For 30 years,Quentin Tarantinohas been one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers.

His films have impressively covered various genres and periods, but always with that unmistakable Tarantino touch.

He won his first Academy Award three years after Tarantino, coincidentally both for Best Original Screenplay.

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Tarantino is fond of taking rising or already established stars and changing audiences' expectations of them.

This unique versatility to straddle both comedy and drama wouldmake him an ideal Tarantino collaborator.

Some of his most famous and oft-cited scenes are highly verbose, gut-splitting interactions.

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It is easy tosee why Tarantino was interested in working with Lawrence.

Twenty-five years earlier, Hawke’s future wife,Uma Thurman, starred inPulp Fiction.

Perhaps it’s all gearing up for an appearance in Tarantino’s final film.

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Of course, that is high praise coming from an established filmmaker and noted cinephile like Quentin Tarantino.

Unfortunately, that praise has not yet materialized into a Tarantino role for Chris Pine.

Tarantino’s thoughts on Chris Pine crystalized while watching theTony Scott-directed 2010 filmUnstoppable.

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Through his collaborations with a range of illustrious directors, Washington has produced entertaining, thought-provoking, genre-spanning work.

Washington was once one of such critics.

He publicly brought this up with Tarantino, which kickstarteda nearly decade-long feud.

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It was also widely rumored thatTom Cruise would appear in Tarantino’s final film.

Despite these two false starts,it is reassuring that Tarantino seems eager to work with Cruise.

Adam Sandler as Jakub, talking into a pager, in Spaceman.

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Caesar Catalina winking in Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis.

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Jennifer Lawrence smiling as Maddie in No Hard Feelings

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Clay (Ethan Hawke), playing Jenga, in Leave the World Behind

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Denzel Washington as Macrinus looking up at a person offscreen in Gladiator II

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