Tarantino Wrapping Inglourious Basterds For Cannes Finish

Variety.com *, Thompson On Hollywood
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 10:52pm

Quentin Tarantino is rushing production on his World War II epic Inglourious Basterds, which has been described as The Dirty Dozen meets Cross of Iron, not only because his mentor Harvey Weinstein could use a big hit sooner rather than later--and Tarantino is deeply loyal--but because the director is trying to finish it in time for Cannes in May. A notorious dawdler, Tarantino takes years between projects, laboring on his scripts--a practice he defends in the name of quality over quantity.

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