Movies Daily by Zach Cannon

Despite a quiet day in Hollywood, there were a few big news items. For Quentin Tarantino aficionados, the script for his long-gestating WWII project Inglorious Bastards went out to studios today, and rumor has it he’s looking to cast Brad Pitt. To me, Tarantino is a bit indulgent, and, despite all the fanboy drooling over this project, Inglorious Bastards seems no different. Perhaps one sign though that the movie isn’t going to be a repeat of Kill Bill or, worse, Death Proof: Tarantino seems to be stepping out of his safe zone and getting his film produced by someone other than the Brothers Weinstein.

The bigger, more important news is that of the AFTRA vote. The guild ratified AMPTP’s offer for a primetime deal. (Read a press release on Deadline Hollywood here.) The producers put out their “final offer” to SAG this week and that guild will respond to AMPTP on Thursday. Considering the growing support and opposition of the AFTRA contract by various actors, this could either be an ordeal that ends rather quickly, or could lead to a strike and might end up being dragged out for some time.

Slightly less important news: DreamWorks Animation and Intel have struck a deal to help develop 3-D technology and techniques. DreamWorks has said in the past that they want to release all of their future animated films in 3-D and both companies will use this opportunity to test out their new toys until they can make that a reality.

Finally, here’s an interesting article about how The Incredible Hulk probably won’t do much better than the 2003 Hulk at the box office, but will be considered a far greater success.

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