Tarantino Wants to Make Kill Bill: Volume 3

Published by Jeff Leins on: October 1st, 2009

In an interview on the Italian talk show “Parla Con Me,” director Quentin Tarantino answered questions about his life and filmography.  Then he took the opportunity to confirm he may make a third movie following Kill Bill: Vol 1 and Kill Bill: Vol 2.  “The Bride will fight again!”

At one point the interviewer starts asking about the rumored follow-ups to his more successful films.  Tarantino says, “It will never happen” to a Pulp Fiction sequel (no Vega brothers movie), he’s still saying maybe to an Inglourious Basterds prequel, and then she starts to move on.  Tarantino, seeing an opportunity to make a major global announcement, says, “Wait, you didn’t ask the third thing.  Would I ever do a Kill Bill: Volume 3?”  She dutifully asks, he says yes, and the crowd goes wild.

After the interview is over, Tarantino says, “I gotta wait a couple years because I wanted 10 years to pass.”  He says this is for two reasons.  First: Uma Thurman needed a break, and second: he loves the character and says she deserves ten years of no fighting to spend time with her daughter.  If he strict follow that timeline, that would make the release sometime around 2014.

In the past, the director has said any future additions would revolve around Nikki’s quest to avenge the death of her mom, Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox).  Another idea including surviving members of the Crazy 88’s.  No official word on the planned storyline though.

Tarantino is known for making promises and then changing his mind on projects.  The Vega brothers rumor wouldn’t exist if Quentin hadn’t discussed it publicly as an option at one time, for example.  But things changed when he made the bold announcement at Cannes 2008 he would have Inglourious Basterds ready for the screen by the following year.  He managed to get the great, two and a half hour movie completed and ready for the festival, so maybe his word is worth more this time around.

If you’re interested in the Italian interview, the video is below.  He starts to discuss a third Kill Bill around the 5:55 mark: