Ok, the title of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming World War II flick hasn't actually been changed, but the Kill Bill director is assembling such an odd and seemingly incongruous collection of actors for Inglorious Bastards that his remake of Enzo Castellari's cult classic is starting to look a little more like The Bad News Bears than The Dirty Dozen (Castellari's original inspiration). Today, the trades are reporting that Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz), B.J. Novak (TV's The Office), David Krumholtz (TV's Numb3rs) and Nastassja Kinski (a bunch of German flicks) are all in talks to join confirmed castmembers Eli Roth and Brad Pitt -- thus giving us a few more head-scratchers to ponder.
Of course, Tarantino is known for audacious casting choices (Pulp Fiction's John Travolta being the most famous -- and most successful -- example) and certainly no one is expecting Saving Private Ryan from the guy, but this is a period flick set against the backdrop of a war that actually took place. Getting a little too ridiculous with the cast risks stretching the bounds of believability beyond even his own admittedly loose standards.
Can't wait to see how this one turns out.