Tarantino's Justified Revival Is Better Than His OUATIH Spinoff
Quentin Tarantino’s potential involvement in the Justified revival is a much better idea than his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spinoff. The FX neo-Western crime drama based on Elmore Leonard's books ran from 2010-2015, winning two of its eight Emmy nominations. Timothy Olyphant will return as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in a Justified revival limited series, and Tarantino is reported to be in early talks to direct one or two episodes.
Justified follows Raylan Givens who, as punishment for a public shooting while tracking down a criminal, is forced to relocate from Miami to his native Kentucky. There, Raylan must confront his own anger while facing childhood friend-turned-criminal Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). The acclaimed show both honors and subverts many Western tropes, making it a perfect fit for Tarantino, whose Once Upon a Time in Hollywood explored Rick Dalton's (Leonardo DiCaprio) declining Western stardom.
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In Rick Dalton's fictional filmography, he rose to fame playing Jake Cahill on the Western show Bounty Law. While making the movie, Quentin Tarantino became so enamored with the world of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that he even planned a TV spinoff devoted to Bounty Law. Although it's a fun idea, Tarantino directing the Justified revival would effectively fulfill his desire to make a Western show and holds far more narrative potential than the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spinoff. It would also reunite him with the world of Elmore Leonard and an underused Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star in Olyphant, while it’s doubtful DiCaprio would return as Rick Dalton/Jake Cahill.
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