Demian Bichir, Channing Tatum Sign on for Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Demian Bichir and Channing Tatum have both officially signed on for Quentin Tarantino's new Western THE HATEFUL EIGHT.

The pair join Samuel L. Jackson (Major Warren), Kurt Russell (John Ruth), Tim Roth (Oswaldo Mobray), Michael Madsen (Joe Gage) and Walton Goggins (Chris Mannix) and Denis Menochet (Bob) and, of course, Bruce Dern (General Smithers) in the cast.

HATEFUL EIGHT centers on a stagecoach disaster in Wyoming following the Civil War and the Confederate soldiers, local sheriff and four bounty hunters working to free a prisoner stuck biding their time together during a blizzard. Leigh's character 'Daisy Domergue,' is wanted for murder.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT begins shooting early next year.

Tatum is best known for his roles in Step Up (2006), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Dear John (2010), THE VOW (2012), 21 JUMP STREET (2012) and MAGIC MIKE(2012). He has also appeared in films such as Coach Carter (2005), She's the Man (2006), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Fighting (2009), and The Dilemma(2010) and G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013).

Bichir is a Mexican-born actor best known for his work in the award-winning film, A Better Life, for which he received an Academy Award nomination in 2012. He completed production on his starring roles in the feature films MACHETE KILLS for Robert Rodriguez and The Heat for Paul Fieg, and he recently signed on to star in Richard Shepard's feature DOM HEMINGWAY opposite Jude Law. Bichir's other work includes roles in the hit Showtime series, Weeds, Oliver Stone's 2012 film Savages and his portrayal of Fidel Castro in Che.