Brad Pitt has agreed to play in Quentin Tarantino’s next movie about World War II. Pitt plays the role of Lt. Aldo Raine, from Tennessee, the head of the Jewish resistance who assembles eight Jewish-American soldiers to battle the Nazis. This is the first time that Pitt and Tarantino will work together.

"Inglorious Bastards" is Quentin Tarantino’s next movie. Eli Roth, the director of “Hostel”, is among the actors who will star in it. Tarantino’s movie is about the World War II and Roth is to play Sergent Donnie Donowitz, a not so normal Nazi enemy, described as a "baseball bat-swinging Nazi hunter".

Rumor has it that Leonardo Di Caprio was eyed for the bad guy’s part, the role of SS Col. Hans Landa, but it seems he changed his mind and decided to give the role to a German actor.

British actor Simon Pegg ("Hot Fuzz") may also join the cast, as well as David Krumholtz (CBS' "Numbers") and Nastassja Kinski for the part of a German actress.

This is a film that at one time included the rumored casting of actors such as Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Paul Walker and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

This will be the director's sixth major feature. Tarantino's other film credits include "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill." The filmmaker completed his latest screenplay last week after several years of writing.

The shooting of the film will begin in Germany on October 13 and its premiere will probably be at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009.