Quentin Tarantino to write a novel about 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

In a period in which films in theatres are lacking, it's only fair for directors to devote themselves to something else. Quentin Tarantino must have thought that too before signing a two-book deal with the Harper & Collins publishing house which will lead him to sign two novels in the upcoming years. 

The first will be a novelization of Once upon a time in Hollywood, the film with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio released last year and ready to return in print next summer. Contrary to many novelizations, however, this will expand the events of the film, telling us about the past and future of the two protagonists and opening up new scenarios compared to what is seen in the cinema. The book will arrive directly in a paperback edition in mid-2021, while in the fall it will be available in a deluxe version.

The second book will instead be an original work entitled Cinema Speculation and described by the director as an immersion in the 70s among essays, reviews and personal writings. There are not many details on the work but we can imagine that it is the one Tarantino had already talked about with his fellow director Martin Scorsese.