Little bit surprised there seems to be no thread about the new Tarantino-movie, so let's open one
A few years have passed and now Quentin had the time to make his World War 2 movie. Plot seems to be:
"Two story lines... converge: One follows a group of prisoners-turned-soldiers whose mission is to take down a group of Nazis, and the other follows a young Jewish woman who seeks to avenge the death of her parents by this Nazi group." The US-Release Date is August 21 and I'm really looking forward to it, the actors involved are also pretty good, here a list (taken of wikipedia, so if it isn't correct it's wikis fault ;-)):
The AlliesThe BasterdsBrad Pitt as
Lt. Aldo Raine, an illiterate hillbilly from the mountains of Tennessee, who puts together a team of eight Jewish-American soldiers. He bears a rope burn on his neck, which will never be mentioned in the film (the script hints that he might have survived a lynching). One of the film´s main protagonists: the character has been described as "a voluble, freewheeling outlaw" similar to Jules Winnfield from Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
Eli Roth as
Sgt. Donnie Donowitz: "a baseball bat-swinging Nazi hunter". Known as "The Bear Jew" among Nazis. Some of them seem to believe that Donowitz is in fact, a vengeful golem. It is rumored that the role was originally conceived for Adam Sandler, who was in talks with Tarantino before declining due to schedule conflicts with the film Funny People.
B. J. Novak as
PFC Utivich aka "The Little One"
Til Schweiger as
Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz: A German-born psychopath recruited by Aldo Raine to kill Nazis.
Samm Levine as
PFC HirschbergOmar Doom as
PFC UlmerMichael Bacall as
ZimmermanGedeon Burkhard as
CPL. Wilhelm Wicki, an Austrian Jew
Paul Rust as an unnamed Basterd
The BritishMichael Fassbender as
Lt. Archie Hicox, a "snappy and handsome British Lieutenant" and movie buff. He is described in the script as a "young George Sanders type". One of the film´s main protagonists, albeit introduced later in the movie.
Mike Myers as
Gen. Ed Fenech: A British "military mastermind" who provides a plot to kill Nazi leadership.
Rod Taylor as
Winston Churchill, the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Jews (Occupied French)Mélanie Laurent as
Shoshanna Dreyfus: A young Jewish girl on the run. One of the film´s main protoganists.
Léa Seydoux as
Young ShoshannaCloris Leachman as
Mrs. HimmelsteinThe Axis PowersThe NazisChristoph Waltz as
Col. Hans Landa: A charming and sinister, pipe-smoking Nazi officer nicknamed the "Jew Hunter" in reference to his keen ability to locate Jews hiding throughout France. He is the primary antagonist of the film.
Daniel Brühl as
Frederick Zoller, A German War Hero starring in Joseph Goebbels newest Propaganda Film
August Diehl as
Major Deiter HellstromSönke Möhring as
Private ButzRichard Sammel as
Sgt. Werner RachtmanSylvester Groth as
Joseph GoebbelsMartin Wuttke as
Adolf HitlerOther RolesSamuel L. Jackson as
The NarratorDiane Kruger as
Bridget von Hammersmark, a well-known German actress working for the Allies.
Julie Dreyfus as
Francesca Mondino: Joseph Goebbel's mistress.
Maggie Cheung as
Madame Mimeux, a beautiful French woman who owns a cinema in Paris.
Ludger Pistor as
Wolfgang, a role Tarantino added specifically for him.
Christian Berkel as
Eric, the Barkeeper
Jacky Ido as
Marcel, Shosanna´s beloved and a projectionist at Mimeux´s cinema
Denis Menochet as
Perrier LaPaditeJana Pallaske as an unconfirmed character
Enzo G. Castellari has said that Tarantino "wrote him a small part in the script.
Also found some pictures, enjoy: