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Hans Landa is easily one of the best villains in cinema history, with actor Christoph Waltz delivering an exceptional performance as the fearsome Nazi Colonel with an unpredictable streak. Waltz played the character in director Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed 2009 filmInglourious Basterds, nabbing the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
During an interview, Waltz was asked if he would be interested in potentially reprising the role of Hans Landa. However, Waltz promptly turned down the idea of returning to the role of the Nazi Colonel. At the same time, Waltz had a very understandable reason for not wanting to reprise his most iconic role to date. Here is what Waltz had to say about his role inInglourious Basterds.
Christoph Waltz Is Opposed to Reprising Hans Landa FromInglourious Basterds
Christoph Waltzplayed Hans Landa in the 2009 war drama filmInglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino. The character is frequently ranked among the best villains in cinema history with Waltz earning an Oscar to prove the merits of his performance.
Despite the popularity of Hans Landa, Waltz is firmly against reprising the role in the future. During an interview with/Film, Waltz was asked about appearing in a potential stage adaptation of the movie. However, Waltz cast doubts on reprising his role.
Absolutely not. I have contributed to this whole thing as much as I possibly could. And I will have to let go of that. I will not harp on it. I will not cling to it.
Waltz made the above statement, explaining that he did not want to rest on his former laurels and was looking to leave his work as Hans Landa in the past.
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The German actor added that while he would be interested in seeing the film play out and performed on the stage, he wasn’t particularly interested in appearing in the proposed adaption. Therefore, it is safe to say that Waltz felt he hadalready done his best with the iconic villain roleand simply wished to move forward in his career.
Christoph Waltz Wasn’t Aware He Was Auditioning to Play Hans Landa inInglourious Basterds
During the same interview, Waltz was also asked about landing the role of Hans Landa in theQuentin Tarantino-directed movie. The actor revealed that the filmmaker wanted to be authentic to the characters’ ethnicity while casting the roles. As a result, Waltz felt he was lucky to be German, which qualified him for the part.
However, Waltz revealed that when he was auditioning for the role he wasn’t aware that he was being considered forthe part of Hans Landa. The actor stated that he and several other German actors auditioned for multiple German characters in the movie.
I really didn’t think that they were casting this part when I read it, you know. I just thought they were using that part [of Colonel Hans Landa] for material for the auditions.
Waltz made the above statement, explaining that most of the other German characters did not have a large enough role for their parts to be used in the audition process. Therefore, Waltz thought that he was reading for a different role while auditioning.
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Meanwhile, Waltz also praised Tarantino’s script for the movie, revealing that it was written in the director’s handwriting. As a result, the actor’s first impression was that the overall experience Tarantino wanted to create with the movie was extremely personal, which excited him for his role.
Inglourious Basterdsis available to rent on Amazon Prime Video.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
