Will Smith to star in Tarantinos next "Django Unchained" ?

[Deberg_1990]

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.

[vailpass]

[scott free]

Anyone but Will Smith, never, ever cared for his work.

How about an actual credible actor, like say... Terrence Howard.

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by vailpass

lol Family Guy never gets old.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by Red Brooklyn

Guys, I like Will Smith a lot more than QT. I said I wouldn't see another QT movie. But with Will Smith in it.... I might just have to.

if you don't like QT, then you just don't like great films.

[Deberg_1990]

Trailer has arrived.....Hell yes!!!



Django Unchained - Trailer / Bande-Annonce [VO|HD] by Lyricis

[Buck]

Looks ok.

[mnchiefsguy]

Is it me.....or is it Jamie Foxx and not Will Smith in the Django roll?

Just checked imdb...it is Jamie Foxx.

Still looks like a good flick though, will be checking it out.

[the Talking Can]

sweet

[vailpass]

Is he going to drag that no-talent son of his into this one too?

[pr_capone]

They could have had Samuel L. Jackson, Lawrence Fishburn, or Morgan Freeman... don't care. I won't even bother inconveniencing electrons to download this movie.

The only movie I want to see that has anything to do with QT is his snuff film.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

They could have had Samuel L. Jackson, Lawrence Fishburn, or Morgan Freeman... don't care. I won't even bother inconveniencing electrons to download this movie.

The only movie I want to see that has anything to do with QT is his snuff film.

I am so stealing that line

[Bump]

QT rules! I'll watch anything he makes

[Dave]

DiCaprio and Tarantino?

Win.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Is he going to drag that no-talent son of his into this one too?

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

Is it me.....or is it Jamie Foxx and not Will Smith in the Django roll?

Just checked imdb...it is Jamie Foxx.

Still looks like a good flick though, will be checking it out.

QT originally wanted Smith, but Smith backed out and Foxx stepped in. I tried updating the thread title.


Oh, and The Karate Kid remake was good.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

The only movie I want to see that has anything to do with QT is his snuff film.

Its a shame you dislike entertaining films so much.