Christoph Waltz joins Water For Elephants

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Plays a scary paranoid schizophrenic…

So, your name’s Christoph Waltz. You’ve been nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA. What do you do? You keep on working, of course.

Deadline have reported that the actor, whose role in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds has earned him all kinds of positive attention, has joined Francis Lawrence’s Water For Elephants .

Who plays said paranoid schizophrenic? None other than Waltz. It’s a reportedly violent role, with the character treating his creatures with as much savagery as he treats his wife.

Previously, Sean Penn had been linked to the role. But we’d much rather see Watz sinking his teeth into the part, especially after his great turn in Basterds .

Ready for more crazy Christoph?

Joshua Winning

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