What do you get when you mix Manhattan district attorneys, corrupt billionaires, and Silicon Valley unicorns? Well, apparently that all adds up to Quentin Tarantino.The “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” auteur signed on to narrate Showtime’s limited series “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” premiering February 26 — and that’s mostly because of his love of co-creators David Levien and Brian Koppelman’s work on “Billions.”“Super Pumped” tells the story of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Uma Thurman portrays Arianna Huffington, while Hank Azaria stars as Apple’s Tim Cook.
Kyle Chandler, Baba Tafti, Kerry Bishé, Mousa Hussein Kraish, and Elisabeth Shue round out the cast.
“Super Pumped” hails from Levien and Koppelman, as well as Beth Schacter, who serves as the current showrunner on “Billions.”Koppelman reportedly pitched Tarantino the narration gig as part of an email invitation to appear on Koppelman’s
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