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Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse Movie News

More Join the Casts of Death Proof and Planet Terror

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Sep 11, 2006 - Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have added more names to the cast list for their '70s exploitation-style film Grindhouse. Michael Bacall, writer/director/occasional actor Eli Roth, and newcomer Omar Doom have joined the slasher film Death Proof, Tarantino's half of the Grindhouse movie.

Grindhouse is a double feature joined by faux ads and trailers. Tarantino's Death Proof will feature Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Marley Shelton, Tracie Thoms and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Rodriguez's Planet Terror cast includes Freddy Rodriguez, Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Naveen Andrews, Marley Shelton, Michael Biehn, Stacy Ferguson (aka Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas), Jeff Fahey, and Michael Parks.

Filming began on Tarantino's Death Proof in Austin, Texas on August 21, 2006. Rodriguez's Planet Terror, which was also shot in Austin, recently wrapped principal photography. Tarantino and Rodriguez are targeting an April 6, 2007 (Easter weekend) release date.

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