“He is the best character I wrote”: 16 years ago, Tarantino still took another actor than Christophe Waltz to play this cult evil

In 2009, the world discovered one of the most frost -resistant and most cruel bad people in the cinema, Colonel Hans Landa Inglourious Basterds! After two parts of Kill Bill and Boulevard de la Mort, Quentin Tarantino offered a fresco during World War II.

The story features Shoshana Dreyfus, who interpreted Melanie Lauren. He attended the execution of his family, who fell into the hands of Colonel Nazi Hans Landa. Shoshana was narrow and fled to Paris, where she built a new ID as a film operator.

Somewhere else in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Rhine (Brad Pitt) creates a group of American Jewish soldiers to perform particularly bloody punitive actions against the Nazis. The “Les Bastards”, the name, according to their enemies, will join the German actress and a secret agent Bridget von Hamersmark.

Their purpose? Try to eliminate the high dignity of the Third Reich. Their fate will play at the entrance to the cinema, where Shosana has decided to take a very personal revenge. At that time, the film talked a lot about copying history and its endless violence.

Memorable evil

However, there is only one name on everyone’s lips at the exit of cinemas! But who is this devil this Christophe Waltz, who perfectly portrays Colonel Hans Landa? In 2009, the latter was completely unknown to the general public. About Austrian nationality, he speaks several languages, including German, Italian or English; It also has good concepts of French.

At the time of the age of 53, he achieved an international role that became a cult, won an Oscar for Best Auxiliary Role and the price of a man’s interpretation in 2010 in Cannes.

Tarantino will say this in 2016 at the Jerusalem International Film Festival: “Landa is the best character that I wrote and probably the best thing I had to write to write all over my career”He said.

Landa is the best character I wrote and probably the best thing I would have to write about all my career.

However, it did not obtain this for a film director who had many problems to find the perfect translator for the role: “I was worried. Until I found the perfect land. I wanted to abolish the movie. I gave it another week at the end of which I stopped.He said.

DiCaprio in Colonel SS?

From the project, Quentin Tarantino wanted to hire an international superstar for this ruthless Colonel SS. As highlighted ColliderThe director has long thought that Leonardo DiCaprio was thrown into the costume of Hans Landai. He was very excited about the work of the Titanic actor, he wanted to offer him a role in his size.

However, after reflecting, the knocking native changed its mind. To be truly trustworthy, Hans Landa had to play German actress. After DiCaprio’s cancellation, he began searching for the right person to fill this character’s costume as tyrannical as charismatic. Indeed, Landa is a polyglot and it has intellect as its cruelty. Therefore, it was necessary for an artist who could do such a performance.

Christophe Waltz arrived at the right time, an attractive Tarantino at his hearing. The fact that the actor was completely unknown to the general public strengthened its terrible and unpredictable side. In addition, it was a new figure of cinema, even more powerful for people to shock, which led to the inhumanity and sadism of the character.

Candie in the country

According to Collider, DiCaprio was definitely a kind that was very well known to the public to be trustworthy in Colonel SS and “Hebrew Hunter.” At the same time, the actor will be able to camp another cult movie with Tarantino! In 2012, he brilliantly performed the landowner and slavery in Calvin Candy in Django Unchained.

Ironically, he is threatened by Christophe Waltz, who is now playing sympathetic Dr. King Schultz. Thanks to its performance, it will win the second Oscar for its best auxiliary role in 2013. As for DiCaprio, he will still cooperate with Tarantino in 2019, once in Hollywood. This time, he is not camped by a bad guy, but a certain rick Dalton, drop.

To complete the intellectual bastards, Tarantino also included another casting of other roles. Thus, Lieutenant Archie Hicox could camp instead of Michael Fassbender Simon Peggy or Tim Roth. As for Sergeant Donny Donovitz, Jewish bears, he could play Adam Sandler at Eli Roth’s place.