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Quentin Tarantino Takes His Biggest Acting Role Since 1996 in Jamie Adams’ Only What We Carry

The ensemble drama has wrapped in Normandy, entering post-production.

Overview

  • Tarantino joins Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Liam Hellmann, and singer Lizzy McAlpine, who makes her feature debut.
  • An official synopsis names Tarantino as John Percy, an old friend of Pegg’s character whose arrival unsettles long-buried truths.
  • Deadline reports the film quietly completed principal photography in Deauville, France, with no release date announced.
  • IndieWire reports the shoot lasted six days and leaned on improvisation, citing an individual with knowledge of the project.
  • The role follows Tarantino shelving his planned tenth feature The Movie Critic as he pursues other work in acting and writing.