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In the American South during the 1800s, a slave named [[Django]] is set free by [[Dr. King Schultz]] a German bounty hunter so he can help track down some criminal brothers/slavers: [[Ellis Brittle|Ellis]] and [[Big John Brittle|Big John]] who had owned him previously. After their initial team-up, the two new friends continue to ride along together capturing various bandits during which Dr. Schultz teaches Django how to be a proficient professional outlaw catcher. When Schultz later learns of Django's estranged wife [[Broomhilda]], a fellow slave who was sold off to an evil | In the American South during the 1800s, a slave named [[Django]] is set free by [[Dr. King Schultz]] a German bounty hunter so he can help track down some criminal brothers/slavers: [[Ellis Brittle|Ellis]] and [[Big John Brittle|Big John]] who had owned him previously. After their initial team-up, the two new friends continue to ride along together capturing various bandits during which Dr. Schultz teaches Django how to be a proficient professional outlaw catcher. When Schultz later learns of Django's estranged wife [[Broomhilda]], a fellow slave who was sold off to an evil plantation owner named [[Calvin Candie]], the two men soon hatch a plan to infiltrate Candie's estate known as "Candyland" and rescue her. | ||
==[[/CastCredits|Cast & Credits]]== | ==[[/CastCredits|Cast & Credits]]== | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 12 November 2011
Django Unchained is the title of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie (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 Dr. King Schultz a German bounty hunter so he can help track down some criminal brothers/slavers: Ellis and Big John who had owned him previously. After their initial team-up, the two new friends continue to ride along together capturing various bandits during which Dr. Schultz teaches Django how to be a proficient professional outlaw catcher. When Schultz later learns of Django's estranged wife Broomhilda, a fellow slave who was sold off to an evil plantation owner named Calvin Candie, the two men soon hatch a plan to infiltrate Candie's estate known as "Candyland" and rescue her.
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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