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In the | In the American South during the 1800s, a slave named [[Django]] is set free by a German bounty hunter named [[Dr. King Schultz]] so he can help track down some criminal brothers/slavers: [[Ellis Brittle|Ellis]] and [[Big John Brittle|Big John]] who had owned him previously. As the two new friends ride along together capturing various bandits, Dr. Schultz teaches Django how to be a proficient professional outlaw catcher. When Dr. Schultz, learns of Django's estranged wife Broomhilda, a fellow slave who was sold off to an evil slaver/plantation owner named [[Calvin Candie]], the two friends hatch a plan to infiltrate Candie's compound known as "Candyland" and rescue her. | ||
'''Sub-pages:''' [[/CastCredits|Cast & Credits]] | '''Sub-pages:''' [[/CastCredits|Cast & Credits]] | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 12 November 2011
Django Unchained is the title of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie (probably 2012).
This page will be updated as more and more information hits the net. Information on this page is subject to change and otherwise clearly marked as confirmed, the information is to be taken with a pinch of salt!
Synopsis
In the American South during the 1800s, a slave named Django is set free by a German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz so he can help track down some criminal brothers/slavers: Ellis and Big John who had owned him previously. As the two new friends ride along together capturing various bandits, Dr. Schultz teaches Django how to be a proficient professional outlaw catcher. When Dr. Schultz, learns of Django's estranged wife Broomhilda, a fellow slave who was sold off to an evil slaver/plantation owner named Calvin Candie, the two friends hatch a plan to infiltrate Candie's compound known as "Candyland" and rescue her.
Sub-pages: Cast & Credits
- Release date: Q4 2012
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino
- Producers: Stacey Sher, Pilar Savone, Harvey Weinstein
- Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Franco Nero (rumored), Treat Williams (rumored), Keith Carradine (rumored), Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo Di Caprio (confirmed?), Kerry Washington, Kurt Russell (in talks), Michael K. Williams (rumored), Laura Cayouette, Dennis Christopher, Gerald McRaney, M.C. Gainey, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (rumored), Don Johnson, RZA, Misty Upham, Todd Allen, Tom Wopat, James Russo, James Remar, Lewis Smith, Sasha Baron Cohen, Dennis Christopher, Anthony LaPaglia.
- Genre and Story: Unconfirmed: This is going to be a "southern", about a freed slave bounty hunter. Might also be a real spaghetti western.
- Shooting Locations: Louisiana, USA. New Orleans. tbc
- Companies: The Weinstein Company (domestic distribution), Sony Pictures (intl. distrib., seems confirmed)
- Budget: -
- Current status: Pre-production (Location scouting, casting...)
- Production start: Q3/Q4 2011. Principal Photography to start January 2012
- Script length: 168 pages
KEY NEWS ARTICLES:
- QTA http://www.tarantino.info/2011/04/30/tarantinos-next-movie-is-django-unchained/
- QTA http://www.tarantino.info/2011/10/02/django-unchained-casting-update/
- Deadline Hollywood http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/quentin-tarantino-saddles-up-for-spaghetti-western-django-unchained/
- Thompson on Hollywood http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/04/30/tarantino_find_a_title_django_unchained/#
- New York Magazine http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/05/will_smith.html
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