Overview
- Addressing fans in Columbus, Matthew Lillard acknowledged that Tarantino saying he doesn’t care for him “hurts” and “f—ing sucks,” adding that such shots wouldn’t be aimed at a top‑line star like Tom Cruise.
- Lillard contrasted strong fan support with his perceived Hollywood standing, saying he is “very popular in this room” but “not very popular in Hollywood.”
- Tarantino made the comments on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, also blasting Paul Dano’s There Will Be Blood performance as “weak sauce” and saying he doesn’t care for Owen Wilson.
- Filmmakers and actors, including Matt Reeves, Ben Stiller and Simu Liu, publicly praised Dano’s work, while Dano himself has not responded.
- Clips of Lillard’s GalaxyCon response circulated widely on TikTok, and representatives for Tarantino did not immediately respond to requests for comment.