Quentin Snags a Few More ‘Bastards’

Filed under: Action, Drama, Casting, Universal, Quentin Tarantino, War

Bastards, bastards, bastards! The best part about Quentin Tarantino appropriating the title for his upcoming movie from Enzo Castellari’s high-energy original is that I get to satisfy my inner 11-year-old and tell you all about the latest Inglorious Bastards withour fear of recrimination from parental figures. Diane Kruger is the highest-profile new bastard, according to Variety, joined by Christoph Waltz and writer / actor / comedian Paul Rust.

Kruger, the hellenic beauty who first made a splash on these shores opposite Orlando Bloom in Troy — which also starred soon to be chief bastard Brad Pitt as a bit of a heel — will play Bridget Von Hammersmark (not “Hammer Snark,” smart guy), a German actress. Kruger is fine casting since, of course, she is a German actress, and already has experience playing WWII theatrics with the flick Joyeaux No