- Sign of the apocalypse watch: Miley Cyrus wants to remake a younger, cleaner version of “Sex and the City.” (Just Jared)
- Drinks on this guy, eh Mr. Stark? “Tropic Thunder” scribe Justin Theroux to write “Iron Man 2.” (Variety)
- Those bastards! Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio lining up to star in Quentin Tarantino’s latest. (Variety)
- Hearts of darkness on display as “Tropic Thunder” viral sites go online. (Rain of Madness)
- “Mummy III” director (and special effects stickler) Rob Cohen to produce a remake of “Monster Squad.” (Bloody Disgusting)
- Phasers set to stunned: J.J. Abrams dishes a little on “Star Trek” reboot. (Coming Soon)
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Story by Sebastian DiNatale
Finally. After about nine years in the making, Quentin Tarantino has officially finished the screenplay and is seeking producers for his latest picture, "Inglourious Basterds."
For those of you who are skim-reading, allow me to reiterate the title: "Inglourious Basterds." That's right, the latest version of the script that has been leaked apparently has foregone spellcheck, not only on the title page, in what is supposedly Tarantino's frantic handwriting, but also throughout the script. One hypothesis notes his bid to get it entered into the next Cannes Film Festival, which would explain skipping the proofread. Or is Tarantino's unusual spelling techique all part of some masterful plan? Time will tell. Read more...
- Who watched the world before The Watchmen? The Minutemen, circa 1940. (AICN)
- First look at Sienna Miller as the Baroness pops up online. (IESB)
- Finally? Quentin Tarantino's WWII drama "Inglorious Bastards" coming in 2009, insists director. (Cannes 2008)
- Sydney Pollack, director of "Tootsie" and "Out of Africa," dead at 73. (Hollywood Elsewhere)
It's official: Quentin Tarantino's World War II opus, "Inglorious Bastards," has now taken longer than World War II itself. The movie, about a group of scoundrels given a suicide mission through Nazi-occupied France is reportedly a 600 page masterpiece. But just one would be enough for Tim Roth (that would be the title page), who for years has been rumored to star in the "Dirty Dozen" homage alongside Michael Madsen.
"I love [Quentin] to bits. If he ever does it of course I'd like to be in it. It's entirely up to him," Roth said. "It would be fun to be in a big Second World War movie. My dad was in that war." Read more...
