Jamie Foxx has landed the lead role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.
Being touted as a ‘Southern’, Unchained will reportedly play with western movie tropes and relocate them to the Deep South.
Foxx will play a freed slave who attempts to save his lover from a malicious plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio).
He’s aided in that quest by a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz).
Previously, Tarantino offered the slave role to Will Smith, who graciously turned it down. After meeting with Idris Elba, Terrence Howard and Chris Tucker, Tarantino finally settled on Foxx.
Though it's disappointing that neither Smith nor Elba will get to tackle the role, Foxx is a fine replacement.
Django Unchained opens 25 December 2012.
Source: Variety
Think Foxx can do the role justice? Or was your heart set on Smith? Speak up below...
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LukeSween
Jun 23rd 2011, 11:24
Defaintely a shame not to have Smith cast, would have been great but Jamie Foxx is definately more than capable
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lusty22
Jun 23rd 2011, 11:50
Thank god he didnt go with Chris Tucker.
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Peachy556
Jun 23rd 2011, 12:01
It's a shame Smith didn't do it, purely because DiCaprio v Smith would have been G. Foxx is a superb actor, and every time I see one of his movies I keep hoping he'll star in something better. This is it
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joker16
Jun 23rd 2011, 12:05
Very pleased that he did not go with Smith who's decent at best. Foxx is an excellent choice as he's been terrific in Collateral, Miami Vice & Ray. And is it actually confirmed that DiCaprio has been "officially" cast?
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ScottFree
Jun 23rd 2011, 12:22
Thank god it's not Smith.....would have been s**t! last time he played a cowboy we ended up watching Wild Wild West... Too bad it isn't Elba...but Foxx is a good choice.... Still....Denzel could be great, but he's too old for it. Hey...luckily Tarantino didn't offer it to Martin Lawrence....
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ZXRoberts
Jun 23rd 2011, 13:31
Totally agree, Smith wouldnt have worked. Foxx is a great actor and cant wait to see him in QT film.
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mrblonde
Jun 23rd 2011, 15:06
I would have liked to see Idris Elba in the role, but Jamie Foxx is also a really good choice and I'm sure he'll do a great job!
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Ali1748
Jun 23rd 2011, 17:22
Hopefully Django will see Foxx return to his Ray, Any Given Sunday and Collateral performances.
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JohnJDuffy
Jun 24th 2011, 12:45
I'm not gonna go see it now Foxx is a grade A d-bag
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writerdave87
Jun 24th 2011, 23:50
Maybe, but he's a better actor than Smith... and I hope they never find the corpse of whoever suggested Chris Tucker for consideration.
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mirnalutcha
Oct 5th 2011, 2:20
Fox is the perfect choice, no doubt. He's brilliant! Can anyone confirm or deny Denise Milfort playing Broomhilda? Credible sources only please.
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