Finalized cast for ‘The Hateful Eight’ has been revealed. Let’s do this.
Tarantino and company have dropped the final cast for The Hateful Eight on our asses. And boy is it dope. I love the eccentricities of Tarantino’s castings for all his flick, with the Excitable One (I can relate) often going with choices outside the Hollywood Machine’s box.
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Quentin Tarantino has finalized the cast for his next film, The Hateful Eight. We already knew almost all of them: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Now two new names have been added. Yes, Channing Tatum is one of them. The other is Demian Bichir, the Oscar-nominated star of A Better Life and current star of The Bridge.
Below, find out who each actor is playing and read the official press release about The Hateful Eight cast.
Deadline broke the latest casting news before The Weinstein Company sent out the following press release. It has all the roles each actor is playing and a full, detailed plot description. Also of note, it pretty much confirms Tatum does not have a large role.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that an incredible list of top acting talent has come on board to star in Academy Award winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming post-Civil War western, THE HATEFUL EIGHT. The Hateful Eight are: Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (DJANGO UNCHAINED) as Major Marquis Warren, Golden Globe nominee Kurt Russell (ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) as John “The Hangman” Ruth, Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE) as Daisy Domergue, Emmy nominee Walton Goggins (Justified) as Chris Mannix, Academy Award nominee Demian Bichir (A BETTER LIFE) as Bob, Academy Award nominee Tim Roth (RESERVOIR DOGS) as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS) as Joe Gage and Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern (NEBRASKA) General Sanford Smithers. Also, Channing Tatum (FOXCATCHER) has signed on for a role in the project. This will be Leigh, Bichir and Tatum’s first film with Tarantino, while the rest of the cast has worked with him in the past. THE HATEFUL EIGHT is the eighth feature for the filmmaker, whose last film DJANGO UNCHAINED earned him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and grossed over $425 million worldwide.
What do you think of the cast?