Brad Pitt’s maternity leave won’t last long: the actor signed on to join the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s next film, “Inglorious Bastards.” Set in World War II, the movie will focus on Brad’s character, Lt. Aldo Raine, the head of the Jewish resistance.

Simon Pegg is being considered to play the role of a British lieutenant in cahoots with Brad’s band of eight Jewish American soldiers who attempt to exact vengeance on Nazis in German-occupied France.

Producer Lawrence Bender said the alchemy of Pitt and Tarantino, who have never worked together as actor and director, will yield unique results. “They’re going to push each other and really help make something special,” he said.

Pitt’s character is a voluble, freewheeling outlaw in the manner of Samuel L. Jackson’s Jules Winnfield in “Pulp Fiction,” prone to saying things like “we’re gonna be doing one thing, and one thing only, and that’s killing Nazis,” according to those familiar with the script.

The signing of Pitt, who first saw the script in early July, means that the production has locked down a key role as it moves forward on an accelerated schedule.

Shooting will start on October 13 in Germany. Producers claimed they hope to have the movie finished in time for debut at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

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