Inglorious Bastards Draws Ire from Germans

It seems that some Germans aren't too thrilled with Quentin Tarantino's new film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a leaked copy of Quentin Tarantino's script for Inglorious Bastards has gotten out and one German journalist predicts it will create the same kind of backlash that Valkyrie did in Germany.

"All the German historians and critics who were left gasping for breath by Tom Cruise and his worthy attempts will be so shocked by 'Inglorious Bastards' that they will savage it on the spot," wrote Tobias Kniebe, the film editor of Suddeutsche Zeitung.

Kniebe did personally enjoy the script, but added, "the collision between Tarantino-style pop culture with the themes of the Holocaust and Jewish revenge (the 'Bastards' of the film are Jewish-American Nazi hunters) is unprecedented in Germany and its results are completely unpredictable."

What might be more fuel for the fire is that the production would likely receive money from the German governmnet, through the DFFF film fund that grants tax breaks to productions that film in Germany, and Inglorious Bastards will be filmed in Berlin.

Inglorious Bastards is set to begin production on October 13 in Berlin.

Inglourious Basterds was released August 21st, 2009 and stars Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger. The film is directed by Quentin Tarantino.


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  1. JR

    vamp? it will be way better than dusk till dawn qt has been writing the script for 10 years dawn took over a year....duh

    3 years agoby @supbitchFlag

  2. mrwhite09

    god everytime a movie is done about jews it seem like there is a uproar about it. i have to agree that tarantino fans will love this movie when it comes anything is better than death proof that sh*t was so horrible! i hope this movie has plenty of gore and violence like he has for kill bill movies.

    3 years agoby @mrwhite09Flag

  3. Marcusx

    suck a dick daimos.

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  4. Tinman

    All i can say is that people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones!!! Let's not forget who 21st century nazis are!!!

    3 years agoby @tinmanFlag

  5. daimos

    To all of you who are bashing Germans here: Go and talk to an actual German! They are not at all denying their past. In fact I'm not sure if there's a more self-chastening country in this world. Normally they are concerned about the issue being treated with a lack of respect (towards the victims), that the whole thing could be rediculed or that the historical facts shown, might not be accurate enough. And NOT about looking bad. I'm sure this will be the case here too.
    All the Germans I ever met know that what happened was probably the worst thing in the history of humankind and are ashamed of it. They are overly sensitive to the topic but that's because they are afraid somebody might think they are still Nazis.

    3 years agoby @daimosFlag

  6. AnnoyingFilmCritic

    Inglorious Bastards will rule with Tarantino fans and the box office...

    As for some Germans worrying about their post WW2 public relations in the 21st century...You older generation, racist f*ckholes committed such extreme genocidal atrocities in a bid for world domination that was so Heinous and still hope that IT will be swept under the proverbial rug since a few decades have past and build some nice cars...Own your history, not your diatribes on films that resonate truths via Valkyrie & Inglorious Bastards.

    3 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag

  7. Vamp

    Well that may be your opinion PUNISHER, but you can't deny that From Dusk Till Dawn was a good movie.

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  8. CelluloidDreams

    I loved the orginial "Inglorious Bastards" directed by Enzo G. Castellari W./Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten & Fred Williamson! I hope Quentin's re-make is just as good!!!

    3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  9. CelluloidDreams

    Guess somebody has to be pissed off about something!

    3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  10. Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes

    Oh big deal. Compared to stuff that the Gremans have done before, this is nothing.

    The movie will kick ass!!!

    3 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag

  11. PUNISHER

    Im sorry Vamp, Im not trying to piss you off but Vampire movies are played out. They arent that good to begin with.

    3 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag

  12. ed_wood

    Tarantino has not made a bad film, this will be great.

    3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  13. PUNISHER

    Good thing all the money is made here in the U.S. F*ck them.

    3 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag

  14. Vamp

    I don't think it'll be bigger than From Dusk Till Dawn.

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  15. moviedirector88

    sometimes I don`t understand the germans, it feels like they wan`t to forget what happend for 12 years of there country.
    seriuosly if you are gonna make a ww2 set in europe, and if you really are gonna make it as genuine as possible, why not shoot with real germans playing the villains and film in berlin?

    it feels like this will be Quentins biggest movie so far, and I am overexcited about it!

    3 years agoby @moviedirector88Flag

  16. JR

    sweet cant wait for it.

    3 years agoby @supbitchFlag

  17. Vamp

    Oh come on, it's a MOVIE. If Tarantino's directing it it'll be incredible(I'm leaving Death Proof out of this statement). So just let the man make his film.

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  18. Marcusx

    f*ck the Germans. Who cares? Its a god damn movie. if they don't like it, then perhaps they should have thought twice about killing all the Jews. Angry pricks who don't like being poked fun at for their wrongdoings.
    We have the firepower to wipe you the f*ck off the earth. But do we? No, instead we make movies that satire your existence.

    You forget one thing, this is America and we own you!

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  19. ed_wood

    Get over it Germany. Can't wait for this movie.

    3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  20. GOOFRIP

    @ The Undoing.

    I couldn't have said it any better!

    I'm excited on how Tarantino is going to Direct this, the script was great.

    Peace

    3 years agoby @goofripFlag

  21. The_Undoing

    f*cking Germans! Stop denying the past! *ssholes!

    3 years agoby @the-undoingFlag

  22. Space101

    Boohoo...it's a freakin movie!

    3 years agoby @space101Flag

  23. The Doctor

    Ahh, the Germans..............

    3 years agoby @ghettokidFlag

  24. The Doctor

    LOL

    3 years agoby @ghettokidFlag

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