Christoph Waltz, who garnered serious notice for his performance as Nazi Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds, has inked a deal to join Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, and Cameron Diaz in The Green Hornet, a source confirms to EW. Waltz will play Chudnofsky, a crime lord who tries to form a super-syndicate among L.A.’s toughest gangs. Waltz, incidentally, won the best actor award at the Cannes film festival for his Basterds role. Hornet bows Dec. 17, 2010.
Sep 14
2009
05:29 PM ET
'Basterds' star generates buzz for 'Hornet'
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yay! can’t wait, sounds like it’s really shaping up.
if this cat doesnt win the Oscar for supporting actor, then there is something wrong with the Academy. He was PERFECT.
The best Nazi since Ralph Fiennes and absolutely 100% deserving of an Oscar nomination and probably a win!