Django won’t be Idris Elba. He won’t be Chiwetel Ejiofor. He won’t be any one you kinda hoped he would. It will be as rumor dictated: Jamie Foxx.
Deadline says negotiations have officially started with Foxx, so unless there’s some kind of unforeseen complication, it’s Foxx’s to lose.
Variety reports that Kerry Washington is a contender for the role of Broomhilda, Django’s long lost love. She’s one name among several, but Tarantino seems to be making his first round picks every single time, so I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Washington take it. Besides, reuniting the stars of Ray seems like the kind of thing Tarantino would do.
Both Deadline and Variety echo that DiCaprio has indeed signed to play Calvin Candie, so there’s no wiggle room left there.
I know this goes without saying for any given film, but I really can’t wait to stop writing news on Django, and see the goddamn thing.
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Jamie Foxx in a Tarantino flick? I can get behind that.
I thought Will Smith was a shoe in.
Elba’s doing the Del Toro flick. I’m sure Foxx will be fine.
Would have preferred Will Smith, but this is fantastic as well.
Jamie Foxx is good when we wants to be and Tarantino does not allow slouching. It should be good even though I hoped it would Michael K. Williams
Hate to see myself turn out to be so totally right about Mr Smith and his handlers never going for DU. I’d have liked to have been proven wrong, on that one. Oh well….
As for Foxx, he’s OK. I don’t loath him. I don’t necessarily think he’s really right for the part. Teamed with Colin Farrell he works as a bad ass lead. On his own I fear he’ll seem lost. He’s come a long way since ‘Steamin Willie Beaman’ but he’s still not necessarily a great actor or someone comfortable with reams of dialog
Michael K Williams would have been brilliant, excellent suggestion, Maouri Celtic
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