LONDON: Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt is sporting a neatly-trimmed moustache just like an old world screen matinee idol for his role in Inglorious Bastards.

Directed by Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino, the film has experienced several false starts since October, but is now in production with several locations in France and Germany with plans to wrap up in time for release at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009, reports dailymail.co.uk. Tarantino flew all the way to France last July to convince Pitt to star in the movie who is currently on a promotional round for his new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.