Tarantino Says He Fired Laurent From 'Basterds' After 'Terrible' Read

Quentin Tarantino reveals he fired two actors from his World War II film 'Inglourious Basterds' before shooting began, per a new book cited by Variety.

The director reportedly fired French actress Mélanie Laurent after what he called a "terrible" table read for the lead role. He also cut Isabelle Huppert from the project for not attending the read-through.

According to the book, Tarantino's blunt message to Huppert was, "I don't owe you jack s--." The role Huppert was up for was ultimately not included in the final film.

Laurent, however, was brought back after the initial firing. She ultimately starred as Shosanna, a young woman running a Paris movie theater who plots revenge against the Nazis.