Star Trek project. In 2019, after winding up for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino confirmed that the script for the Star Trek movie that was supposed to bring back some iconic actors was ready.
In the ensuing year, Quentin Tarantino decided to direct one more movie before retiring, that wasn’t related to the Star Trek Franchise. However, the Death Proof director eventually left the project in 2020. Screenwriter Lindsey Anderson Beer while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter revealed:
“It wasn’t really a story yet; they were just random thoughts he had on a movie, but it was so passionate and so wonderful. And I laughed to myself and thought, ‘Well, why didn’t we start with that?”
Lindsey Anderson Beer disclosed that she was present in the writer’s room for Tarantino’s Star Trek movie and when they discussed their potential ideas, the experience was quite wild. The screenwriter also shared that it wasn’t a complete script but the idea that the makers had in their minds.
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