Quentin Tarantino is pivoting away from filmmaking for his next project.

The auteur sat for an exclusive chat with esteemed journalist, host and film insider Elvis Mitchell at his Main Street suite presented by Darling & Co. that was packed to the gills. The room, filled with festival insiders, filmmakers and press, hung on Tarantino’s every word during the lively chat. And he leaned into the thirst surrounding the seemingly never-ending fever to know what he’s doing next.

“If you’re wondering what I’m doing right now,” said the beanie-clad Tarantino in clips that surfaced on X. “I’m writing a play. It’s probably going to be the next thing I end up doing.”

But he didn’t rule out the possibility that his play could be mined as a big-screen adaptation. “If it’s a fiasco I probably won’t turn it into a movie. But...