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Jamie Foxx to star in Tarantinos next "Django Unchained"
Wow, at first glance sounds like oil and water....but im down with this in a weird way. QT hasnt let me down yet.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...trunner-186250 Will Smith has emerged as the frontrunner to star in Quentin Tarantino’s next film, Django Unchained, a spaghetti Western about a slave in the Old South who teams with a German bounty hunter to search for his wife. Tarantino stalwarts Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz also are circling key parts. The film, Tarantino’s follow-up to his worldwide blockbuster Inglourious Basterds, will be distributed domestically by the Weinstein Co., but Tarantino is in the process of selecting a studio partner to release the film internationally. Sources say he was meeting with Universal executives Friday, and similar meetings with Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros. and possibly others have been scheduled. Sources prepped for those meetings say Tarantino would like Smith to star in the film, the script for which has been making the rounds in recent days to wide acclaim. No official offer has been made to Smith, and any deal would of course be subject to working out financials, which might be difficult given Smith's status as one of Hollywood's few sure-thing stars. Indeed, though Smith has been out of multiplexes since 2008’s Seven Pounds, he is still considered among the top two or three box-office draws worldwide. Smith is being teed up for the title role of Django, a freed slave who seeks to reunite with his slave wife, a journey that will see him team with a German bounty hunter to take down an evil plantation owner. Tarantino wrote the bounty hunter part with Waltz in mind, according to insiders. The German ends up training Django and helping him seek his wife. Jackson would play the house slave to the bad guy, Monsieur Calvin Candie. The slave is an expert manipulator and will face off with Django. Smith and his reps have received the screenplay, which could be a hot potato due to the themes of racism and the liberal use of the N-word. It's unclear whether Smith has read the script yet. The actor manages his image very carefully, but the part is heroic and could be iconic. And let’s not forget that Denzel Washington won his two Oscars playing characters who used the N-word. Tarantino is aiming for a fall shoot in the South, possibly in Louisiana, but the exact locale has not been determined. Last edited by Deberg_1990; 06-06-2012 at 05:05 PM.. |
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Yea, its getting great reviews.......but theres going to be some media controversy over the subject matter, language and violence. Its already started.
IM actually surpised they are releasing this at Christmas.
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I saw this yesterday, and it was amazing. But I am a QT fan. The acting is brilliant. It was a lot of fun. I highly recommend it.
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12-27-2012, 12:16 AM | #138 |
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Arguably QT's best work.
And Will Smith never could have pulled this off. Foxx was the perfect choice. |
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12-27-2012, 12:21 AM | #139 |
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Really? Well, I'm ****ing glad I has dat ticket for tomorrow!!!
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I thought it was his best since Reservoir Dogs for sure. He hit a home run here.......having sad that I propose a new drinking game. Take a drink every time they drop the N bomb. I wouldn't make it past Don Johnson
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Can't wait to see it. I heard even Tom Wopat drops the N Word. Wow
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12-27-2012, 08:48 PM | #144 |
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I think its a lesser QT work. It's very entertaining, that's for sure. And to me it doesn't feel as long as its running time.
But its really nothing more than its spaghetti western influence. The characters are paper-thin. It's a cartoon. It's dripping with white guilt. But it's very well-made. Its controversy is its most powerful (only?) artistic statement. You and the others in your audience might find yourselves laughing at awkward times, or laughing at places that you have to question yourselves about later. The conversations that will arise from this film about what is OK to laugh at and what isn't is Django Unchained's signature piece of artistic merit. |
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I think Will Smith would do himself and his career a great service if he'd take on an "edgier" role now and then. I believe he has the acting chops to go into a darker, more interesting place. Seems like he's made a conscious decision not to. I can respect that.
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Hes very image conscious and the rumor is thats why he turned down the role. Anyhow, I hear Foxx is very good, maybe he will get a career bump from it. He was sorta hot a few years ago, then faded after his run at an Oscar with Ray.
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