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Out of Control Rumor: Sharon Stone to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s Weekend?

Posted on Monday, May 18th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

Quentin Tarantino

Update #2: Our friends at The Quentin Tarantino Archives believe that the movie is being produced by A Band Apart, which has somehow been confused as a “Quentin Tarantino production”.

Update: Our friends at Production Weekly have provided us with more information about this project:

Michael Madsen & Bret Davidson were attached to direct together  last year, Davidson wrote the script. Max, a retired war hero, sets to enjoy a weekend at his cabin. While riding his motorcycle on the way up he stops to give a helpful hand to a beautiful woman, Rita, whose car has broken down on the side of the road. He helps her to the nearest repair shop without knowing Rita’s current involvement with the most powerful influence in Las Vegas. Unbeknownst to him Max is soon to enter into the biggest battle for his life.

Celebrity gossip columnist Liz Smith is reporting a rumor that Sharon Stone is going to star in a movie for Quentin Tarantino titled Weekend. Supposedly the movie co-stars Jessica Biel, Lucy Liu, Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen and it will be filmed in Serbia

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Call me skeptical because the talkative filmmaker usually likes to talk up his upcoming projects, sometimes years in advance. Not only have I not heard anything about this project, but Tarantino has been working night and day to get his latest movie, Inglourious Basterds, ready for the Cannes premiere. I doubt he’s had any time to work on anything else.

I have done some searching and can’t find any reference to the project.Normally we won’t pick a story like this up, but Smith’s column is syndicated everywhere, including some of the Hollywood trade newspapers like Variety. Anyone have any information about this out of control rumor?

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  • Peter

    That does sound fairly wild on the speculation chart. But interesting nonetheless.
  • I wouldn't put it past QT to put Sharon Stone in one of his films. What's more shocking is Tarantino is abandoning the 2-word movie titles Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds...........Weekend? Maybe it's spelled "Week End". lol
  • SlapAyoda
    If this film project does exist, it wouldn't surprise me if he did spell it Week End. That's how Jean-Luc Godard spelled the title of his 1967 film, and Tarantino is a big Godard fan. After all, he named his film company after Godard's film Band A Parte (Band Of Outsiders).

    That said, I don't see any real reason to believe this film is happening.
  • Stranger
    Without any previous mention of this project, why does Stone stand out?
    Why not title this "Jessica Biel to Star in Quentin Tarantino's Weekend?"
  • Stranger
    These negative and positive thumbs are utter nonsense.
  • gah
    because it seems like one of those famous Tarantino comeback roles. which technically has only worked for Travolta (although some would argue he hasnt done a good movie since). But he tried it with Micheal Keaton and Kurt Russell and both failed to reignite their careers.
  • Stranger
    To put it this way, who's to say whether Keaton and Russell were trying to re-ignite their careers? Save for burning it, they both sit on piles of money from their heydays.
    Fair enough with regards to the logic of the title of this article. Still, nothing else has been mentioned about "Weekend" so it's still premature to label this as Sharon Stone's comeback.
  • gah
    i dont think that Keaton and Russell themselves were but i think Tarantino prides himself on being a re-star maker. Thats why he talked all cocky about bringing Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan back when he was supposedly remaking Faster, Pussycat.
  • jojomcgraw
    they re-become stars by being utilized so well by tarantino in his movies. they become stars for his movies. they don't necessarily become great actors forever on, but they seem to maintain a little of that tarantino aftertaste.
  • gah
    probably that european sex film he spoke about a few years ago when he was doig grindhouse.
  • gah
    probably that european sex film he spoke about a few years ago when he was doing grindhouse.
  • Marko
    But wasn't that going to be called "Cowgirls in Sweden"?
  • gah
    I dunno. the article i read he didnt mention a title for it but maybe you're right. anyway, if this is true, im not that excited about it. That cast sucks ass.
  • gah
    I dunno. the article i read he didnt mention a title for it but maybe you're right. anyway, if this is true, im not that excited about it. That cast sucks ass.
  • arthur
    How awesome would it be if Tarantino was remaking Godard's Weekend?
  • Can't he think of an original title instead of taking one from Godard?
  • Actually Godard spelled his "Week End"(which is what I suggested for a title in my earlier comment) and according to IMDB there are 13 other various TV shows and movies titled "Weekend" so Tarantino probably stole it from one of them ;) . I understand your not a fan of the guys movies but seriously dude.......that accusation is kind of crazy. LMAO
  • Actually Godard spelled his "Week End" or "Week-End" if you go by the movie poster(which is what I suggested for a title in my earlier comment) and according to IMDB there are 13 other various TV shows and movies titled "Weekend" so Tarantino probably stole it from one of them ;) . I understand your not a fan of the guys movies but seriously dude.......that accusation is kind of crazy. LMAO
  • Your shtick is tired already.
  • Goobity
    The quote from the blog reads...
    "I’m just going to tell you what I heard from a source in Spain, who is a great admirer of Sharon Stone. (We get news where we can.)"

    Not what I'd call reliable...
  • jojomcgraw
    looks like somebody solved the mystery
  • It's not that crazy of an accusation when you realize he named his production company after another one of Godard's films. I'm not saying he "stole" the name Weekend. Perhaps it is a homage.
  • it says you have 4294967295 replies!!!
  • Wow, hot post I got there. Greatly debated, haha.
  • Yea not a fan, but my post was more of a satire on the people who cry that Inglorious Basterds is stolen from the 70's movie. Anyways I'd rather see Tarintino make a film like this rather than Kill Bill/Death Proof/IB. I'm actually looking forward to this one if it happens (wasnt there talk of an IB prequel?) The cast sounds great and hopefully Stone would give a performance like she did in Scorsese's Casino.
  • arthur
    Most likely, sort of the same deal with Inglorious Basterds
  • Edward
    God, thats a bad cast.
  • Edward
    PS Has his defense of Superman Returns hit yet? Cause you can debunk the entire climax of that film with one sentence.
  • ryan
    That's a pretty specific cast. That leads me to believe that there might be some truth to it. I do like the idea of Sharon Stone in a Tarantino flick. Would it really be all that crazy?
  • ryan
    Tell us what the sentance is Eddward!
  • freemachine
    Now he has 4294967296...
  • Loretta johnson
    Who is sharon stone?
  • tarantino could make it work
  • You know I've thought about this for a while, weighed the pros on cons about this collaboration and I've come to a conclusion...yucky.
  • jojomcgraw
    in tarantino we trust. if he feels it, we must accept. mike myers?
  • Edward
    That plot update......replace Las Vegas with the mafia, a gang, drug lord etc and that movies been made a thousand times.....mostly straight to video at that...and probably with a few of these cast members too.
  • gah
    Seriously, and the fact that QT didnt write it makes it even worse. This does sound direct to dvd and that motorcycle film Madsen did a year ago that QT produced (Hell Ride?) was god awful.
  • jojomcgraw
    Any chance tarantino finally got offered a rediculous sum of money to direct a film that's not his own film because, as mugatu would say, he's so hot right now? just a guess. either that or tarantino got drunk again and started telling somebody about a movie in his head.
  • Hermann Hesse
    Remember all of those years that Madsen was supposed to be starring in Inglourious Basterds? And Tarantino was supposed to co-star in Hellride? Then in a one two punch everyone and their brother is in Inglourious Basterds with the exception of Madsen and Tarantino dropped out of Hellride then dumped the film in a couple of theaters.

    Plus I hear that Madsen will never star in a Tarantino film again. Not to mention, why would Jessica Biel (hotter than hot right now) star with B movie actors Madsen and Sharon Stone. Sounds to me like someone has been smoking too much of the sticky icky.
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