Looks like the Tarantino’s plan to do a film with Madsen and Travolta as brothers will stay in the idea stage. The amigos at moviehole deliver unto us the tale of woe:
Tarantino says, “It was called Double V Vega. It actually would have taken place during the time Vincent [Travolta’s character] was in Amsterdam, when he was running one of Marcellus’ clubs in Amsterdam. And Vic [Madsen] goes to visit him. “But we’re a little older now, and since they [both characters] are both [dead] – it would have to be a prequel,” said Tarantino. “I actually came up with a way I could have done it, even being older and dead where they all had older brothers and both of their brothers got together because the two guys died. And they wanted revenge or something like that. But now, they [the actors] are too old for that. I got to say, it’s kind of unlikely now.”
This is too bad, Madsen is a low key bad ass in films and I could totally see him as a younger to Travolta. The brother dynamic he had with Carradine was awesome in Kill Bill and I would of loved to see Travolta return to work with Tarantino. The age would be an issue if this were to be a prequel. I would simply make the movie take place after they are dead. I think they can save some of the idea; just have them come back from Hell to collect some sort of unpaid debts for the devil (as played by Burt Reynolds.) They can even have a stand off against Jesus (as played by Chuck Norris.) Now that is a god damn movie!
I won’t miss the Vega project, but I agree with Mike, get that epic Inglorious Bastards on film! Hell, Madsen has been casted and Travolta can get included.
We may say shit about Hollywood, but in the case of Grindhouse, DON’T LISTEN TO US THIS TIME!!! Screw gross, let Quentin get this damn film made!
We can only hope Tarantino crawls into a hole and doesn’t make another movie for ten years since Death Proof is hated by everyone who isn’t a Tarantino fanboy.
Tarintino… screw this Double V Vega and just get on with another Dutch Leonard adaptation (other than the one you are co-producting, Killshot) or…call UMa ’cause it’s time to make FOX FORCE FIVE.
Hui Voine!
wow it’ll be cool to see something like this happening ;)
and they can come up with some fucking idea of why they look old i don’t know, but Double V Vega sounded cool ;)
Wow, just the thought of Burt Reynolds as the Devil and Chuck Norris as Jesus in a Tarantino film… sounds like a hit.
Shoot your WW2 movie already, darnit!!!!
Make this movie Quentin!
Who cares if they are older (and dead)? You’ll find a way to make it work. Just let them rise from the grave, I don’t give a fuck (and I don’t think anybody else would).
Wait a minute, that sounds great: The Vegas Brothers both rise from the grave to avenge their deaths, which leads them to Las Vegas to battle this whole thing out! You got your movie right there (expect that Tarantino already did the whole “revenge-movie” thing).
I want to see a kick-ass action movie with the Vegas brother in the lead rocking unholy amounts of shit!
Travolta would probably demand 20 mil for it though.
I have heard Quentin say the hardest movie in his opinion to direct is a action film. I would like to see him tackle one instead of rehashing material.
It wouldn’t work now. Like the pst says, they’re too old now. Unless they’re shooting people in Heaven or something, I’m not gonna buy it.