SNEAK PEEK: Inglourious Basterds!

Sweet! And finally, the reason behind Brad Pitt's ridiculous 'stach. Below is EW's sneak peek at Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film, "Inglourious Basterds." It doesn't show much, but it offers a glimpse of what we can expect.

Tarantino has been working on this movie for years.

Here's the film's synopsis:

"Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.

Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own…"

It's likely that the film will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, with a domestic release planned for August 21, 2009.

Check out the sneak peek. Let us know what you think in the comments section.