Pitt will join two other actors who are in talks to become Bastards: actor-director Eli Roth and Office star B.J. Novak. Also invited to join the Bastards squad was Numbers star David Krumholtz, although he may have a conflict, which he should immediately eliminate. From the looks of it, Tarantino is casting only Jewish actors to play the members of the all-Jewish squad, which is a smart move, and should cut back on special-effects costs. (I'm fairly certain that Aldo Raines, the Tennessee hillbilly, is not Jewish. I could be wrong. Either way, Brad Pitt is still awesome in the role, because he can play any role. Stab stab stab. I'm stabbing Nazis again.)

Hot Fuzz star Simon Pegg, meanwhile, is in talks to play a British lieutenant. Or is it leftenant? I really don't know how that works. Hopefully, he'll accept, because how often does Tarantino have British people in his films, really? Tim Roth's character in Pulp Fiction was British, right? (Actually, Roth was invited to be in this film, as well, but had prior, more British commitments.) Tarantino is in Germany now, scouting locations and trying to find a German actor to play the Bastards' nemesis, Col. Hans Landa. He is also meeting with actress Nastassja Kinski about the role of a German actress, which is an acting stretch if I ever heard one. Hmm. I wonder what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in Germany...