Comments on: Quentin Tarantino Saddles Up For Court Fight, Sues Gawker For Making ‘The Hateful Eight’ Script Available For Download

By: benutty

benutty — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

I fell asleep on page 6 of that script. It's horrible and begins too similarly to Django. Boring story aside, Tarantino leaked it himself for the hype. He's the Lady Gaga of cinema. ZzzzZz

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Tarantino is overrated! I'm glad the project was scrapped may he now go off into the wilderness of obscurity. The fact is he is no longer relavant in the media savy 21 Century. His last film was as plodding as it was predictable. So the thought of investing any more of my time on his derivative, formulaic and puerile nonsence brings a smile to my face.

By: Venti

Venti — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

It's a shame because I thought it had become a common thing to read Tarantino's scripts beforehand. Maybe Gawker just imagined they weren't doing anything wrong? Why do I care either way?

By: harry

harry — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Why bother with this guy, when any five minutes of John Boorman's POINT BLANK from 1967 if far better than anything Tarantino has done?

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Damn, I wanna read it too. Playlist, can you post a link to the screenplay?

By: Donella

Donella — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Madonna capitalized on the accidental leak to promote her albums in the 2000s. Tarantino is making squealing noises so the whole world knows he's working on yet another project full of thematic retreads of previous directors.

And BTW, Mr. T needs to leave the westerns to the Coens.

By: Bridgely

Bridgely — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Some actor's agent is about to get the axe!

By: Jerrod

Jerrod — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

I hope Gawker gets hit hard with this. They should pay through the nose for the cost to the writer. A major Hollywood director has scrapped a feature film project. That's a huge loss. Copyright infringement is serious business, and Tarantino has every right to take a pound of flesh. Gawker should be made an example for all media. Stealing is a crime.

By: yer

yer — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Gawker exposed his girlfriend as a plagiarist (surprise), not too long ago so might be some extra incentive for him.

By: No

No — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:29 +0000

Gawker is going to make a 1st Amendment claim and what not. But I don't understand what they would give access to another's creative work while that person is in the process of creating it. They will make the claim that it is "newsworthy" because it is by Quentin Tarantino, but I'm quite sure they would balk and be very upset if their internal work products –notes of their editorial meeting were published on their sites.

I think Tarantino ought to sue. I know I would be quite angry if I was in development of of a project and it wound up on a website why I was trying to produce it.

I do believe in freedom of the press, but the US media seems to more interested in celebrity gotcha than monitoring the government and the major institution that have control and influence over or lives.