Quentin Tarantino's next movie, the World War II epic Inglourious Basterds, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

According to Variety, Tarantino has accepted the offer and has told the film's studio and producers that the movie will be ready for this national stage.

The Brad Pitt vehicle, which follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers whose mission is to take down a group of Nazis, will be released on August 21 in theaters.