The dam broke today on Quentin Tarantino’s long talked about next project Inglorious Bastards. Information about this thing is popping up all over the world wide web, distracting people from relaxing with softcore Wii Fit porn and questionable promotional videos featuring Eddie Murphy’s giant head. In fact, the guys over at Latino Review have even gotten their hands on the script. Normally I’d be pretty excited about this, but I’ve recently been told by someone who has gone to great lengths to point out that he’s smarter than me, that writing about things you’ve read is a sin, since no one should ever report on anything until after they’ve taken some sort of class in it, and then moved to Los Angeles and become a bitter sycophant. Maybe this is true, but I read their script review anyway and found it pretty good.
What it reveals is that this movie is about a bunch of Jews kicking German ass. At least I think that’s what’s going on here. It’s like some sort of Israeli revenge fantasy, and that’s something I can get behind. Jewish-American soldiers get dropped behind enemy lines during WWII. They show up in German occupied France and blow up a movie theater showing Nazi propaganda. It’s a script written by Tarantino, so it’s no surprise the verdict is that it’s pretty good.
Since it’s sounding good, you’re probably wondering when you’ll be able to see it. We don’t know. We do know that according to HR Tarantino plans to start shooting it in October, backed up by The Weinstein Company. They’re no doubt in a hurry, since they could really use a hit. Maybe that means we’ll see it as soon as 2009? After all the waiting over this one, the sooner the better.
As for who may end up starring in it, several different sources, including Jon Favreau hater Nikke Finke, claim Tarantino is courting Brad Pitt for a leading role. Last I heard he wasn’t Jewish, though we have proof that his bits and pieces are properly kosher. The film sounds like an ensemble with 8 primary roles, which I think really does make Brad Pitt a prime candidate. His best work always seems to happen when playing second banana instead of in a leading role.
