17 Actors Who Almost Played Iconic Tarantino Characters

4. Leonardo DiCaprio - Hans Landa - Inglourious Basterds

Leonardo Dicaprio Hans Landa Christoph Waltz was launched to global fame as Col. Hans Landa in Tarantino's war epic Hans Landa, but Tarantino originally sought Leonardo DiCaprio in the role. We think he made the right choice in the end.
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