Friday, May 23, 2025

The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
For the first time ever, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, has authorized and granted unprecedented access to journalist and author Jay Glennie to write the making of three of his classic films beginning with The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood.  The comprehensive coffee table book will be released on November 11 by Insight Editions. The Story Factory's Shane Salerno concluded the three-book deal with Insight and the next two books in the Quentin Tarantino Library will explore Inglorious Basterds (already completed) and Django Unchanged (being written now), and will release in 2026 and 2027. Tarantino will write the introductions for each book. Glennie is set to write large scale, deep-dive books for all ten of Tarantino's films, the nine he has made and the one that is forthcoming which Tarantino has announced as his last.

“I have Jay Glennie’s books in my collection, and I have read and loved them, in particular on the making of The Deer Hunter. I just know that there is no better guy to take a deep dive into my movies. I couldn't be more thrilled with such a beautiful, fun, funny, and (at least to me) moving examination of my favorite movie," Tarantino said.

“Quentin Tarantino is a master storyteller whose impact on cinema is extraordinary,” says Insight Editions CEO, Raoul Goff and Publisher Vanessa Lopez. “This is not just a book for movie lovers; it’s an exploration of what makes Tarantino one of the most influential filmmakers of our time. Publishing this series of books is both a celebration of Tarantino’s career, as well as a deep dive into the artistry behind his films, We’re thrilled to work with Jay to bring these projects to life, offering readers a unique and intimate perspective on each of these iconic films.”

"When Quentin asked me if ‘I wanted to give his flicks the Jay Glennie Treatment’ I jumped at the opportunity.  Quentin’s films have been the touchstone of my film education. Pulp Fiction was the first film Kelly, my now wife, and I saw together, his films mean everything to me. So to be invited to take deep dives into each of them, with Quentin and his casts and crews is an honor. I simply cannot wait for Quentin’s millions of fans across the world to read our first release Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood," Glennie told Deadline exclusively.

The first of three new books covering Tarantino’s oeuvre, The Making of  Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood includes exclusive interviews with key cast and crew members, including Oscar winning actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, Oscar nominee Margot Robbie, and the brilliant supporting cast, including Oscar-winner Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, Oscar-nominee Austin Butler, Lena Dunham, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Damian Lewis, Maya Hawke, Sydney Sweeney, producer David Heyman and Sony's Tom Rothman and Sanford Panitch, among a hundred others.

In addition to Tarantino's special introductions, the coffee table book will feature hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs, production memos and letters, concept art, costume and production design sketches, and film ephemera. The result is an account of the monumental effort undertaken to produce Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood and is the official record of how it was achieved, from creation and writing to the world premiere and ten Academy Award nominations and two Oscar wins.  

With more than 400 pages and hundreds of photographs (many never seen before) detailing every aspect of the film, from the writing of the script, casting, rehearsals, through to production and costume design—and a trove of never-before-seen material—this is the definitive exploration of the making of this one-of-a-kind film and the start of a groundbreaking series of books chronicling Tarantino’s award-winning career to date.

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