The 60th birthday of Quentin Tarantino It’s a good excuse to remember that this year is also the 20th anniversary of ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’. The second installment from him came soon after, but we’ve been waiting ever since for a ‘Kill Bill 3’ that never came to be done despite the fact that Tarantino himself came to promise it.
Next we will review tall that is known so far about ‘Kill Bill 3’, a long-awaited film that, unfortunately, we will surely never see. Obviously, this article will be updated in the event that there is some kind of movement in this regard.
The history
From the outset it was clear that the plot base of ‘Kill Bill 3’ would be how Nikki, the daughter of the character from Viva A. Fox, he would take revenge on La Novia, responsible for the death of his mother. In fact, Tarantino even commented in 2004 that perhaps he would then shoot a couple of scenes with ambrosia kelley still with the age of the character at that time.
The long period of development
Already in 2006, Tarantino pointed to the possibility of two prequels in the form of anime to tell the origins of Bill and The Bride, but it seems that he quickly lost interest in those projects, as he soon returned to focusing on the possibility of one or several sequels. , details leaking shortly after that Tarantino never seconded.
It was not until 2009 when he dared to venture that he would have ‘Kill Bill 3’ ready for 2014, but two years before that he already began to make it clear that the film would probably never be made, and everything pointed to the fact that we were going to be left with honey on our lips.
However, Tarantino himself revealed in 2019 that had met with Uma Thurman and that she had an interesting idea, also pointing out that it is the only sequel to a previous work of his that had a chance of succeeding. Just two years later, the filmmaker pointed out that ‘Kill Bill 3’ would be 20 years after the previous two and that he was seduced by the idea of reuniting Thurman with his daughter in a film Maya Hawke (‘Stranger Things’).
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but Tarantino himself backed off shortly after, noting that he ended up so tired with the filming of the first two installments that he didn’t feel like going through that experience again. The also director of ‘Jackie Brown’ has not commented on the matter again, but Fox recently pressured Tarantino to make the film, also proposing Zendaya to give life to an adult version of Nikki.
Possible cast and protagonists
It is clear that ‘Kill Bill 3’ would make little sense without the return of Uma Thurman, who a few years ago revealed that he had suffered an accident during the filming of the first two but that he did not hold any grudges against Tarantino for it. For his part, it doesn’t seem like there were many problems getting the movie off the ground.
In addition, Tarantino commented in 2021 that the film could have the returns of Elle Driver and Sofie Fatale, which would have meant that Daryl Hannah and Julie Dreyfus resume their characters. Another detail that she revealed is that she might have included Shiaki, Gogo’s twin sister, the character played by Gogo in ‘Kill Bill 3’. Chiaki Kuriyama (‘Battle Royale’) in the first installment.
Beyond that, we have Fox’s statements saying that she would be delighted to return to being Vernita in flashbacks, Tarantino’s proposal to include Maya Hawke as BB in the cast, the suggestion of the signing of Zendaya or the possibility that Ambrosia Kelley reprise the role of Nikki.
Why it is already very unlikely that we will see it
Tarantino has repeatedly insisted on his decision that his next film will be his last, and also recently the first details of a project that has nothing to do with ‘Kill Bill 3’ were released. Therefore, The first essential for ‘Kill Bill 3’ to be done is for Tarantino to change his mind.
Otherwise, we always have the possibility of a miniseries, a path that the filmmaker did not hesitate to follow to offer a remake of ‘The Hateful Eight’, but of course, tinkering with a pre-existing work is not the same as doing it all from scratch. It’s a shame, but it looks like ‘Kill Bill 3’ is going to end up being one of the best movies ever made.
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