NEWS: Return to \"Dogs\" and \"Fiction\" May Be in Tarantino\'s Future

CELEB: Return to "Dogs" and "Fiction" May Be in Tarantino's Future

Over fourteen years after the release of Reservoir Dogs and twelve years after the release of Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino may finally be ready to work on a once proposed sequel to BOTH films. The project, tentatively entitled The Vega Brothers, was initially planned as a prequel that would follow John Travolta and Michael Madsen as they reprised their respective roles as Vincent and Vic Vega. Two years later, though, plans have changed to accommodate the aging heartthrobs.

The idea of a combined sequel to the films that launched his career as a director was first introduced by Tarantino in a 2004 interview with Rolling Stone. At the time, Michael Madsen was appearing on screens in Kill Bill 2 while Travolta was himself being featured as villain Howard Saint in the screen adaptation of The Punisher. Though more than a decade had passed since the release of Reservoir Dogs, Madsen and Travolta playing younger versions of younger versions of themselves was still not outside the realm of possibility, according to Tarantino.

Unfortunately, the span of two years only served to increase Travolta's reputation as a flabby eccentric and add a few more lines to Madsen's already creased forehead. Barring the addition of reverse aging as a plot device, hopes of The Vega Brothers ever appearing in theaters seemed completely dashed.

An interview with Michael Madsen regarding the 15th anniversary of Reservoir Dogs, however, has revealed that the project has found new life thanks to an ingenious twist on the concept.

Brilliant!

Still, before work can even begin on The Vega Brother, Tarantino must finish working on Death House (one half of the upcoming Grind House) and, after that, Inglorious Bastards. Let's hope that Madsen and Travolta can stay presentable until then.

Meanwhile, those of us who simply cannot wait for a return to Pulp Fiction may find some small diversion in The Bible Experience. Though Samuel L. Jackson's character of Jules WInnfield made it out of Pulp Fiction alive only to die in a "go deaf and you'll miss it" cameo in Kill Bill, you can still experience a follow-up to the character's recitation of Ezekiel 25:17 by listening to this new audio version of the New Testament which features Jackson as the voice of God.

Now that's a deity you'd be willing to give up sodomy for.

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How hard is it to find two young actors who can mimic Madsen and Travolta for Christ's sake.

When did Jules die in Kill Bill?

That's were you realize that pseudo-indie iconic movie stars and filmmakers have the same lame ideas and tastes as your typical first year film school student.

I think this may be the most idiotic thing I've ever heard of in my life.

If Tarentino does this and actually pulls it off he will have proven himself a truly great filmmaker because it'll take a genius to make it not suck.

I thought that Samuel L. Jackson's small part in Kill Bill was meant to imply that the character of Jules had gone on to be a church organist under a fake name, given the fact that Pulp Fiction ended with him experiencing a religious awakening leaving his old life behind for a greater calling.

I couldn't find any other similar theories through google, though, so maybe I was stretching?

Maybe I should take that part out.

Boy, that sounds pretty fucking awful.

Michael Madsen is a fucking badass!

When Jules went to 'walk the Earth' after turning to christianity, he became the organist in the church that The Bride was to be married in. As the article says there is really only a glimpse of him in the film (Part 2 only, if my memory is correct) , and he's then promptly killed by the Deadly Vipers in the church massacre.

that wasn't jules. it was rufus thomas: a drell, a drifter, a coaster, part of the gang, a bar-kay. if they come through texas, rufus done played with them. rufus: he's the man.

I didn't know/think that was the same character either...but by god it could have been.

Devin Faraci is a loser

Reverend Harmony: Rufus... he's the man.
Reverend Harmony: [to Rufus] Who was that you used to play for?
Rufus: Rufus Thomas.
Reverend Harmony: Rufus Thomas...
Reverend Harmony: [to Bride] Rufus Thomas.
Rufus: I was a Drell. I was a Drifter. I was a Coaster. I was part of The Gang. I was a Bar-Kay... If they come through Texas, I done played with them.
Reverend Harmony: Rufus... He's the man.


From the exchange, Rufus seems like a nickname he earned because he played with Rufus Thomans.

seeing that tarantino movies have re-occuring stars, but not necessarily re-occuring characters (though some of the characters are related), i'm going to stick with my assertion that this is a different character.

Agreed. Madsen was in Pulp Fiction as well as Kill Bill, and it's a totally different character. Same deal with Sam Jackson as far as I'm concerned.

man, we're such fucking geeks.

Yeah, but what was the point of casting Jackson in a role with only a couple of lines and no actual time in front of camera? You wouldn't have even known it was him if you weren't extremely familiar with his voice or anal about sitting through the credits.

To me, that indicates that it was an Easter Egg. If not, then what was the point of wasting him in a role that slipped under most people's radars?

And why give him a name only to suggest a second later that that isn't his real name?

because jackson is one of those actors that's in almost everything, along with christopher walken or alec baldwin. that, and he's a member of tarantino's posse.

That only explains why he was in the movie, not why his presence in the movie was deliberately obscured so most people wouldn't even realize he was there.

Hell, I had no idea Madsen's character in Reservoir Dogs was meant to have had anything to do with Travolta's in Pulp Fiction. (Though I did watch Pulp Fiction before Reservoir Dogs, so maybe I would have noticed had I watched 'em the other way around.)

he's a cool motherfucker sitting in the dark wearing shades and smoking. that's all. somethings a cigar is just a cigar.

This will be probably the best-worst movie ever made.

Plus, as a union card-carrying hitman, Jules would have been recognized by his fellow professionals/peers in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. They all get together for workshops at the annual convention. Don't you guys watch the deleted scenes?

I think the character's name in KB was Rufus-no relation to Pulp Fiction, just a familiar face.

I just check IMDB.com. It is Rufus.