Tarantino says he has written a script for his 10th film
Quentin Tarantino told The Graham Norton Show he has finished a script he "really likes" for his planned 10th and final film, but won't move on it until his London play closes and he spends time with his family.
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What happened
Quentin Tarantino said he has finished writing a script for his 10th feature, the film he has long said will be his last. "I've written a script that I really like, but I want to do the play and see who I am; then I'll then go back and spend time with my family and live a little and then see what I want to do," he said on The Graham Norton Show, Variety reported.
Why it matters
Tarantino's 10-film limit makes his final movie one of Hollywood's most closely watched projects. His comments are the clearest sign yet that a script exists, but also that production isn't imminent.
More context
The play first: Tarantino's stage comedy "The Popinjay Cavalier," starring Sacha Baron Cohen, opens at London's Phoenix Theatre next March after previews in late February and runs through June 13. He said it began as a screenplay before he realized "it really worked as a play."
Timeline: 2019, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," his most recent film, wins Brad Pitt the supporting-actor Oscar. Oct. 2026, Tarantino says the 10th-film script is written. Feb.–June 2027, the West End run of "The Popinjay Cavalier." After that, he says, family time before any decision on the film.
What's still unknown: The script's title, story and cast; which studio would make it; and when, or whether, Tarantino will decide to shoot it.
3 listed sources
- Variety, Oct. 17, 2026
- Far Out Magazine, Oct. 2026
- BBC One, The Graham Norton Show, Series 34, Episode 4
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Editorial sourcing notes
Quotes are from Tarantino's appearance on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show, as reported by Variety. He did not reveal the script's title or story.
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