Robert Richardson and Quentin Tarantino
Academy Award-winning cinematographer Robert Richardson is the subject of a new documentary, titled Robert Richardson: The White Devil, from Czech filmmaker Jana Hojdová. It was during the premiere of this documentary that Deadline got to catch up with him and pick his brain about his career and the directors he’s worked with, including Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino. Richardson mentioned that he was pleased that Kill Bill finally got to be released fully unrated so that the “House of Blue Leaves” fight sequence can be seen in color as intended. While speaking with Deadline, Richardson would field some questions about the acclaimed director.
Once Upon a Time with Tarantino
One thing that was brought up was the possibility of all the unseen footage from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood being thrown together in a cut, with a new theatrical re-release as Tarantino did with Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. When asked if Richard knows if an extended version is coming, he responded,
You have to anticipate that. I would think you’d be a fool not to think there’ll be something that’s longer. I think as time moves on, he’ll go back and redo films. Look how many versions Reservoir Dogs came out in, and I think that you’re going to see more versions of Once Upon a Time… once David Fincher’s film comes out.”sponsored content
When Richardson was asked if he talked with Quentin about his last film, he says,
No, nobody know what he’s going to do. We know that he’s going to finish [his play], so he’s not going to shoot till after that. So, there’s a possibility sometime next summer. I have no idea what it is, but he won’t be walking down the same path he’s currently walking. I don’t know what he’ll do.”
However, he did explain that he was set to film The Movie Critic before Tarantino decided against it.
Yeah, I was. Actually, I was going to make Michael [with Antoine Fuqua]. And it was a different version. I scouted it. I was hired, and then Quentin called me. He said, ‘I’m going to make this film, and I want you to make it because it’s my last movie, The Movie Critic. Can you talk to Antoine and ask if he’ll let you go, so that you can finish my last film?’ I called Antoine, and Antoine didn’t even hesitate. He said, ‘Absolutely. You two should finish together.’ He went on and hired another DP, and then Quentin dropped out. He called me and said, ‘I’m going to change the script. It’s going to be another script.’ And then he started prepping that film and it got out of whack and it went away.”
The Hollywood story continues
The sequel/follow-up/companion to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood features Brad Pitt returning as Cliff Booth, with the former stuntman reportedly embarking on a new career as a Hollywood fixer. The Adventures of Cliff Booth originated from Tarantino’s scrapped script for what would have been his tenth and final movie. Pitt was very interested in his character’s part and asked Tarantino if he would let someone else take the helm of the project. The director responded that it would depend on who he had in mind. Enter David Fincher, who quickly earned Tarantino’s blessing.
In addition to Pitt, The Adventures of Cliff Booth also includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, and Carla Gugino. There were rumblings that Timothy Olyphant would be returning as James Stacy, but the actor later walked back that statement.
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