Quentin Tarantino Is Putting His Final Film on Hold Until Son Leo, 5, Is Old Enough to Understand His Work: ‘Not Enticing to Me'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Quentin Tarantinois putting fatherhood ahead of directing his final film.On Monday, Jan. 27, thePulp Fictiondirector, 61, told an audience at theSundance Film Festivalthat he’s in “no hurry to actually jump into production.” Instead, Tarantino is giving all his focus to raising his two children.“I’ve been doing that for 30 years," he said of his work in the industry. “Next month my son turns 5, and I have a 2½-year-old daughter. When I’m in America, I’m writing. When I’m in Israel? I’m an abba, which means father.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Quentin Tarantino.Jacopo M. Raule/Getty“The idea of jumping on a voyage when they’re too young to understand it is not enticing to me,” he added of his kids. “I kind of want to not do whatever movie I end up doing until my son is at least 6. That way he’ll know what’s going on, he’ll be there, and it will be a memory for the rest of his life.”When it comes to his daughter, Tarantino teased she’s “already such a genius” that “she’ll just get it.”TheKill Billdirector shares his two children with his wifeDaniella. The pair welcomed their sonLeoin February 2020, andtheir daughter, whose name hasn’t been released to the public, in July 2022.Daniella Pick and Quentin Tarantino.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyWhen speaking with Jimmy Kimmel onJimmy Kimmy Livein 2021, Tarantino said he and his wife almost didn’t name their firstborn “Leo.““Wealmost didn’t name him thatbecause people would assume I named him afterLeonardo DiCaprio,” the director said. “There’s nothing wrong with that, but … he’s named after my wife’s grandfather, but also because, just in our hearts, he was our little lion.“When Kimmel jokingly asked how soon it would be before Leowas “saying the F-word,“which is common in many of his guest’s films, Tarantino joked with a laugh, “As soon as possible.”

Quentin Tarantinois putting fatherhood ahead of directing his final film.

On Monday, Jan. 27, thePulp Fictiondirector, 61, told an audience at theSundance Film Festivalthat he’s in “no hurry to actually jump into production.” Instead, Tarantino is giving all his focus to raising his two children.

“I’ve been doing that for 30 years,” he said of his work in the industry. “Next month my son turns 5, and I have a 2½-year-old daughter. When I’m in America, I’m writing. When I’m in Israel? I’m an abba, which means father.”

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Quentin Tarantino.Jacopo M. Raule/Getty

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“The idea of jumping on a voyage when they’re too young to understand it is not enticing to me,” he added of his kids. “I kind of want to not do whatever movie I end up doing until my son is at least 6. That way he’ll know what’s going on, he’ll be there, and it will be a memory for the rest of his life.”

When it comes to his daughter, Tarantino teased she’s “already such a genius” that “she’ll just get it.”

TheKill Billdirector shares his two children with his wifeDaniella. The pair welcomed their sonLeoin February 2020, andtheir daughter, whose name hasn’t been released to the public, in July 2022.

Daniella Pick and Quentin Tarantino.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

When speaking with Jimmy Kimmel onJimmy Kimmy Livein 2021, Tarantino said he and his wife almost didn’t name their firstborn “Leo.”

“Wealmost didn’t name him thatbecause people would assume I named him afterLeonardo DiCaprio,” the director said. “There’s nothing wrong with that, but … he’s named after my wife’s grandfather, but also because, just in our hearts, he was our little lion.”

When Kimmel jokingly asked how soon it would be before Leowas “saying the F-word,“which is common in many of his guest’s films, Tarantino joked with a laugh, “As soon as possible.”

source: people.com