Jackie Brown prequel in works without Tarantino

[GregMO ROberts]

A prequel of Jackie Brown has been written based off the novel The Switch by Elmore Leonard, which is a prequel to his novel Rum Punch, the book Quentin Tarantino read and then disregarded when making Jackie Brown. Tarantino has given his blessing on The Switch, but is not involved, so that means the source material probably won't get completely bitch-slapped. Dan Schechter wrote the screenplay and the search for a director and cast is about to begin.

Jackie Brown characters Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson) and Louis Gara (Robert De Niro) originated from The Switch, but Tarantino decided to focus on sassy Jackie and Motown music when he made his film. The prequel will follow young Ordell and Louis who, after hitting it off in prison, decide to kidnap the wife of a wealthy land developer and hold her for ransom. The twist? He doesn't want his wife back! This mashup of Overboard and Ernest Goes to Camp through the adapted eyes of Elmore Leonard is sure to be a... Nope, that word doesn't exist.

Source: JOBlo

[flesheateralive]

Hmm.... not sure if it will be good or not. To tell you the truth I'm not even sure if I really cared for Jackie Brown. It wasn't Tarantino's best.

[Wolfman's Got Nards]

I feel like i am in the vast minority having really really loved Jackie Brown, maybe im just a sucker for anything with Micahel Keaton though

[thedarkhours]

I really enjoyed Jackie Brown and it wasn't Tarantino's best, but thats not saying much. Tarantino's weak films are still the best movies in Hollywood, but this just sounds uninteresting.