- Quentin Tarantino has revealed behind-the-scenes casting details from his 2009 film Inglourious Basterds in a new book by Jay Glennie.
- French actor Isabelle Huppert was fired from the film after failing to attend the initial cast table read due to contract stalls.
- Maggie Cheung was brought in to replace Huppert, although the character's scenes were eventually cut from the final film.
- Tarantino also briefly dropped Mélanie Laurent after describing her initial table read performance as terrible.
- Laurent persuaded the director to give her another chance, retaining her role as Shosanna Dreyfus to critical acclaim.
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Quentin Tarantino reveals why he fired one of his Inglourious Basterds stars and dropped another
