While the last couple of years have seen Quentin Tarantino talk about everything other than directing (writing multiple books, maybe a stage play, etc…), it appears the filmmaker is ready to get behind the camera again, but the situation might be pretty damn surprising. Instead of his next directorial gig being his “final” feature film, Tarantino could be stepping behind the camera to helm some episodes of “Justified.”

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According to Deadline, Quentin Tarantino is in talks to direct one or two episodes of the upcoming revival series, “Justified: City Primeval.” After all of this time, why would Tarantino decide this was the TV project to work on?

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You have to imagine if FX’s “Justified” was released today, it would be an even bigger hit than it was back in 2010. Sure, the series lasted 6 seasons and was pretty damn popular during its run, but with streaming and TV changing so much over the past decade, “Justified” is the type of show that would have developed a rabid following. And maybe that’s why FX is hoping to recapture that show’s former glory with another series based on an Elmore Leonard novel that may feature Timothy Olyphant reprising his role.

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Don Winslow is one of the very best crime writers alive. He’s even an accomplished screenwriter, with scripts for “Savages” and an upcoming Michael Mann film under his belt. But even someone at the stature of Winslow respects and adores the work of writer Elmore Leonard, the author behind books-turned-into-films such as “Out of Sight,” “Get Shorty,” and the TV series “Justified.” And according to Winslow, these two crime story legends almost worked together on a feature film.

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From Best To Worst: Elmore Leonard Movie Adaptations

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Film adaptations of Elmore Leonard’s works run the gamut from the sublime (“Out of Sight”) to the tedious (2003’s “The Big Bounce”) covering all points in between (“Jackie Brown,” “Get Shorty,” “3:10 to Yuma,” and “Be Cool” among others), not to mention the TV shows that have been adapted from or inspired by his material, notably this year’s FX Timothy Olyphant-starrer “Justified.” So when news arrives of yet another Leonard adaptation, it’s hard to know whether to get excited or just to expect another outing for some B-listers wearing snazzy duds and cracking wise.

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Well, it is but it won’t have Quentin Tarantino’s hand behind the camera. Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel, “The Switch” is a prequel which chronicles the beginnings of the relationship between Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara, played by Samuel L.

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Last week, while discussing the “Kill Bill” sequels-that-may-never happen, Variety decided to make a list of some of the abandoned Tarantino babies. While the article briefly touches on various aspects of the laundry list of forgotten projects, we’ve made a more complete rundown of some of the Tarantino films that never were (and will probably never be):

“Double V Vega” aka “Vega Brothers” — The long-in-gestation prequel to both “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction,” would have followed the exploits of Vic (Michael Madsen) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) during the latter’s time in Amsterdam.

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The NYTimes claims the five theater release in Phoenix is, in the words of a Weinstein Company employee, “a test.” Likely the “test” is to figure out how much they should promote the likely-soon DVD release for a film that really has no business being such a turkey.

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