Apparently, Kevin Costner is seeing a resurgence in his career as a hot commodity in Hollywood as he is now in talks for a role in Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. Recently the Dances with Wolves star was cast in the upcoming reboot for Superman Man of Steel. Now it it looks like he will be splitting his time between the films according to Deadline who broke this news. The story follows Django ( Jamie Foxx) who is a slave turned bounty hunter trying to rescue his wife from slave owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Costner is in talks to play Ace Woody, who is a trainer for male slaves who fight one another in brutal competition for entertainment of “white” society.

There have been many Tarantino fans, including myself, that have been eagerly waiting for the Kill Bill director to deliver his take on a Spaghetti Western and with all of the big names mixed in it looks like he will make good. Costner is a great addition to the film being another seasoned vet of the biz and while we haven’t been wowed by much from him lately he always gives a grade A performance.

What do you think of this casting news?

The term “Western” doesn’t come to mind when I think of Quentin Tarantino, but neither did “World War II” film. Rumblings around the web earlier this week were that the Inglourious Basterds director had his mind set on making his next film a western. Well, Deadline was able to to speak with Tarantino for a few minutes at a post-Oscar party where the man himself actually confirmed said rumblings.

Not only did he confirm the western, but he also let on that the script will be done in as early as two months. This is very fast for a director who has been known to take large amounts of time in preparation of a script. No title has been given yet, but it is being rumored that Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Green Hornet) will be a part of the project. I am a Tarantino fan to the bone and the idea of him making a western gives me goose bumps. I can’t wait to hear the casting announcements and see how Samuel L. Jackson could fit into this piece.

What do you think of a Quentin Tarantino Western? Post comments below.

During World War II Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) leads a group of Jewish–American soldiers into Nazi occupied France. Once there, they are instructed to strike fear into the Third Reich, through brutal torture and the scalping of dead Nazis. The Germans refer to this group as “The Basterds”.  Writer/director Quentin Tarantino takes us on yet another violent and dialogue driven adventure during the Great War.

There is not much that Tarantino does that I do not like and Inglourious Basterds is no exception. It’s been a few years since we’ve seen him do a solo film, so it was nice to see some classic Tarantino again. We had different chapters in the film, large amounts of dialogue and some great violence. It’s just Tarantino being Tarantino and I think that’s great.  There are a lot of people that feel that Tarantino does far too much set up in his films and at times I want to agree. In the first chapter there is a long twenty minute plus scene where we meet Colonel Has Landa, or the “Jew Hunter”. The scene takes place on a French dairy farm and Landa is searching for Jewish families. He is speaking with the owner of the farm and you really get the feeling that Landa might be the best there is at what he does.  After the scene was done it seemed a bit long and unnecessary, but by the end I felt that it was pivotal in fleshing out who Landa was. I spoke with others who saw the film and felt the exact opposite and wanted the scene cut from the film. It is just one of those things that I have come to expect from Tarantino as a writer. He wants you to know his main characters. Even if you didn’t get who Landa was at the start of the film I think that not watching that scene at the farm takes a big chunk out of the character we see at the end.

Lt. Aldo Raine and his Basterds are used, surprisingly, sparsely through the film. It’s like we meet them, they go away and then they are back again. We really don’t get too much back story on who they were before the war. You just know that they love doing what they do and that most of them are Jewish. It was a nice touch to see that they had to Germans in their outfit. One had fled Germany for America and the other, Hugo, was an enlisted German soldier that turned on his commanding officers. Hugo killed a bunch of his superiors before being captured. When the Basterds heard about this they just had to have him and broke him out of prison. But as I said they really weren’t in the film as much as you would have expected. Think Jules from Pulp Fiction. He was many peoples favorite character, but he is just peppered through out the story. That is kind of how the Basterds were. To me the story was more about Landa and this French-Jewish girl who had survived encounters with Nazis and was running a small theater in France.

I guess I’m a little bias because I love Tarantino’s work. I mean, the movie is about three hours long and I didn’t even notice. Everyone else I saw the film with was noticeably tired after and I was just pumped. If you’re a fan of his past work you will like this film. If you like watching Nazis get what’s coming to them you will like this film. If you like WWII history and hope to get an on point accurate story well, then maybe you won’t like this as much. I am going to grade this movie two ways a Roman bias Grade and a Fanboyz Grade. Watch the film and let us know which grade is more accurate.

Fanboyz Grade: B-

Roman’s Bias Grade: A

The posters for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds keep getting better and better. After seeing numerous posters featuring the individual characters as well as the entire cast this may be my favorite one yet. You have to see the full poster to see why this one is really clever, dark, and twisted. Tarantino brings style to everything he works on and I am impressed with everything I have seen thus far for Basterds. The wait is getting shorter since the film which stars Brad Pitt hits theaters next month. Check out the full poster after the jump.

This past week a new set of posters for Inglourious Basterds hit the net. These posters look like the international poster which was released a couple weeks ago. Inglourious Basterds is the newest movie from director Quentin Tarantino. The film hits theaters August 21st. Check out this series of posters after the jump.

Wow! I am so excited to see this movie. Youtube via AICN has a new international trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. The trailer is in english so you don’t have to read any subtitles. I love how you can see Tarantino’s style shine through in this WWII Nazi film. The movie hits theaters this August and based upon this fantastic trailer, Tarantino should have another hit on his hands. Check it out!

The new Quentin Tarantino movie, Inglourious Basterds, hits theaters in just two months and today we have a new trailer for the Brad Pitt led film. In case you have been living under a rock for the last several months, Inglourious Basterds is the newest film by director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction.) Basterds takes place in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. Check out the new trailer after the jump.

Inglourious Basterds hits theaters August 21st.

We haven’t had too many posters to show you the last couple weeks, and while today’s poster is international, it is definitely worth checking out. During last month’s Cannes Film Festival we were given several character posters for the film. We have yet to get a full cast poster, but this Italian poster from Badtase.it is a good one to check out. I hope they release a similar poster like this in the states. If you don’t already have it marked on your calendar, Inglourious Basterds hits theaters August 21st. Check out the poster after the jump.

Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, Inglourious Basterds, premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was met with mixed reviews, but the interesting story that is coming this way from France, is that Tarantino is supposedly going back to cut the film even further. Variety is reporting that the director will be going back to the editing room to cut some of the film and apparently add a new scene as well. It has not been reported why Tarantino intends on changing the movie or if his changes are in response to any criticism. The film currently stands at two hours and twenty-seven minutes and it is unclear if running time is a reason for the return to the editing room. The Brad Pitt led film hits theaters August 21st.

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds had it’s premiere last night at the Cannes Film Festival. While we were not in attendance our good friend Alex from Firstshowing was lucky enough to watch the film. Check out his review of the film which doesn’t hit theaters until August 21st. For those of us who will not see the film until later this summer we have three video clips to show you today. Each clip is about one minute long and the footage features several different cast members. Check out the clips after the jump.

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.