Inglourious Basterds

- Expected release date: August 21, 2009Official Site: Inglourious Basterds
- Will compete at Cannes in May 2009
- Writer and director: Quentin Tarantinoallmovie: Inglorious Basterds - Overview
- Producer: The Weinstein Companyallmovie: Inglorious Basterds - Overview
- Distributor: Universal Picturesallmovie: Inglorious Basterds - Overview
- Inspired by 1977 film, Inglorious Bastardsallmovie: Inglorious Basterds - Overview
- Brad Pitt stars as soldier Aldo Raine
- Mike Myers appears as General Ed FenechVariety: Mike Meyers Enlists in Bastards (August 14, 2008)
- Tarantino's sixth major feature filmBBC News: Tarantino relief at finishing project (June 23, 2008)
- Tarantino describes the movie as "a Dirty Dozen kind of thing"BBC News: Tarantino relief at finishing project (June 23, 2008)
- Tarantino's film Pulp Fiction won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994Variety.com: Inglourious Basterds invades Cannes (April 1, 2009)

Inglourious Basterds is an upcoming film by director Quentin Tarantino. The film is set during World War II and concerns a group of criminals that must battle Nazis to escape to Switzerland.Slashfilm: Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Bastards to be Two Movies (June 19, 2008)
With Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino is the only American director screening a film in the Palme d'Or competition during the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on May 13 - 24, 2009.E online: Tarantino, Almodovar, Lee Do Cannes-Cannes (April 23, 2009)
The Canne's critics are mixed in their reviews, with the Hollywood Reporter stating, "History will not repeat itself for Quentin Tarantino...Inglourious Basterds merely contributes to the string of disappointments in this year's competition." The Empire review had a positive spin and stated in part, "a wonderfully-acted movie that subverts expectations at every turn."New York Daily News: ...'Inglourious Basterds', under assault... (May 20, 2009)
Teaser Posters

On February 20, 2009 images of the international posters for the film were released on the internet. The posters all feature the tagline Once upon a time in Nazi Occupied France . Ain't It Cool News: ...INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS posters! (February 20, 2009)
Trailer

The trailer for for the film was posted on the internet on February 11, 2009. It opens with Brad Pitt, as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, asking for eight volunteer soldiers. Eight enlisted men step forward. He tells them that they will be taken to France and will be disguised a civilians. Their mission is to track and kill Nazi soldiers. The trailer ends with a shot of Hitler shouting "Nein, nein, nein". Raine then sets his plan in motion.
Cast
- Brad Pitt - Lt. Aldo Raine
- Diane Kruger - Bridget von Hammersmark
- Melanie Laurent - Shosanna Dreyfus
- Christoph Waltz - Col. Hans Landa
- Daniel Bruehl - Frederick Zoller
- Eli Roth - Sgt. Donnie Donowitz
- Samm Levine - PFC Hirschberg
- B.J. Novak - PFC Utivich
- Til Schweiger - Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz
Quentin Tarantino Quote

""I don't want it to feel like a period film. I want it to feel current...I want it to feel right now. 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."BBC News: Tarantino relief at finishing project (June 23, 2008)