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Drama, ActionRelease Date :
August 21, 2009MPAA Rating :
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Quentin TarantinoStarring :
Melanie Laurent, Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, B.J. Novak, Michael Fassbender, Samm Levine, Mike Myers, Julie Dreyfus, Paul Rust, Maggie Cheung, Samuel L. Jackson
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Brad Pitt Wants to See 'Inglourious Basterds' Prequel
November 11, 2009 02:11:35After experiencing the glory of "Inglourious Basterds" in box office chart, Brad Pitt has been said desperate to work on another installment of the drama action movie. Met at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Movieline.com in Hollywood, one of the movie's stars, Eli Roth, told E! Online that the leading actor has expressed his desire to see the prequel of the film.
"All the time, Brad says, 'Prequel, prequel!' All the basterds would jump on it in a second," Roth testified. Dishing on the reason why the depicter of Lieutenant Aldo Raine wants to be involved in another "Inglourious Basterds" project, Roth claimed, "Everybody would drop whatever they're doing to go back to work with Quentin [Tarantino]."
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'Inglourious Basterds' Raids North American Box Office
August 24, 2009 09:08:21A new box office champion has been crowned with "Inglourious Basterds" taking over the top slot in its first week of release. Scoring a better-than-expected total after three days of screening in theaters, the movie about a band of Jewish-American soldiers out to kill Nazis in occupied France took in $38.1 million worth of ticket sales.
The opening bow for "Basterds" marked director Quentin Tarantino's personal best. His previous best opener was "Kill Bill Vol. 2", which reeled in $25 million in April 2004. It was a promising start for the filmmaker after his previous effort "Death Proof", which is part of "Grindhouse" double feature, displayed a disappointing result at the chart.
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L.A. Premiere of 'Inglourious Basterds' Becomes a Star-Studded Event
August 11, 2009 04:08:35Around two weeks before "Inglourious Basterds" opens wide in theaters, The Weinstein Company has presented the epic movie to selected audience through its Los Angeles premiere. On Monday, August 10, red carpet was rolled down in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood to greet those attending the special screening.
Many of the cast members were spotted joining director Quentin Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender for the special event. Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Michael Fassbender, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, B.J. Novak and Eli Roth were only some of them. Pitt who takes the role of Lieutenant Aldo Raine didn't come alone. He was accompanied by his longtime partner, actress Angelina Jolie.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Sneak Peek to Air During 'Burn Notice' Finale
August 01, 2009 11:08:55A sneak preview of "Inglourious Basterds" will be attached to "Burn Notice". Through a press release, USA Network announced that it will air an extended sneak peek for the upcoming Quentin Tarantino's epic film during the season three finale of the TV comedy drama series.
The "Burn Notice" finale episode is set to unravel in the small screen on Thursday, August 6, between 9 to 10 P.M. ET. There is no further detail disclosed by the cable on what kind of footage the sixty-second sneak peek will share.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Brings Hollywood Glamor to U.K. Premiere
July 24, 2009 03:07:59After hitting the 2009 Cannes' red carpet in May, "Inglourious Basterds" was brought to London on Thursday, July 23, for its U.K. premiere. Taking over Odeon Leicester Square, the special screening event got a touch of Hollywood glamor when the celebrities attending made their way along the red carpet.
One of the film's cast members present was Diane Kruger. Coming to the event, the 33-year-old actress wore a black Balmain mini-dress with exposed zipper as well as metal and leather chain. She completed her red carpet look with a pair of Christian Louboutin heels. The actress portraying double agent Bridget von Hammersmark was joined by co-star Christoph Waltz, director Quentin Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender.
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Killing Nazi Business in 'Inglourious Basterds' Second Trailer
June 23, 2009 10:06:03A second full trailer of "Inglourious Basterds" managed to find its way out. First debuted at Spike TV, the sneak peek presents more of Melanie Laurent's Shosanna, the Basterds' killing Nazi business and their plan to take down the leaders of The Third Reich during a premiere for Nazi propaganda film in a Parisian theater.
The trailer begins with a scene wherein Aldo Raine explains to a group of Jewish soldiers about his plan of making The Basterds. It then cuts to a confrontational scene in which Raine tries to extract information from a Nazi captive, Sgt. Werner Rachtman. When Rachtman refuses, Raine calls in his bat-swinging Donny Donowitz. Other footage seen in the new trailer include shots from the movie premiere attended by several Nazi leaders and Shosanna's preparation for revenge.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Gets New Trailer Preview From ET
June 22, 2009 10:06:11More footage are coming out from "Inglourious Basterds" as Entertainment Tonight gave a sneak preview at the World War II drama's upcoming new trailer. A little more than one minute long, the sneak peek, like previously-outed videos, focuses on Lieutenant Aldo Raine and his Nazi-scalping gang.
Still, this preview video brings in several never-before-seen footage from The Weinstein Company's movie. Exposing the actions and explosions to be seen, it also gives out more snippets at Martin Wuttke's Adolf Hitler, Diane Kruger's double agent character as well as Christoph Waltz's Nazi Col. Hans Landa.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Possibly Facing a 40-Minute Cut
June 10, 2009 12:06:43"Inglourious Basterds" could be 40 minutes shorter if The Weinstein Company have it their way. The Wrap reported that the studio want director Quentin Tarantino to cut a full 40 minutes from the epic World War II movie in a bid to make the movie appealing to more people and thus squeezing more cash out.
"But here's what we know: the company needs a big hit, and soon. Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' premiered to mixed reviews at the Cannes Festival," so wrote The Wrap in its article discussing Weinstein's financial problem. "Weinstein and co-producer Universal are both trying to convince Tarantino to cut it by 40 minutes. (It's now 2'40", and considered too long a sit, especially for American audiences.)"
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Possible Additional Scene for 'Inglourious Basterds' Unraveled
May 26, 2009 11:05:58Words are, the added scene for "Inglourious Basterds" will come from a scene director Quentin Tarantino shot but did not assemble for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival's version. Having reported earlier that the helmer is returning to the editing room, Anne Thompson of Variety gave more details on the particular scene.
In her recent report, the blogger claimed that the scene will be added in front of the La Louisiane sequence. She wrote, "...it comes right before the La Louisiane sequence featuring Michael Fassbender and Diane Kruger as a British soldier under cover and a German movie star who wants to help him bring down the Third Reich."
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'Inglourious Basterds' Hits 2009 Cannes' Red Carpet
May 21, 2009 04:05:33"Inglourious Basterds" has got a red carpet treatment at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, May 20. Taking place at Grand Theatre Lumiere in Cannes, France, the premiere event has become a star-studded gala with the attendance of many celebrities from rising star Robert Pattinson to veteran actress Sharon Stone.
Hitting the red carpet for the special screening were director Quentin Tarantino and many of the cast members. Among the stars attending were Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, Mike Myers, Daniel Bruhl, Eli Roth, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender and Samm Levine.
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New 'Inglourious Basterds' Clip With Director Quentin Tarantino's Intro
May 21, 2009 02:05:47Hours after three clips of "Inglourious Basterds" were unveiled, director Quentin Tarantino brought out another sneak peek into his upcoming ensemble war drama. Posted at Yahoo! Movies, the clip opens with an introduction from the filmmaker Tarantino himself, explaining that he is about to premiere the movie at 2009 Cannes Film Festival in addition to describing the clip itself.
The around one minute clip centers on the jailbreak scene by the Basterds. Upon learning that the Nazi has captured one of its sergeants, Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz, who is infamous for killing many Nazi officers, Lt. Aldo Raine brings his renegade American soldiers to rescue and recruit this German-born psychopath.
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3 New 'Inglourious Basterds' Clips Arrive
May 20, 2009 02:05:03"Inglourious Basterds" hit the 2009 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, May 20, and in support of that, The Weinstein Company come out with three fresh clips for this Quentin Tarantino's ensemble war film. Varied in its running time, the three snippets take on different subjects though the focus of all clips is still on the Basterds and the Nazi.
The "Hans Landa" clip features an extended footage of the scene which has been seen in the trailer. It sees that Christoph Waltz's Col. Hans Landa explains to a Frenchman sitting in front of him how Jews are comparable to rats. Another clip entitled "The Vet" presents a scene in which Diane Kruger's Bridget von Hammersmark tells Brad Pitt's Lt. Aldo Raine the two developments in the operation.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Gives Out a Bunch of New Photos
May 14, 2009 03:05:15More "Inglourious Basterds" photos are coming out. Posted by The Playlist, the freshly-found images expose some of the villains. Additionally, several other pictures in the bunch manage to display some of the location shots, including the Le Gammar cinematheque, as well as British Army officer Lt. Archie Hicox and main protagonist Shosanna Dreyfus.
One of the photos exhibits the unseen pic of Daniel Bruhl as German officer and war hero Frederick Zoller. Two others give away Christoph Waltz as main baddie, Col. Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa. Another one highlights on Til Schweiger who portrays Sergeant Hugo Stiglitz, an ex-Nazi who is recruited into the Basterds unit.
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Prequel to 'Inglourious Basterds' Already Half Written
May 11, 2009 03:05:43Talks about a prequel project to "Inglourious Basterds" have been thrown in recently by Quentin Tarantino. The director/producer/writer of the forthcoming World War II drama reveals his plan of another "Basterds" movie to The New York Times, saying "I have a half-written prequel ready to go if this movie's a smash."
In the Times' article, it is suggested that the prequel could be dealing with the shelved "Basterds" subplot. "Once the Basterds get through with Europe, they could go to the South and do it to the Kluxers in the '50s. That's another story you could tell," the publication quotes the filmmaker, before pointing out on the supposed plot. "Not to mention a shelved subplot about African-American soldiers stuck behind enemy lines."
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Eli Roth on a Movie-Within-a-Movie in 'Inglourious Basterds'
April 30, 2009 01:04:55Eli Roth's involvement in "Inglourious Basterds" is not restricted only on playing Sgt. Donnie Donowitz, but also on helming a short film within the Quentin Tarantino-directed movie. The fact was exposed when the 37-year-old filmmaker shared to MTV News details of the film-within-a-film entitled "Stolz der Nation (The Nation's Pride)".
"Quentin had two shots that were very specific that he wanted to do - but he was like, 'For the rest of it, I need footage of people shooting. It's a guy in a bell-tower shooting 260 Americans. I need footage of people shooting!' So I said okay," Roth told MTV of the short film's shooting. "We got a second camera, and in 2 days we did like 130 shots and Quentin was so happy he gave me a third day."
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'Inglourious Basterds' Will Have Lots of Scalpings
April 24, 2009 02:04:13"Inglourious Basterds" will be one gory film. Talking about the upcoming war drama film, Eli Roth who depicts Sgt. Donnie Donowitz shared to MTV that there will be "a lot of scalpings" seen in the movie. "He's not going to skimp on the scalping, let me tell you," the 37-year-old explained. "Quentin based what the Basterds do on what the Apache Indians did."
"They would do what's known now as the Apache Resistance, where they would capture people and horribly mutilate them, scalp them, torture them, cut them up and leave one person alive," he detailed. "Then, [the survivor] would go back to the cavalry and describe what happened - and the psychological warfare got so strong that if the cavalry came across a bunch of Apache Indians, they would just take their guns and shoot themselves in the heads and shoot each other in the heads because of the horror of what had been described to them. ... This is what the Jews are doing to the Nazis. We get these Nazis and we scalp them, and we beat them to death with a baseball bat."
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Line-Up of 2009 Cannes Film Festival Announced
April 24, 2009 09:04:42The official selection of movies to be shown at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival has finally been unveiled. In the festival that will be kicked off on May 13 and wrapped on May 24, a total of 52 films will be featured from four categories, In Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, and Special Screenings.
Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces", Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock" and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" are listed among the 20 In Competition movies. They will be up against Jane Campion's "Bright Star", Ken Loach's "Looking for Eric", Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon", Lars von Trier's "Antichrist" and Park Chan-wook's "Thirst" among others.
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Extended 'Inglourious Basterds' Behind-the-Scenes Video
April 16, 2009 10:04:53A behind-the-scenes video of "Inglourious Basterds" has been debuted during Quentin Tarantino's special guest mentor appearance at "American Idol" on Tuesday, April 14, but The Weinstein Company have come up with an extended version of that featurette. Word is, this extended version has been dubbed to be the "too-hot-for-TV".
Though the behind-the-seen video mostly contains similar footage to the one shown during the "American Idol", it still reels in many never-before-seen footage from the epic movie. Opened with a clip showing Tarantino saying "Because we love making movies!" with the crew, the video continues to present clips from the movie. It displays more of Brad Pitt's Lieutenant Aldo Raine and his basterds as well as teasing the first look at Mike Myers as General Ed Fenech.
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Six New 'Inglourious Basterds' Photos From Vanity Fair
April 03, 2009 01:04:27Vanity Fair has unraveled new portrait-style images from "Inglourious Basterds". Counted six in all, the photos were posted in the magazine's portfolio section under the title of "Schindler's List It Ain't". All of them put the attention to the characters to be seen in the World War II epic by director Quentin Tarantino.
Two of the photos present new snaps at Brad Pitt's Lieutenant Aldo Raine, while two others focus on Diane Kruger's German actress/undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark. Another one gives a first good look at Melanie Laurent's Shosanna Dreyfus. Meanwhile, the last picture, which is in black and white, displays from left to right Laurent, Christopher Waltz, Omar Doom, Daniel Bruhl, director Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth, Kruger and Pitt.
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Official Teaser Trailer for 'Inglourious Basterds' Premiered
February 12, 2009 11:02:57After the short preview as well as the Entertainment Tonight's teaser trailer version of "Inglourious Basterds" came out earlier, an official teaser trailer for the Quentin Tarantino's war drama has been put out. The nearly two minutes video gives more to the story of The Basterds, the Brad Pitt's speech to his newly-recruited band of soldiers and actions to be seen.
An ensemble war film from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds" is set in Nazi-occupied France. It begins when Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping the brutal murder, Shosanna flees to Paris, changes her identity and plans a revenge. Elsewhere, Lieutenant Aldo Raine assembles a group of Jewish soldiers known as The Basterds. Joining forces with German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark, they set on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.
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ET's Teaser Trailer of 'Inglourious Basterds' Found
February 11, 2009 02:02:39Teaser trailer for "Inglourious Basterds" has made its way out via Entertainment Tonight (ET). The one-minute sneak peek into the Quentin Tarantino's ensemble war film teases even more footage than the earlier released footage also from ET, giving out details and scenes of the action drama movie for The Weinstein Company.
Through the teaser, which bootleg version has been found, several cast members other than Brad Pitt have been exposed. While the video highlights on Lieutenant Aldo Raine introducing himself to a group of Jewish soldiers as he explains what he intents to do, glimpse of Samm Levine and B.J. Novak as PFC Hirschberg and PFC Utivich respectively is captured.
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Trailer Preview of Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'
February 11, 2009 09:02:28A brief look into "Inglourious Basterds" trailer has been provided by Entertainment Tonight (ET). While the trailer itself is promised to be released via the daily TV entertainment news show on Wednesday, February 11, the 25-minute sneak preview has teased many first look footage from the film.
Most of the footage shown by ET on the preview are focused on revealing Brad Pitt as Lieutenant Aldo Raine as he introduces himself to the group of soldiers he assembles, and one, in particular, exhibits the scene where Pitt is asking for Nazi's scalps from his crew. The snippet gives out many explosive and action-packed footage taken from the trailer as well.
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Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' Set for Summer Release
January 02, 2009 08:01:57Summer will be the time for "Inglourious Basterds". In a recent announcement, The Weinstein Company (TWC) have unveiled that the Quentin Tarantino's newest movie starring Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz will be debuted in theaters across the U.S. on August 21, 2009.
The late August opening date puts this World War II drama up against New Line Cinema's horror thriller "Final Destination: Death Trip 3D" and Paramount Vantage's comedy "The Goods: The Don Ready Story". In the meantime, Universal Pictures, which co-finance the movie alongside TWC, are expected to unravel the overseas release dates soon.
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Shoshanna Dreyfus of 'Inglourious Basterds' Exposed
December 18, 2008 09:12:04Fresh picture from "Inglourious Basterds", has brought forth another principal character from the action drama movie aside from Lt. Aldo Raine and Bridget von Hammersmark. Posted through Filmz.ru, the new picture focuses on Melanie Laurent's Shoshanna Dreyfus character. In it, the Jewish girl who survives a bloody Nazi manhunt brings an axe to a table on which her projectionist friend Marcel slammed a man's head.
An ensemble war film from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds" is set in German-occupied France. It begins when Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping the brutal murder, Shosanna flees to Paris, changes her identity and plans a revenge. Elsewhere, Lieutenant Aldo Raine assembles a group of Jewish soldiers known as "The Basterds". Joining forces with German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark, they set on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Photos Reel In More Characters
December 12, 2008 01:12:20After Brad Pitt's photo as Lt. Aldo Raine made its round earlier, two more images from "Inglourious Basterds" have been put out. Coming from Filmz.ru, one of the pictures focuses on giving out closer look on Raine, while the other introduces Diane Kruger's Bridget von Hammersmark.
The first still placed on the news photo displays smirking Raine when he is inspecting a line of army-clothed men. The other photo posted below shows von Hammersmar, a German actress who works as an undercover agent, sitting among excited Nazi soldiers.
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Two More Added to Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' Cast
November 01, 2008 11:11:47Two more actors have been recruited for "Inglourious Basterds". According to The Playlist, the two additional cast ensemble will be Academy Award-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson and one time Cannes Best Actress Maggie Cheung.
Jackson reportedly will tackle the part as the film's narrator, while Cheung is said to portray Madame Mimieux, "the French matron of the Cinematheque" who takes in homeless Shosanna when she is chased by the Nazis. By joining the project, Jackson will once again work with Tarantino following his two previous collaborations with the awards-winning director on "Pulp Fiction" and "Jackie Brown".
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Brad Pitt's Lieutenant Aldo Raine of 'Inglourious Basterds' Exposed
October 18, 2008 11:10:19An on-set picture from "Inglourious Basterds" has come out. The image presents for the first time Brad Pitt as the head honcho Basterd, Lieutenant Aldo Raine. Wearing a full resistance fighter gear, Pitt whose character is said to be a Tennessee mountain hillbilly, can be seen having a large scar on his neck.
Earlier this week, The Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures have come out with confirmation that the misspelling of "Basterds" in the title is indeed intentionally made. Hence, instead of "Bastards", from now on the Quentin Tarantino's film will be known as "Basterds". However, there is no further explanation on the reason for the using of the misspell.
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'Inglourious Basterds', the New Title for 'Bastards'
October 16, 2008 12:10:33In a unique twist, the title to Quentin Tarantino's s epic war "Inglourious Bastards" will be known from now on as "Inglourious Basterds". Of it, Rotten Tomatoes reported that Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures, on October 14, 2008, have stated that "Basterds" is indeed the official title, and it is not a misprint.
Aside from unveiling the title, Weinstein also released a new and more detailed synopsis of the movie. This action drama movie will take place in German-occupied France and the story begins with Shosanna Dreyfus witnessing the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Surviving the terrible incident, she flees to Paris and changes her identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
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Quentin Tarantino's 'Basterds' Gets First Female Cast in Diane Kruger
August 30, 2008 11:08:41The Helen of Troy in the epic movie "Troy", Helen Kruger, has become the first female actor joining the varied cast ensemble of "Inglourious Basterds". For the World War II action drama, the 32-year-old has been tapped to tackle the prominent role of German actress Bridget Von Hammersmark.
Revealing the fact at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival, she gushed, "I just received a call from Quentin Tarantino, asking me to be in his next movie. I don't want to give too much away, but I'll play a German movie star." The role of Hammersmark has earlier been linked to other German actress Nastassja Kinski.
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'Austin Powers' Star Mike Myers Recruited for Quentin Tarantino's 'Basterds'
August 15, 2008 09:08:10In an interesting scoop coming from "Inglourious Basterds", well-known comic actor Mike Myers has been reported to take part in the upcoming World War II film project. It is further explained that the "Austin Powers" star has been tapped for a small role in the action drama movie from acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
The 45-year-old is going to portray British General Ed Fenech who is described to be a military mastermind taking part in planning the scheme to kill the Nazi leaders. He will be joining Brad Pitt who will star as Lieutenant Aldo Raine and Eli Roth who is tapped to be Sgt. Donnie Donowitz. This tidbit was first reported by Tarantino Archives.
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Brad Pitt Confirmed as a 'Basterd'
August 08, 2008 09:08:33While rumors on the casting of "Inglourious Basterds" have been crowding the media lately, one major signing of a particular Hollywood actor for the Quentin Tarantino's latest feature film project has been confirmed. Said to be in talks for Lieutenant Aldo Raine character, Brad Pitt has officially been tapped to tackle the role.
Described to be a "Tennessee hillbilly", Pitt's character is the assembler as well as leader of the eight Jewish-American soldiers who are sent to a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. The 44-year-old actor is among the first actors signed for the action drama's cast ensemble joining helmer Eli Roth who is assigned to portray Sgt. Donnie Donowitz.
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'Hostel' Helmer to Join 'Basterds' Cast
August 06, 2008 04:08:41Adding up to the casting rumor of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds", the man behind 2005 horror "Hostel", Eli Roth, has been speculated to be one of the action drama's cast ensemble. Like Brad Pitt, he is being reported to be in negotiation to star in the World War II film piece.
The 36-year-old is eyeing to play Sgt. Donnie 'The Bear Jew' Donowitz who is one of the Jewish-American soldiers sent to do suicide mission against the Nazi in France. His character has been described as the man who hunts Nazi with his signature baseball bat. This role won't be Roth's first appearing in Tarantino's movie, he has a minor role in "Death Proof" which is a segment of "Grindhouse".
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Leonardo DiCaprio to Be Quentin Tarantino's Second 'Bastards'
July 16, 2008 02:07:37It seems that Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is going to be having a line of A-list stars as its cast ensemble. Following the speculation that Tarantino is considering Brad Pitt for Lieutenant Aldo Raine role, new casting rumor surfaced. This time, it is said that the filmmaker eyes to work with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Report claimed that the "Pulp Fiction" director/writer has been planning to meet with the 33-year-old actor on Thursday, July 17, to discuss the possibility of him starring in the movie. If everything goes as planned, the star of Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" will be portraying the role of the Jew Hunter, Colonel Hans Landa. Like Pitt, if indeed cast, this film project will be his first time working with the acclaimed filmmaker.
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Script Preview of Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' Makes Way
July 10, 2008 10:07:09With Hollywood actor Brad Pitt on the hot seat of the rumored casting, news coming from the latest movie project from Quentin Tarantino supposedly couldn't get any better than that, but it just did. Giving an update to "Inglourious Basterds", the filmmaker known for his works underlining nonlinear storylines and stylized violence has shared a preview to the World War II film.
Posted firstly by Latino Review, the so-called script consisted of five chapters and tell an intertwined story of a squadron of soldiers led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine whose part allegedly has been offered to Pitt and a French Jewish teenager by the name of Shosanna. The soldiers are given the order to go behind the enemy lines and blow up a movie theater in Paris because it is premiering a propaganda war film by Hitler's right hand man, Goebble. Little that they know, Shosanna, who survives the massacres of her family by the Jew hunter Colonel Hans Landa, is attending the premiere with one surprising plan for the Nazi in mind.
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Brad Pitt Considered to Be Among Quentin Tarantino's 'Basterds'
July 09, 2008 11:07:01With news of Quentin Tarantino throwing his "Inglourious Basterds" script to four major studios buzzing around, another interesting report came out. Words are coming out that the man behind "Kill Bill" has opened the talks with acclaimed actor Brad Pitt to star in the action drama.
The confirmation of the report has been broken out first by Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke on July 8. Still, up to date no further details on the matter apart from the talks have been shed. If Pitt indeed joins Tarantino in his latest feature film project, it would be the "Babel" star's second film project connected to the renowned filmmaker. His first was the 1993 crime drama "True Romance" which was scripted by Tarantino.
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'Inglourious Basterds' Not a Period Piece, Said Quentin Tarantino
June 25, 2008 10:06:10Contrary to what has been reported earlier about Quentin Tarantino's latest feature film project, "Inglourious Basterds" won't be a period film. Revealing that he has finished scripting for the action drama, the notable filmmaker rejected the idea that this movie will be a period film when talking to BBC News when he attended the Provincetown Film Festival to receive a special Filmmaker on the Edge award.
Commenting on the matter, the man behind the success of 1994's "Pulp Fiction" confessed that though the action drama will be set during the World War II event, he doesn't want it to have the feeling like a period film, instead he is looking forward to modernize it. "I don't want it to feel like a period film. I want it to feel current. I want it to feel right now," explained the 45-year-old. "One of the things I have to battle against is 30 years of Nazi-occupation TV movies where we've all seen the big streets and the vintage cars and the Swastikas, and we've just seen that ad nauseum. This is a modern, in-your-face movie. This is not a TV movie period piece."
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Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' to Be Cut Into Two
June 20, 2008 11:06:49In late May at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, notable filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has surprised many and generated much question on the truth of his words when he announced that his next feature film will be a World War II period movie with a title of "Inglourious Basterds". But, apparently, the man behind the success of "Kill Bill" is serious with what he has said and he is now planning to make the movie into two-part films like with "Kill Bill".
In the latest report from AICN, the site noted that Tarantino has done a nearly 40-minute interview with Enzo Castellari, the helmer of the 1977's "Inglourious Bastards", and through which it has been revealed that the 45-year-old is going to separate his version into two flicks. The reason for the splitting of the action drama is said to be stemming from the story that kept growing and growing when he did the writing and researching and eventually it became too big for only one film.
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Quentin Tarantino Moves Forward With World War II Movie
May 27, 2008 03:05:28What came across people minds, when the name of Quentin Tarantino is brought out. Some may say "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", others may relate it to "Kill Bill". Indeed, those movies have the golden touch of the Palme d'Or recipient. Now, the 45-year-old filmmaker is going to attempt on attaching another film to his name.
In an interview at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, the director who is known for his using of nonlinear storylines and stylized violence in his feature films announced that he will be tackling a World War II period film entitled "Inglourious Basterds". Adding to the excitement about the movie that has been rumored to be made for about five years, he confessed that he is planning on previewing the movie at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
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Sylvester Stallone Is Not One of the "Basterds"
December 14, 2006 01:12:07Regarding the report posted by Latino Reviews last week about the involvement of Sylvester Stallone in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds", it turns out that the "Rocky" star actually is not signed in at all for the movie as stated by the paper, the actor himself has confirmed while out promoting his new film "Rocky Balboa."
"No, I gotta talk to Quentin about that, I've been reading about that," so Stallone remarked as he denied his participation in the project. "That's possible but I don't know how we would get together, it wouldn't be easy."
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Sylvester Stallone Confronts the "Inglourious Basterds"
December 08, 2006 04:12:14Though no doubt busy in preparing "Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye" for production, Sylvester Stallone apparently still has a vacant spot in his hectic schedule for another big screen role.
Latino Review has reported that the action star is joining Michael Madsen and Tim Roth to highlight The Weinstein Co.'s action-packed adventure drama "Inglourious Basterds" which will be Quentin Tarantino's next directorial project after "Grindhouse."
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Reader's Reviews
This film, looks good! I wanna watch it, when it comes out!
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posted by Bmshemsn on Jul 14, 2009Saw it.. TWICE. first when it came out; but my boyfriend n his mate blabbed through it.. so i saw it today. FUCKING BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!
posted by vena cava on Aug 26, 2009This is going to be great!
posted by Allamerican5 on Sep 07, 2009I've seen it about 17 times.
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