Imran Jaffery

That’s right, Tarantino looks to be hitting the A-List in search for his titular bastards. According to Variety the director traveled to France to meet with Pitt last week, ahead of the script going out to studios, about possibly playing the role of Aldo Raine. If that weren’t enough, he’s got a meeting setup later this week to meet with DiCaprio to join his rapidly growing posse as Hans Landa.

Former Victoria’s Secret model turned actress Laetitia Casta has been cast in Ming-liang Tsai’s next picture Visages (Face). Also starring are Kang-sheng Lee (who has starred in all of the famed director’s films), Fanny Ardant (8 Femmes), and Jean-Pierre Leaud (The Pornographer).

The 2008 edition of the New York Asian Film Festival has come to a close. After 17 days of screening the best, brightest, and most bizarre the Eastern world has to offer it’s time to dole out some awards.

John Woo’s much hyped return to the HK film industry the historical epic Red Cliff has pulled in north of $25 million from six East Asian territories including South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong since Thursday. According to Variety Asia the film even set an opening day record for a Chinese release in South Korea with 139,000 admissions, a stunning 57% increase from the previous record of 60,000 admissions set by Zhang Yimou’s The House of Flying Daggers.

For the fifth year Screen International has put out their annual list of the next big things in UK Cinema. The UK Stars of Tomorrow is considered a major launching pad for fresh talent both in front and behind the camera.