Brad Pitt and Tarantino Recall All-Nighter That Got Him to Star in Inglourious Basterds
An excerpt from a new book details how an all-night session convinced Brad Pitt to join Quentin Tarantino's film.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 10 Nov 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 10 November at 14:45 UTC; Variety followed 32h 12m later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 12 November at 11:56 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterBrad Pitt, Tarantino and a Bong Full of Hash: The Untold Origin Story of ‘Inglourious Basterds’
- VarietyTarantino Fired Mélanie Laurent From ‘Inglourious Basterds’ After ‘Terrible’ Table Read and Axed Isabelle Huppert for Not Showing Up: ‘I Don’t Owe You Jack S—‘
- NMEQuentin Tarantino fired Mélanie Laurent and Isabelle Huppert from ‘Inglourious Basterds’ after table read fiasco, new book reveals
Sources
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- Tarantino Fired Mélanie Laurent From ‘Inglourious Basterds’ After ‘Terrible’ Table Read and Axed Isabelle Huppert for Not Showing Up: ‘I Don’t Owe You Jack S—‘ Variety ·
- Brad Pitt, Tarantino and a Bong Full of Hash: The Untold Origin Story of ‘Inglourious Basterds’ The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Quentin Tarantino fired Mélanie Laurent and Isabelle Huppert from ‘Inglourious Basterds’ after table read fiasco, new book reveals NME
In this story
- Brad Pitt
- Tarantino