Channing Tatum Could Have A Small Role In Quentin Tarantino's HATEFUL EIGHT

Deadline is reporting that Channing Tatum is circling a small role in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. This likely due to his breakout performance in the Oscar buzzed Foxcatcher. It also doesn't hurt that he's been knocking-out awesome comedic roles in 21-22 Jump Street and his hilarious cameo in This Is The End. This might be similar to Jonah Hill's small role in Django Unchained.

Confirmed cast members include Samuel L Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth and Walton Goggins. Jennifer Lawrence and Viggo Mortenson have previously been rumored for roles.

Tatum also portrayed the real-life gangster Pretty Boy Floyd in Michael Mann's Public Enemies. Quentin has talked about making his own cinematic take on the gangster genre, name dropping Pretty Boy as a possible character. Channing's role in Mann's film was actually cutdown greatly, so Tarantino could use him and audiences really wouldn't be confused.


SOURCE: DEADLINE

Jennifer Jason Leigh Reportedly Takes Female Lead In Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT

TheWrap is reporting that Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fast Times At Ridgemount High, Spectacular Now) has landed the female lead in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. Jennifer would take the role of female-prisoner Daisy Domergue. The western is about to begin shooting soon, and other cast members are expected to be announced.

SOURCE: THEWRAP

Tarantino Says HATEFUL EIGHT Still Shooting Next Winter, Cast Revealed With Live-Read?

A group of people were lucky enough to view a live-read of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. At the event, Tarantino confirmed he is currently writing the second draft, which conclude with a third draft before shooting starts next Winter, as originally planned. This whole process must have reenergized the director, as we thought the script leak (which happens with all his films) took it's toll. A release date hasn't been mentioned, but a fall/winter spot in 2015 is very likely, for awards consideration.

The live-read cast included a bunch of linked/rumored actors, along with new and familiar players as well. I have to assume that Tarantino will try to get these actors set in the roles they played in the read. The group of actors included Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Django Unchained) as Major Marquis Warren, Kurt Russell (Death Proof, The Thing, Escape From New York) as John "The Hangman" Ruth, Amber Tamblyn as Daisy Domergue, James Parks (Death Proof, Kill Bill) O.B., Walton Goggins (The Shield, Django Unchained) as Chris Mannix, Tim Roth (Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs) as John Gage , Denis Minochet (Inglourious Basterds) as Frenchman Bob, and Bruce Dern (Django Unchained, Nebraska) as the vile Confederate General Smithers. Other supporting roles included Zoë Bell (Death Proof, Django Unchained, Kill Bill) as New Zealand bounty hunter Six-Horse Judy, Dana Gourrier (Django Unchained) as Minnie and James Remar (Dexter, Django Unchained, Warriors) as Jody. It's an amazing group of actors and I really hope to see a majority of them playing these roles in the film. Oddly enough, Christoph Waltz wasn't represented in the read, I assume the rewrites would add other roles.


SOURCE: FILMSTAGE

Quentin Tarantino Cancels THE HATEFUL EIGHT Production Over Script Leak

Sad news for Tarantino fans, as the director has announced to Deadline that his production of The Hateful Eight has been put on hold. Quentin had hand delivered scripts to three potential actors, who shared it with their agents. Two of the three agents are under suspicion of leaking the script to other agents/actors. This has made Quentin so furious, that he's shutdown production on the project all together, and is aiming to publish the script as a novel instead.

The three actors in question were Tim Roth, Bruce Dern and Michael Madsen, one of the latter two are believed to involved in the leak. Tarantino hadn't even showed the western screenplay to either Christoph Waltz or Samuel L. Jackson, who were also expected to have lead roles in the film. It sounds like he was slighted by people he considered friends and is turned off to the project over the leak. The film's production wasn't even expected to begin until next winter, which puts doubt when his next film could happen.

Tarantino doesn't rule out coming back to make The Hateful Eight down the road, but is looking to another project which he'll make first. Giving the impression it could be five to six years before we see Eight back in production. It's hard not to consider how awesome a straight-up western would have been, but Quentin has lots of projects in the works at the moment. One of these rumored projects is a 30's era gangster flick, which I'm currently rooting for to be next.

SOURCE: DEADLINE

Expect To See Danny Trejo In 'SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR'

Danny Trejo also stated to MovieHole that should have a role in Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For if Robert wants him in Machete 3. Now that Trejo is a franchise actor, Robert might have to adhere to his actor's demands. Trejo previously worked with Mickey Rourke on Once Upon A Time In Mexico so it would be awesome to see the pair share some screentime.

“I better....if [Rodriguez] wants to do Machete 3...In fact, you can go ahead and print ‘Robert, let’s get Trejo in Sin City 2′!”

'SIN CITY 2' Coming October 2013, Returning Cast Confirmed

Variety reports that Robert Rodriguez's Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For has been picked up by Dimension Films and has a set release date for October 4th 2013. Included in the announcement is that the sequel will see the return of actors such as Jessica Alba (Nancy), Mickey Rourke (Marv), Rosario Dawson (Gail) and Michael Madsen (Bob). New cast members will be added to the film eventually but no names are being mentioned yet.