Til Schweiger is Also an Inglorious Basterd
by Matt Richenthal at . CommentsAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, German actor Til Schweiger has landed a role in Quentin Tarantino's World War II movie Inglorious Basterds. The star's best known American role likely took place in King Arthur.
The film focuses on a French girl's revenge on the Nazis, while also following a band of American Nazi killers. Both story lines eventually converge in typical Tarantino fashion. Diane Kruger will play the role of a German that ends up helping the Nazi hunters infiltrate a movie premiere.
Til Schweiger will play a member of the Nazi killer team, headed by Brad Pitt's character, Lt. Aldo Raine. Others in the cast include:
- Christoph Waltz
- Daniel Bruhl
- Eli Roth
- Mike Myers
- Michael Fassbender
- B.J. Novak
- Samm Levine
- Paul Rust