Hostel director Eli Roth has signed on with the Quentin Tarantino-directed Inglorious Bastards, as a baseball bat-swinging Nazi hunter in the drama for the Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures.

According to Variety, Brad Pitt is in talks to play Aldo Raine, leader of a rogue band of Jewish-American soldiers who wreak havoc on the bad guys in Nazi-occupied France. (We reported that a while back)

Roth is in talks to play Sgt. Donnie Donowitz.

Roth played a small role in Tarantino’s “Death Proof” small segment of Grindhouse and directed one of the fake movie trailers that played during the film. Tarantino was an executive producer and lent his name as a presenter on Roth’s breakout directing hit, Hostel so it is obvious the two have a great working relationship so this doesn’t come as a total surprise.

It is expected that Tarantino will formalize his cast sometime soon.

Tarantino had planned to meet with Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of SS Col. Hans Landa, only to decide that the role should be played by a German actor instead, so apparently DiCaprio is out of this project.

To me Eli Roth seems like an interesting fellow and definitely someone with a dynamic personality so having him in the movie isn’t a surpise, I mean how hard is it to swing a bat angrily at Nazis? This film just keep intriguing me and I can’t wait to see some footage once that is ready to go.