Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:25AM - By Travis Woods
It would seem that, in terms of casting, Quentin Tarantino just can’t catch a break lately. His latest film, Django Unchained, has been beset with actor dropouts almost as soon as casting for the spaghetti western began—first, Kevin Costner was attached to star as the villainous Ace Woody before dropping out and being replaced by Kurt Russell, then Joseph Gordon-Levitt bailed to film his directorial debut. Now, Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen are also bailing on the project, as well.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:38AM - By Travis Woods
April has been good to Quentin Tarantino fans. After a long drought of any new information or media related to the director’s upcoming take on the spaghetti western, Django Unchained, in recent weeks we’ve received both an official, Saul Bass-influenced poster, as well as an official plot summary. Now, we’ve got the first official pictures from the production, featuring Christoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx as the film’s heroes, and Leonardo DiCaprio as a villainous plantation and slave owner.
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Friday, April 13, 2012 9:22AM - By Travis Woods
It’s been a big week for Quentin Tarantino fans—after a long dry spell of no new information from the set of the hotshot director’s newest film, the spaghetti western-influenced Django Unchained, this week has been a veritable free-for-all of new trivia by comparison. First, there was the fantastic Saul Bass-esque teaser poster for the film; today, The Weinstein Company has released an official, 282 word plot summary for the mysterious new movie.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 9:09AM - By Travis Woods
Aside from the occasional tidpit about casting, along with the barest examples of a plot outline, not much news has eked out from the set of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Civil War-era take on Spaghetti Westerns, Django Unchained (Tarantino is calling is a “Southern”). Now, we can finally take hold of something both official and tangible from Django Unchained—the film has finally received an official poster. Check out the full sheet below!
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Friday, March 23, 2012 10:33AM - By Travis Woods
Aside from some basic plot and casting information, not much is known about Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino’s Civil War-era take on Spaghetti Westerns (he’s calling it a “Southern”), in which Django (Jaime Foxx) is a slave freed by King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), and who struggles to free his wife from a plantation-owning villain (Leonardo DiCaprio). /Film recently spoke to Django Unchained executive producer Michael Shamberg about what’s new with the film.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:30AM - By Laura Aguirre
As we bid farewell to 2011, it’s time for us to look ahead and get excited about the movies that 2012 will bring. The Golden Globes and Oscars haven’t named their favorites yet, but we’re not waiting around for that. We are excited about the future. There are some great movies to look forward to in 2012 – sequels, re-releases, film adaptations, and even a Pixar movie. Distinguished directors like Judd Apatow and Quentin Taratino both have movies coming out next year, so we’re excited for that too. Below is a list of what we think are some of the most anticipated movies of 2012.
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Friday, November 11, 2011 6:08PM - By Damon Houx
Sacha Baron Cohen is a chameleon, so it’s no surprise that Quentin Tarantino has taken a liking to the actor, and according to Variety, Cohen is in “final talks” to appear in Tarantino’s latest Django Unchained. He’d be joining cast members Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson in QT’s western opus.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:41PM - By Damon Houx
Deadline has announced that Kerry Washington has secured the role of Bromhilda, the wife of Jamie Foxx‘s titular character in Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. And with that it looks like the main roles are now locked up, with players like Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kurt Russell in place.
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Friday, October 21, 2011 11:49AM - By Damon Houx
Variety is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is “in talks” for Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. Though casting can go into a film’s shooting schedule, the film is set for a January start date, and “in talks” usually means that it’s going to happen. There may be some nasty scheduling conflicts, but those can often be worked out.
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