Aug 8 2008 'Inglorious Bastards' Adds More Human Actors to Cast

More unexpected but good casting news from Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards: Simon Pegg is joining the cast! And a German! And Brad Pitt is now a lock! From Variety:

Brad Pitt has closed his deal to star in "Inglorious Bastards," the WWII drama that Quentin Tarantino will direct for the Weinstein Co. and Universal.

Additionally, Nastassja Kinski is in early talks to play one of the sole female roles in the film. Casting the German-born actress jibes with Tarantino's habit of resuscitating dormant careers. Kinski, who has stayed away from mainstream American films for nearly a decade, would play a German movie queen.

Simon Pegg, David Krumholtz and B.J. Novak are also in talks to join the project. Pegg would play a British lieutenant, while Krumholtz and Novak would play Pitt's underlings.

Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg, and Ryan from The Office all collaborating on one movie? It's like a movie sandwich composed of things I usually like, and will probably make a good sandwich. Except the Eli Roth portion of the meal. He's like the "special sauce" that I've only had a slight taste of but suspect will be horrible in large quantities. Yeah, it might be OK, but given the option I would have left it off.