Quentin Tarantino Unveils 'Inglorious Bastards' To 4 Major Hollywood Studios

AnthemZ · 07-08-2008, 10:54 PM

Quentin Tarantino Unveils 'Inglorious Bastards' To 4 Major Hollywood Studios
by Nikki Finke
Tuesday, Jul 8th, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Tarantino has just gone out with his long-anticipated script about World War II. But here's the weird thing sources are telling me: not only is Laurence Bender attached to produce Inglorious Bastards, but there's also "a possibility" that Harvey Weinstein will be producing as well but not financing it. This certainly adds fuel to those rumors that The Weinstein Co is having movie money woes. grondhouse1.jpgAfter all, one of the ways that The Weinstein Co attracted investors was by hyping its creative connection to the Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill 1 & 2 writer/director who has long made a lot of money for a lot of people. But now only Harv, and not his investors, could potentially profit from the connection? Unreal. And let's not forget that The Weinsten Co produced and financed Quentin's last pic Grindhouse/Death Proof that tanked at the box office because of Weinstein's own admission that he erred in releasing it in the U.S. market as half of a too-long 3-hour, 12-minute double-feature. (UPDATE: QT and Harvey Weinstein lunched very visibly at Ago on Melrose today. Just in case anyone thought there was a rift...)

This latest Tarantino epic, originally for Miramax and originally set for 2001, has been so long in the works that some people thought it might never see the light of day. Tarantino himself has described it as a Spaghetti Western meets World II film that's an homage to 1967's The Dirty Dozen and its derivatives with a story about a group of soldiers on their way to be executed who get the chance of a reprieve. I hear it's gone out to Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount (all yesterday) and Sony (today). As usual, there's a lot of secrecy surrounding this Quentin project sent out by William Morris. In a BBC documentary done around the time of Pulp Fiction's release, Tarantino said that he always wanted to do a "guys on a mission" film and thought Where Eagle's Dare was the best of the genre. Some believe that Quentin's latest script is inspired by the 1978 Italian movie Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato which he has gushed over in interviews and is a more extreme version of The Dirty Dozen. Tarantino's script comes out just as the Enzo G. Castellari inspiration is heading to DVD...

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 07-08-2008, 11:25 PM

I love his flicks, and the 2 they mentioned that bombed at the box office, were great too.

lost in melb. · 07-09-2008, 01:37 PM

His movies bomb because they are too long for the average dickhead's attention span.

Don't change for anyone Quentin!

AnthemZ · 07-09-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost in melb.

His movies bomb because they are too long for the average dickhead's attention span.

Don't change for anyone Quentin!

So what your saying is, their just fine for the above average ones?

lost in melb. · 07-09-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthemZ

So what your saying is, their just fine for the above average ones?

No, no, that would be elitist

chainsoar · 07-09-2008, 05:03 PM

Tarantino rocks, it's unfortunate that he helped Eli Roth hype up that piece of crap Hostel. Aside from, QT rocks my socks.

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 07-09-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chainsoar

Tarantino rocks, it's unfortunate that he helped Eli Roth hype up that piece of crap Hostel. Aside from, QT rocks my socks.

Yeah, that made me think he put it out, when i watched it I knew better

carlom · 07-09-2008, 10:42 PM

I´m a fan of his movies, though Deathproof was a bit of a letdown compared with Planet Terror (IMO) still, i liked the flick.

Hope this one gets a better distribution in Mexico, not the lame one that Deathproof got.

**Mugzy** · 07-09-2008, 11:09 PM

I need to see the the last ones and I think the premise could be could for the new one. Carry on! And don't forget to put Harvey Keitel in there somewhere!

Vermillion · 07-09-2008, 11:17 PM

Crikey - The Inglorious Bastards... that's an oldie to dig up!
But then Mr Cult Film as he is has seen every obscure relic ever made.

Still - it's always worth seeing a QT film. although I missed the Grindhouse ones. I loved Kill Bill1 - but hated KB2...

oooh!

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AnthemZ Waiting For My Handout! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,340 Thanks: 7 Thanked 34 Times in 20 Posts	Quentin Tarantino Unveils 'Inglorious Bastards' To 4 Major Hollywood Studios Quentin Tarantino Unveils 'Inglorious Bastards' To 4 Major Hollywood Studios by Nikki Finke Tuesday, Jul 8th, 2008 EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Tarantino has just gone out with his long-anticipated script about World War II. But here's the weird thing sources are telling me: not only is Laurence Bender attached to produce Inglorious Bastards, but there's also "a possibility" that Harvey Weinstein will be producing as well but not financing it. This certainly adds fuel to those rumors that The Weinstein Co is having movie money woes. grondhouse1.jpgAfter all, one of the ways that The Weinstein Co attracted investors was by hyping its creative connection to the Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill 1 & 2 writer/director who has long made a lot of money for a lot of people. But now only Harv, and not his investors, could potentially profit from the connection? Unreal. And let's not forget that The Weinsten Co produced and financed Quentin's last pic Grindhouse/Death Proof that tanked at the box office because of Weinstein's own admission that he erred in releasing it in the U.S. market as half of a too-long 3-hour, 12-minute double-feature. (UPDATE: QT and Harvey Weinstein lunched very visibly at Ago on Melrose today. Just in case anyone thought there was a rift...) This latest Tarantino epic, originally for Miramax and originally set for 2001, has been so long in the works that some people thought it might never see the light of day. Tarantino himself has described it as a Spaghetti Western meets World II film that's an homage to 1967's The Dirty Dozen and its derivatives with a story about a group of soldiers on their way to be executed who get the chance of a reprieve. I hear it's gone out to Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount (all yesterday) and Sony (today). As usual, there's a lot of secrecy surrounding this Quentin project sent out by William Morris. In a BBC documentary done around the time of Pulp Fiction's release, Tarantino said that he always wanted to do a "guys on a mission" film and thought Where Eagle's Dare was the best of the genre. Some believe that Quentin's latest script is inspired by the 1978 Italian movie Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato which he has gushed over in interviews and is a more extreme version of The Dirty Dozen. Tarantino's script comes out just as the Enzo G. Castellari inspiration is heading to DVD... __________________ Sig by Teabelly!

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carlom Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 611 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I´m a fan of his movies, though Deathproof was a bit of a letdown compared with Planet Terror (IMO) still, i liked the flick. Hope this one gets a better distribution in Mexico, not the lame one that Deathproof got. __________________ __________________________________________________ ______

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Vermillion Beard... Dragon... What? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam Posts: 6,348 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Crikey - The Inglorious Bastards... that's an oldie to dig up! But then Mr Cult Film as he is has seen every obscure relic ever made. Still - it's always worth seeing a QT film. although I missed the Grindhouse ones. I loved Kill Bill1 - but hated KB2... oooh! __________________ *OLD*Vermz' 6K Random Image Celebration

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