Quentin Tarantino to make “Hateful Eight” into a playJanuary 12, 2016 - 12:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - While “Hateful Eight” is still cutting a bloody swath through the box office world, Quentin Tarantino is preparing to take his new spaghetti Western to the stage, TheWrap reports. The Oscar winner told TheWrap’s editor in chief Sharon Waxman after the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 10 that he is beginning preparations to adapt the film to the stage. “I’ve thought it out completely. I’m just waiting for this [awards] season to be over so I can write it,” Tarantino said. “I gotta put myself there and write it for this.” The filmmaker also said that he would direct the stage version as well. Tarantino went on to reveal that Harvey Weinstein originally tried to convince him to produce his script as a play, but he was adamant about making it as a film. “Harvey actually — he tried to talk me into doing it as a play first,” Tarantino explained. “He said, ‘Let’s just say this out loud before we commit to doing the movie.’ And I was like, ‘Look, I could. But I like the mystery aspect and the mystery aspect will really only work in the movie. And I have the 70mm and I have the snow. So let me do that.'” An early version of the script for “Hateful Eight” infamously leaked online, which led Tarantino to consider abandoning the project altogether. He reconsidered, however, after a live reading of the script received an overwhelmingly positive response from fans. While Tarantino made his name in Hollywood for cult films such as “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction,” he is no stranger to the stage, making his Broadway debut in a revival of “Wait Until Dark” in 1998 opposite Marisa Tomei and Stephen Lang. Showtime 411 had previously spoken to Tarantino about making “Hateful Eight” into a play. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |