On German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz's 67th birthday, let's take a moment to appreciate his exceptional talent and, in particular, his quietly menacing performance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, a role that earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Waltz's portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in the film's opening scene, in particular, is nothing short of mesmerising, albeit in a chilling way.&nbsp;

Released in 2009, Inglourious Basterds is set during World War II and follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) on a mission to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officials. However, it's Christoph Waltz's character, Colonel Hans Landa, who steals the show from the very beginning.

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In the opening scene, Colonel Landa visits a French dairy farm in search of hidden Jewish refugees. What sets this scene apart and showcases Waltz's extraordinary talent is his ability to convey menace with a disarming charm. Landa's polite demeanour and fluency in several languages give him an air of sophistication, but beneath this façade lies a ruthless and cunning Nazi officer.

Waltz's performance is a masterclass in tension-building. As he calmly interrogates the dairy farmer, the audience is kept on the edge of their seats, knowing that any wrong move could lead to tragedy. His use of language, body language, and subtle shifts in expression create an atmosphere of palpable dread. The audience is acutely aware that Landa is a predator, and his victims are powerless in his presence.

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What makes this performance truly remarkable is the contrast between the character's polite exterior and the dark, sadistic undertones lurking beneath. Waltz's ability to seamlessly switch between affable charm and sinister intimidation is a testament to his exceptional acting skills. The opening scene of Inglourious Basterds serves as a showcase of his talent and sets the tone for the entire film.

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Throughout the movie, Waltz continues to deliver an unforgettable performance as Colonel Hans Landa, earning him accolades and cementing his status as one of the most talented actors in the industry. But even he cannot top the high of the first scene.&nbsp;

Happy birthday, Christoph Waltz!&nbsp;

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On German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz's 67th birthday, let's take a moment to appreciate his exceptional talent and, in particular, his quietly menacing performance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, a role that earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

On German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz's 67th birthday, let's take a moment to appreciate his exceptional talent and, in particular, his quietly menacing performance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, a role that earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Waltz's portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in the film's opening scene, in particular, is nothing short of mesmerising, albeit in a chilling way. Released in 2009, Inglourious Basterds is set during World War II and follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) on a mission to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officials. However, it's Christoph Waltz's character, Colonel Hans Landa, who steals the show from the very beginning. Also Read | Why I can no longer celebrate Michael Jackson's music In the opening scene, Colonel Landa visits a French dairy farm in search of hidden Jewish refugees. What sets this scene apart and showcases Waltz's extraordinary talent is his ability to convey menace with a disarming charm. Landa's polite demeanour and fluency in several languages give him an air of sophistication, but beneath this façade lies a ruthless and cunning Nazi officer. Waltz's performance is a masterclass in tension-building. As he calmly interrogates the dairy farmer, the audience is kept on the edge of their seats, knowing that any wrong move could lead to tragedy. His use of language, body language, and subtle shifts in expression create an atmosphere of palpable dread. The audience is acutely aware that Landa is a predator, and his victims are powerless in his presence. You can watch the scene above. What makes this performance truly remarkable is the contrast between the character's polite exterior and the dark, sadistic undertones lurking beneath. Waltz's ability to seamlessly switch between affable charm and sinister intimidation is a testament to his exceptional acting skills. The opening scene of Inglourious Basterds serves as a showcase of his talent and sets the tone for the entire film. Also Read | On Ruskin Bond's 89th birthday, a journey through his timeless tales Throughout the movie, Waltz continues to deliver an unforgettable performance as Colonel Hans Landa, earning him accolades and cementing his status as one of the most talented actors in the industry. But even he cannot top the high of the first scene. Happy birthday, Christoph Waltz! WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Two-time Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz stars in Prime Video’s upcoming dark comedy thriller series The Consultant. The actor plays the role of Regus Patoff, an unsettling Consultant hired by an app-based gaming company CompWare, where he showcases his sociopathic management style. The story unfolds into bizarre growth tactics from this calculative and highly manipulative consultant. Christoph Waltz wears multiple hats in the series as an executive producer and an actor. 
 
Directed by Matt Shakman, The Consultant promises a nail-biting drama with the action confined to the walls of an office.&nbsp; 
 
As an executive producer, Waltz keeps fans on the edge of their seats as he keeps the mystery about his character Regus, leaving them yearning for more. “I am uniquely privileged to not have to describe the character because I can play it. I can show you,” he said. “And what is it that I show you? Do you think it’s important to show you what I think about this character? It is important to show you what you think about that character,” he added, leaving the character’s interpretation open to the audience.

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Christoph also shed some light on his belief in justifying the writer’s vision with his portrayals, “I make it a point that the writer is the writer because to tell the writer what to write (if I’m not the producer) is shooting myself in the foot. Because I want to know what he’s coming up with so I can try to execute that.” &nbsp;

The Consultant is created by Amazon Studios and MGM Television and produced by Christoph Waltz, Matt Shakman, Tony Basgallop, Steve stark, Andrew Mittman, and Kai Dolbashian.&nbsp;

Based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name, the characters and story in this thrilling new series unfold in new and unexpected ways. The Consultant is a twisted, comedic-thriller series that explores the sinister relationship between boss and employee. 
 
The Consultant is from MGM Television and Amazon Studios and releases on February 24 on Amazon Prime Video.&nbsp;

Two-time Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz stars in Prime Video’s upcoming dark comedy thriller series The Consultant. The actor plays the role of Regus Patoff, an unsettling Consultant hired by an app-based gaming company CompWare, where he showcases his sociopathic management style.

Two-time Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz stars in Prime Video’s upcoming dark comedy thriller series The Consultant. The actor plays the role of Regus Patoff, an unsettling Consultant hired by an app-based gaming company CompWare, where he showcases his sociopathic management style. The story unfolds into bizarre growth tactics from this calculative and highly manipulative consultant. Christoph Waltz wears multiple hats in the series as an executive producer and an actor. Directed by Matt Shakman, The Consultant promises a nail-biting drama with the action confined to the walls of an office. As an executive producer, Waltz keeps fans on the edge of their seats as he keeps the mystery about his character Regus, leaving them yearning for more. “I am uniquely privileged to not have to describe the character because I can play it. I can show you,” he said. “And what is it that I show you? Do you think it’s important to show you what I think about this character? It is important to show you what you think about that character,” he added, leaving the character’s interpretation open to the audience. Christoph also shed some light on his belief in justifying the writer’s vision with his portrayals, “I make it a point that the writer is the writer because to tell the writer what to write (if I’m not the producer) is shooting myself in the foot. Because I want to know what he’s coming up with so I can try to execute that.” The Consultant is created by Amazon Studios and MGM Television and produced by Christoph Waltz, Matt Shakman, Tony Basgallop, Steve stark, Andrew Mittman, and Kai Dolbashian. Based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name, the characters and story in this thrilling new series unfold in new and unexpected ways. The Consultant is a twisted, comedic-thriller series that explores the sinister relationship between boss and employee. The Consultant is from MGM Television and Amazon Studios and releases on February 24 on Amazon Prime Video.

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Christoph Waltz who won Oscars for his roles in ‘Inglorious Basterds’ and ‘Django Unchained’ is set to star and executive produce The Consultant from Amazon Prime Video.&nbsp;

The dark comedy workplace thriller will explore the relationship between a boss and an employee, seeing how far they will go to get ahead of each other and survive in this race. It is inspired by Bentley Little’s 2015 novel, a satire that is centered around Mr. Patoff, a bow-tie wearing consultant who comes to the rescue of CompWare after a prominent merger falls through and soon seemingly starts running the company.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-dhamaka-review-kartik-aaryan-features-in-a-chaotic-thriller-430461">'Dhamaka' review: Kartik Aaryan features in a chaotic thriller</a>

It comes from Tony Basgallop, Matt Shakman, MGM Television and Amazon Studios. Tony has created the series and will serve as showrunner. Matt will direct.

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Tony Basgallop and Matt Shakman will exec produce alongside Waltz, Steve Stark, and Andrew Mittman. Kai Dolbashian is co-producer.

Christoph Waltz who won Oscars for his roles in ‘Inglorious Basterds’ and ‘Django Unchained’ is set to star and executive produce The Consultant from Amazon Prime Video.

Christoph Waltz who won Oscars for his roles in ‘Inglorious Basterds’ and ‘Django Unchained’ is set to star and executive produce The Consultant from Amazon Prime Video. The dark comedy workplace thriller will explore the relationship between a boss and an employee, seeing how far they will go to get ahead of each other and survive in this race. It is inspired by Bentley Little’s 2015 novel, a satire that is centered around Mr. Patoff, a bow-tie wearing consultant who comes to the rescue of CompWare after a prominent merger falls through and soon seemingly starts running the company. 'Dhamaka' review: Kartik Aaryan features in a chaotic thriller It comes from Tony Basgallop, Matt Shakman, MGM Television and Amazon Studios. Tony has created the series and will serve as showrunner. Matt will direct. Meet the Royal Prince of Titan: Marvel teases Harry Styles' new poster from Eternals Watch 'Marry Me' trailer as Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson star together Tony Basgallop and Matt Shakman will exec produce alongside Waltz, Steve Stark, and Andrew Mittman. Kai Dolbashian is co-producer.

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Hollywood star Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will be heading the cast of 'The Portable Door', a new fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holt.

According to Variety, the film is currently being shot in Queensland, Australia, with Jeffrey Walker directing it from a script by Leon Ford. The story revolves around two lowly, put-upon interns at a mysterious London firm, J.W. Wells and Co., who become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional.

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The charismatic villains who run the company are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices. The film is a Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films production and is being produced by Blanca Lista from Henson and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge.

As per Variety, the film's cast includes Miranda Otto, Chris Pang, Jessica De Gouw, Rachel House, Arka Das, Damon Herriman and newcomer Sophie Wilde. The Jim Henson Company`s Lisa Henson and Chris Lytton are executive&nbsp;producing as well as Arclight Films` Gary Hamilton, Brian Beckmann, and Ying Ye, alongside Julia Stuart and Laura Grange from Sky, and Stan`s Cailah Scobie and Shana Levine.&nbsp;

Hollywood star Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will be heading the cast of 'The Portable Door', a new fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holt.

Hollywood star Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will be heading the cast of 'The Portable Door', a new fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holt. According to Variety, the film is currently being shot in Queensland, Australia, with Jeffrey Walker directing it from a script by Leon Ford. The story revolves around two lowly, put-upon interns at a mysterious London firm, J.W. Wells and Co., who become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Scarlett Johansson and Disney team for ‘Tower of Terror’ The charismatic villains who run the company are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices. The film is a Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films production and is being produced by Blanca Lista from Henson and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge. As per Variety, the film's cast includes Miranda Otto, Chris Pang, Jessica De Gouw, Rachel House, Arka Das, Damon Herriman and newcomer Sophie Wilde. The Jim Henson Company`s Lisa Henson and Chris Lytton are executive producing as well as Arclight Films` Gary Hamilton, Brian Beckmann, and Ying Ye, alongside Julia Stuart and Laura Grange from Sky, and Stan`s Cailah Scobie and Shana Levine.

Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz to star in film adaptation of 'The Portable Door'

Manga-inspired action epic <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.wionews.com/entertainment/alita-battle-angel-movie-finally-arrives-to-lukewarm-reviews-194191&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi4ouGUiKngAhUFinAKHdOaAOAQFggFMAA&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;usg=AOvVaw0NHYcAe9iY7tM0W1Tu_mc2">'Alita: Battle Angel'</a> begins its worldwide cinema roll out this week but with a hefty budget and years in the making, producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez acknowledge the stakes are high at the box office.

The CGI-heavy action adventure about a cyborg heroine in a post-apocalyptic world is reported to have been made with a budget of around $200 million, according to the Hollywood press.&nbsp;

'Avatar' director Cameron first wrote a script in 2004 for the film but eventually passed on the project to 'Sin City' director Rodriguez.

"It`s in that battle-cruiser class of budgets, there`s no question about it so, yeah, the stakes are high,"&nbsp;

Cameron said at the film's premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

"If people show up we're definitely going to do at least one more if not two. It's mapped out for three in total."

Critics have given lukewarm reviews to the movie, whose release date has been postponed twice.&nbsp;

"There's a lot riding on it but you never know if it does really well, people come out to see it and people want more, you've wanted to make sure you`ve got your bases covered," Rodriguez said.

The film stars Rosa Salazar in the title role with Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Mahershala Ali in supporting roles.

Manga-inspired action epic 'Alita: Battle Angel' begins its worldwide cinema roll out this week but with a hefty budget and years in the making, producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez acknowledge the stakes are high at the box office.

Manga-inspired action epic 'Alita: Battle Angel' begins its worldwide cinema roll out this week but with a hefty budget and years in the making, producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez acknowledge the stakes are high at the box office. The CGI-heavy action adventure about a cyborg heroine in a post-apocalyptic world is reported to have been made with a budget of around $200 million, according to the Hollywood press. 'Avatar' director Cameron first wrote a script in 2004 for the film but eventually passed on the project to 'Sin City' director Rodriguez. "It`s in that battle-cruiser class of budgets, there`s no question about it so, yeah, the stakes are high," Cameron said at the film's premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday. "If people show up we're definitely going to do at least one more if not two. It's mapped out for three in total." Critics have given lukewarm reviews to the movie, whose release date has been postponed twice. "There's a lot riding on it but you never know if it does really well, people come out to see it and people want more, you've wanted to make sure you`ve got your bases covered," Rodriguez said. The film stars Rosa Salazar in the title role with Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Mahershala Ali in supporting roles.

High stakes as 'Alita: Battle Angel' hits screens

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