Tarantino's Acting Return
Jamie Adams Directs Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue in New Improvised Welsh Film
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Jamie Adams previously detailed how he got Quentin Tarantino into his earlier film: Adams said he “sent him the story outline and a letter,” was “very honest about believing in him as an actor,” and argued that his improvised method—“about being present and reacting organically”—would suit Tarantino’s “conversational” storytelling. Adams added that he “didn’t think” he’d hear back, but “two weeks later, on a Sunday, his agent emailed saying Quentin was intrigued and wanted a Zoom.”
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For context on their prior collaboration, ComingSoon reports that Only What We Carry follows “a former student who returns home and is drawn back into long-buried personal truths on the Normandy coast,” and that Tarantino appeared in it as John Percy, a wealthy character.
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Beyond Visor Entertainment backing the project, one report says Yale Entertainment is serving as the production company—listing prior credits including The Kill Room, Stowaway, The Clean Up Crew, and Alone Together.
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A behind-the-scenes post from Karen Paullada (as relayed by NME) included the caption “Awesome filming with @juleslewisjones @craigrussell1977 @morrissiwan and other legends,” and again credited the process as “All steered and put together by the one and only @jdadams1.”
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NME also notes Tarantino’s recent public critique of Hollywood, quoting him from Sight & Sound calling the post-pandemic movie pipeline “a flavourless sausage factory,” and saying “Since the pandemic … it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don’t pick to death.”
Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue have been spotted filming together in Porthcawl, a small seaside town in Wales. The two are starring in an untitled new film directed by Welsh filmmaker Jamie Adams — with Tarantino acting, not directing, for one of the rare times in his career, according to NME and Page Six.
The film is backed by New York-based Visor Entertainment and produced by Yale Entertainment. Locals were reportedly left "in disbelief" at seeing the two stars shooting scenes at Newton Church and the Saltwater Inn, Page Six reported.
A Cold Pitch Landed Tarantino on a Welsh Set
Adams landed Tarantino through a direct, unsolicited approach. He told NME that he "sent him the story outline and a letter" and was "very honest about believing in him as an actor." Adams said he "didn't think" he'd hear back. But two weeks later, on a Sunday, Tarantino's agent emailed to say he "was intrigued and wanted a Zoom."
Adams argued that his improvised method — "about being present and reacting organically" — would suit Tarantino's "conversational" storytelling style. The pitch worked. The two went on to make their first film together before this new project even began.
Their First Film Together Premiered at Tribeca
The new Porthcawl project is not Adams and Tarantino's first collaboration. They already completed a film called Only What We Carry, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June 2024. According to ComingSoon, the film follows "a former student who returns home and is drawn back into long-buried personal truths on the Normandy coast." Tarantino played a wealthy character named John Percy.
That first project served as a proof of concept for the pair's working relationship. Its Tribeca debut helped pave the way for this more ambitious follow-up, now shooting in Wales with a larger cast that includes pop star Kylie Minogue.
Minogue, Welsh Cast Join Funeral-Themed Shoot in Porthcawl
Alongside Tarantino and Minogue, the cast includes Welsh actors Karen Paullada, Julian Lewis Jones, Craig Russell, and Siwan Morris. Paullada posted a behind-the-scenes photo on Instagram with the caption "Awesome filming with @juleslewisjones @craigrussell1977 @morrissiwan and other legends," crediting Adams as the driving force — "All steered and put together by the one and only @jdadams1," according to NME.
Filming took place at two main spots in Porthcawl: Newton Church for a funeral scene and the Saltwater Inn for a wake scene. Yale Entertainment, whose past credits include The Kill Room and Alone Together, is serving as the production company, ComingSoon reported.
Tarantino Called Modern Hollywood a 'Flavourless Sausage Factory'
Tarantino's move into low-budget, improvisation-driven indie filmmaking fits a pattern. He recently told Sight & Sound that the post-pandemic Hollywood pipeline is "a flavourless sausage factory," adding that "it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don't pick to death," NME noted.
Adams' style sits at the opposite end of the spectrum from Tarantino's own films. Adams draws on the French Nouvelle Vague tradition, using a "scriptment" — a loose story outline — rather than a full script. Dialogue is found in the moment. For Tarantino, who has spent decades crafting every line of his own work, this project is a sharp creative departure, according to Comic Basics.
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