It's only been days since filmmaker Quentin Tarantino killed the project that was supposed to be his next movie, a western called The Hateful Eight , but word's already surfaced on what film might take its place.

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TheWrap -- which earlier reported details of the now-shelved Hateful Eight script -- claims that "Tarantino has been considering a prison movie of sorts and has immersed himself in the details of the Robert Blake case , though a representative for Blake told TheWrap several weeks ago that Tarantino has not reached out to the former Baretta star, who was acquitted of killing his wife."A Tarantino-created prison movie about a '70s-era tough guy actor sounds rife with potential for the sort of pop culture references from that era the filmmaker clearly loves. This writer could certainly imagine Tarantino veterans such as Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, or Robert Forster playing a Blake-type actor-turned-murder suspect. Or perhaps this is the future film role that Tarantino recently said he'd like to write for Bruce Dern, who was to have been in The Hateful Eight?In addition to his days as tthe star of the TV cop show Baretta, Blake is also remembered for his roles as killer Perry Smith in In Cold Blood and as "Mickey" in the classic Our Gang shorts. His other credits include Lost Highway, Money Train, Electra Glide in Blue, and the TV movie Blood Feud where he played union boss Jimmy Hoffa.