UPDATE: Quentin Tarantino Talking To Brad Pitt To Star In 'Inglorious Bastards'

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Quentin Tarantino Shops Inglorious Bastards Around
Published 7/8/2008 by Kevin Powers at FirstShowing.net
... Update! Apparently Nikki Finke also reports that Tarantino is attempting to lure Brad Pitt into starring in the film as well. She confirms that they're talking, but that he is not at all actually cast. Pitt in a Tarantino film - good move or bad? ...

Quentin Tarantino Shops Inglorious Bastards Around (UPDATE)
Published 7/8/2008 by Kevin Powers at FirstShowing.net
... Update! Apparently Nikki Finke also reports that Tarantino is attempting to lure Brad Pitt into starring in the film as well. She confirms that they're talking, but that he is not at all actually cast. Pitt in a Tarantino film - good move or bad? ...

Have you ever wanted to see Brad Pitt in a Quentin Tarantino movie? No? Are you sure?
Published 7/9/2008 at OH NO!!
I've confirmed Quentin Tarantino is talking to Brad Pitt to star in Inglorious Bastards, the writer/director's newly unveiled script being shopped right now to 4 Hollywood studios: Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount and Sony. And Harvey Weinstein will produce it with Laurence Bender... Source. From IMDB, that holy grail of total true information: "Set in World War 2, Tarantino's story revolves around group of soldiers on their way to be executed, only they get the chance for a reprieval. He describes them as 'Not your normal hero types that are ...

Pitt for Inglorious Bastards?
Published 7/9/2008 at Filmstalker
... and later confirmed it with a source, although that's about as much as we hear at the moment. Still, it wouldn't be such a surprise to hear someone as big as Pitt joining the cast, but it's not the usual for Tarantino. Usually he'll pick some stars that haven't been seeing the light of day, or someone that the role will mean an entire shift of direction for, and that doesn't really seem like Pitt considering the differing roles he already takes. Still, it's a big name and there are plenty of other roles to fill, and ...

Tarantino wants Brad Pitt for ‘Inglorious Bastards’
Published 7/9/2008 by Scott at We Are Movie Geeks
... Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Brad Pitt is in talks with Quentin Tarantino for ‘Inglorious Bastards’! ...

Brad Pitt’s Imminent Paternity to Further Complicate Timely Completion of Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Bastards’?
Published 7/9/2008 at Vulture
... and sent it to studios for possible financing, and now she breaks the news that he's in talks with Brad Pitt to star. And though we like Pitt, it should be obvious to anyone that his casting would likely be an unmitigated disaster for a production that's already way behind schedule — the actor is currently holed up in France awaiting the birth of twins (we hear they're not due until August) and he's soon scheduled to start shooting ...

Tarantino Wants Brad Pitt For “Bastards”
Published 7/9/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... And according to Nikki Finke, that may come from the supremely bankable Brad Pitt - who Tarantino is talking to about starring in his WWII epic. If Pitt commits, expect the bidding war to follow, and along with it, hopefully a movie worthy of the last 10 years of hype. ...

Inglorious Bastards Set for October Shoot/Weinsteins Co-Financing
Published 7/9/2008 by colinqm at The Flesh Eating Blog
... going for. And if the Weinsteins are still backing him, he should still have the creative control that he needs. On the flip side however, the bigger the budget, the bigger potential for another financial flop. And even though we all know that financial sucess isn’t the best indicator of quality, it could possibly hinder QT’s future projects, and to be frank, I don’t wanna live in a world where Quentin Tarantino isn’t making movies. Furthermore, Nikki Finke has confirmed that Quentin is in talks with Brad Pitt to star in IB.   ...

“Does Mary-Kate Olsen need to get to rehab?” links
Published 7/9/2008 by JayBird at Cele|bitchy
- Mary-Kate Olsen seriously needs to get to rehab, but she doesn’t think she has a problem [Dlisted] - Ryan Gosling was in Washington yesterday to participate at the ENOUGH Project national conference. And he looks really, really hot [Lainey Gossip] - Hula The Pounds Away With The Angelina Jolie Massage Hoop! [Fafarazzi] - Ice Cube answers questions about his new album and calling out George W. Bush in a recent interview with the King Magazine [Bossip] - Hangover Theater: Clash of the Titans [Pajiba] - Lindsay ...

An Open Letter to Quentin Tarantino on the Occasion of His Latest Gross Overexposure [Rants]
Published 7/10/2008 by STV at Defamer
... No one is, in fact. It'll probably be made, maybe even by your May 2009 deadline. Meanwhile, in a move pulled unusually early from the dogeared Weinstein Textbook, the press is doing your fundraising for you. We'd give you Provincetown if not for the embarrassing leaks that followed this week, one after another — the kickdowns to Nikki Finke ("Quentin Tarantino is talking to Brad Pitt"!) and now ...

What Is Quentin Tarantino Doing?
Published 7/16/2008 by Agent Bedhead at Agent Bedhead
... has already agreed to produce, but the projected budget is so presumably large that a third-party, Lawrence Bender, will do the financing with room for more. As audiences learned from Grindhouse , an awesome movie doesn’t necessarily rake in box-office dollars. Rumour also has it that Brad Pitt (who doesn’t come cheap) has been offered the role of Lt. Aldo: My name is Lt. Aldo Raine, and I’m putting together a special team. And I need me eight soldiers. Eight — Jewish — American — Soldiers. Now y’all might have heard rumors about the armada happening soon. Well, we’ll be ...