Quentin Tarantino in talks to direct episodes of Justified revival
February 25, 2022 (updated: September 24, 2024)
Update: finally, Quentin Tarantino didn't direct any episode of the series...
Quentin Tarantino is in early talks to helm one or two episodes of Justified: City of Primeval, the limited series revival of the FX drama starring Timothy Olyphant.
The Justified revival was ordered in January, with Olyphant set to reprise his role as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens. The new series is inspired by Elmore Leonard's novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit. Leonard created the character of Givens, who is featured in several of his books including Fire in the Hole, which Justified was based upon.
Tarantino and Olyphant worked together on the director's most recent film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Olyphant playing James Stacy. Tarantino is also a known fan of Leonard's work, having adapted his novel Rum Punch into his 1997 film Jackie Brown and optioning a few more of the author's titles.
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