I‘m not one to go off on passing along casting choices, exceptions should be made, as in the upcoming The Road, and Quentin Tarantino‘s super-fast-tracked re-envisioning of Inglorious Bastards which is aiming for a Cannes 2009 release. Brad Pitt, according to Screen.com, has been cast, pushing the previous rumour in to more actual fact. Eli Roth (also seen as playing misogynistic prick in Death Proof) has also been added to the cast.
Pitt has always brought his A-Game for genre flicks: True Romance, 12 Monkeys, Snatch and Kalifornia. And as for playing gloriously over-the top tough-guys, well, look no further than Fight Club.
Quentin Tarantino has a knack for making solid use of iconic movie stars in his films, and Brad Pitt certainly fits the bill, except that his career is not flagging or in a slump as per the usual Tarantino idiom. In fact, the next several months are looking fabulous for Pitt with David Fincher‘s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Coen Brothers‘ Burn After Reading, Terrence Malick‘s Tree of Life, Darren Aronofsky‘s The Fighter and if all goes according to the tight production schedule, Inglorious Bastards. That is a delectable line-up indeed.
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As far as A-List actors go, I’d say Brad Pitt is the most consistently interesting. He always takes on great roles, sometimes ignoring completely their commercial potential. Sure, he’s done his share of Hollywood vehicles (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the “Ocean’s” trilogy), but balances it by mixing in some fascinating films as well (The Assassination of Jesse James, Twelve Monkeys).
Can’t wait for Inglorious Bastards. I just bought the Special Edition DVD of the original version (which I hadn’t seen in over 20 years). It’s pretty standard exploitation fare, nothing really special (save a memorable performance from Bo Svenson), but watching it really had me chomping at the bit to see what Tarantino might do with the story.
Brad Pitt is so handsome, sexy and He is realy good moviestar! I love him, and every normal woman loves him..