The film critic could have included a young Quentin Tarantino

We were all a little shocked when it was announced last week that Quentin Tarantino was leaving The film critic, which would be his tenth and final film. It remains to be seen what will take its place The film criticbut THR has a few plot details about what could have been, including a meta twist that would have seen a young Tarantino show up.

We never knew that much about it The film criticonly that it would be set in California in 1977 and “Based on a man who was really alive but never really famous and who used to write movie reviews for a porn magazine.“THR's report states that Tarantino thought about using the project as a way to say goodbye to his previous films, which would have existed in the same era as The film critic. “This allowed Tarantino to bring back some of the stars of his previous work to portray their iconic characters in “film-within-a-film” moments.The report states: “or playing fictional versions of themselves as the actors who played those characters.“Another idea involved having some of the characters interact with a 16-year-old Tarantino, who once worked as an usher at an adult theater.

The film was set to star Brad Pitt, with some saying the actor would be reprising his 2011 role as stuntman Cliff Booth Once upon a time in Hollywood. As for the other roles, casting hasn't progressed too far, but the report states that Paul Walter Hauser, who was reportedly offered a role last year, “never involved” on the project. Other actors in focus included David Krumholtz and Olivia Wilde, with Wilde actually meeting with Tarantino in person sometime last year.

There were also rumors that Tom Cruise might be there The film critic after being forced to turn down a role Once upon a time in Hollywoodbut according to sources, it wasn't going to happen since Cruise hadn't even met Tarantino yet.

As for Why Tarantino scrapped The film criticwe don't know, but those close to the director said that he “had become more enthusiastic about other ideas.”