In the world of
Quentin Tarantino, it's never safe to run with
an assumption. That's the reason we didn't even bother reporting on the rumor
that QT wanted
Leonardo DiCaprio for his upcoming war movie,
Inglorious Bastards. Turns out, Leo won't be
involved, so that saved us a cozy 30 minutes of writing. However, we did talk
about the rumors that
Brad Pitt would join the cast; apparently,
they're still in negotiations, although I still have my doubts, based on Pitt's
schedule and when Tarantino wants to shoot the film.
We do have Bastards casting news, though. It's
been officially announced that torture porn director
Eli Roth will play Sgt. Donnie Donowitz, a
Jewish, bat swinging Nazi hunter. That should tie in nicely with Roth's obvious
and untamed thirst for seeing blood in movies.
Now I get to ask a question you should never ask about a
big, tough war movie directed by one of the most influential directors of his
generation: Can this guy act?
Probably not. Oh, sure, he's been in movies, but he's
never been a major player. The trouble is, I can think of talented actors who'd
be much better for this role, if only because I know they can act. Now, I won't
say this is a mistake, because Tarantino has made a name for himself in part
because he makes unpredictable casting decisions. I'll just say it will very
likely be a mistake. How's that?
But there's more room on the Tarantino casting couch
today.
The Telegraph reports that QT wants
Britney Spears to star in his upcoming remake
of
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! She'd play Varla,
a lesbian stripper who kills a guy and kidnaps his girlfriend, then has some
lesbo sex. As you can see from the picture, she's believable in a fit of rage.
Again I ask, can she act? No, and we've seen plenty of
evidence of it. Even her guest starring role on How I Met Your Mother was
laughable (although everyone over at Access Hollywood thought she was so
cute!)
Plus, think of all the free publicity. Hell, he should
just cast Lohan and Paris Hilton to round out the cast.
Of course, you could argue that it matters less with
Faster Pussycat! because it has a distinctive camp quality. There are movies
that are so bad they're good, after all, and plenty of people would argue that
Russ Meyer kind of wanted that out of his
movies, anyway. It's a different story with Inglorious Bastards, or else
why would Tarantino blab about Leo DiCaprio, and why won't the Brad Pitt rumors
go away? I will say, though, that if the father of the year woke up this morning
to change a houseful of diapers and saw that one of his potential co-stars was
the director of Hostel, he might have some question how serious QT is
about the project.
Reader Comments (4)
Correct me if I'm wrong but there was and should be one particular physical aspect to any woman cast in Faster Pussycat... that is just not apparent in Britney Spears... do I need to say more?
We'll forgo the acting requirements- Russ Meyer's casting choiced were not based on acting chops- so from that stand point Spears is a good choice- she definitely can't act!
But she'll have trouble filling out the costumes as well...
Yeah, well, it's a bold new era.
I don't get it, either, and not just for that reason.
What's with QT remaking stuff all of a sudden...the well must really be dry now!
If there is anyone who can direct bad actors to respectability, its QT