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New Images from Django Unchained

7 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Last week, we reported that the first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained would play in front of Prometheus on June 8th (assuming it doesn't go online before then). But to whet your already-whetted appetite, new images from the highly-anticipated film have gone online. For those unfamiliar with the antebellum South-set spaghetti western, Jamie Foxx stars as Django, an escaped slave who goes to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from sadistic plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) by teaming up with bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Hit the jump to check out the images, and click here for reactions to the footage that screened last week at the Cannes Film Festival. The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson, M.C. Gainey, Garrett Dillahunt, Dennis Christopher, Gerald McRaney, Laura Cayouette, Don Johnson, and Tom Savini. Django Unchained opens December 25th. Images via Yahoo!. [gallery link="file" order="Desc" columns="1"] Here's the official synopsis for Django Unchained »

- Matt Goldberg

Django Unchained Trailer to Debut with Prometheus

25 May 2012 5:59 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Quentin Tarantino was in Cannes this past week to show off a sizzle reel from his upcoming Western Django Unchained. Those lucky enough to have seen it have done nothing but praise it. Most of us, though, still have to wait a while before getting a glimpse of this action yarn starring Jamie Foxx as a former slave trying to retrieve his wife from a ruthless plantation owner.

Apparently, if we are to believe rumors, the wait to see footage from Django Unchained isn't going to be as long as we initially thought. Word around the internet this late Friday afternoon, heading into Memorial Day Weekend is, we will be getting the first trailer on June 8th.

According to various inside sources, the trailer will be debuting in front of 20th Century Fox's Prometheus. There is no connection between the two films, other than that Prometheus is rated R, and »

- MovieWeb

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Sacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell Latest to Depart Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained

13 May 2012 9:32 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Sacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell are the latest casualties from Quentin Tarantino's western Django Unchained, joining previously departed Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Costner.

Cohen's schedule is currently swamped with press rounds for the upcoming release of The Dictator, and felt he didn't have the time to give to Tarantino for his role. The extent of that role is unknown; however, Cohen did tell Howard Stern it wasn't much more than a cameo. Whether Tarantino will re-cast the role or write it out is currently unknown.

Russell had stepped in for Costner after the latter dropped out of the Ace Woody role, the right-hand man of villain slave and plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is holding former slave Django's (Jamie Foxx) wife as a slave. Rumors from the IMDb message boards suggest Russell wasn't happy with the lack of "western" in the film and left the set »

Django Unchained Loses Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen

10 May 2012 9:44 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Django Unchained is currently in production, aiming for a Christmas 2012 release date, but the film hit a snag this past week, as director Quentin Tarantino has lost both Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Sacha Baron Cohen announced his departure on Howard Stern, where the comedian made a rare interview appearance out of character. He was set to take on the small but important role of Scotty, a weak man whose father purchases a female slave for him. That slave is Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), Django's (Jamie Foxx) wife, whom he spends the entire movie trying to save. Cohen had to bail on the role because of his promotional schedule for The Dictator.

No reason was given for Kurt Russell's sudden departure. He was set to play Ace Woody, a sadistic cohort of Leonardo DiCaprio's Calvin Candy, who trains slaves to fight each other to the death. There are »

- MovieWeb

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Kurt Russell & Sacha Baron Cohen Exit Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained

10 May 2012 2:10 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »

Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen have dropped out of starring in Quentin Tarantino’s new movie “Django Unchained”.

Russell had the bigger part of the two, playing the role of ruthless henchman Ace Woody, a down right bastard who trains slaves to fight each other for the amusement of white men. The role would have been Russell’s first on screen since he appeared as ‘Stuntman Mike’ in Tarantino’s Grindhouse picture “Death Proof” five years ago. Russell actually replaced the originally cast Kevin Costner in the forthcoming western, who had scheduling issues with the Pa Kent role in “Man of Steel” and was probably uncertain of how his housewives favourite image might be effected in playing such a baddie.

As for why Russell dropped out? His camp ain’t saying. Variety broke the news last night.

Meanwhile Sacha Baron Cohen has also revealed that he won’t appear in the movie either. »

- Matt Holmes

Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen Exit Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained [Updated]

9 May 2012 8:42 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Director Quentin Tarantino must have written a doozie of a role for a certain Django Unchained character; not only has Kevin Costner left the picture, but now Kurt Russell has exited as well. Both veterans were slated to play the role of Ace Woody, a villainous character who trains slaves to fight each other for public amusement. Granted, the role isn't feel-good like Man of Steel's Pa Kent or Miracle's Herb Brooks, but it's a Tarantino flick; no one gets out unscathed. Costner had previously cited scheduling difficulties for his departure from Django Unchained, but Russell's camp has yet to provide a reason. Slightly concerning is the fact that with a December 25th release date, there hasn't been a replacement announced just yet. Sacha Baron Cohen also let slip that his planned cameo won't happen due to a scheduling conflict. The rest of the Django Unchained cast, however, »

- Dave Trumbore

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Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen Both Drop Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’

9 May 2012 7:14 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »

Despite my unbridled anticipation for Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained, one has to admit it’s been an up-and-down rollercoaster of casting since the first inklings, when Will Smith was looking at the lead role. Kevin Costner departed before production, and then Joseph Gordon-Levitt recently exited due to scheduling issues and now we’ve got two more actors we won’t see on the big screen.

First up, Sacha Baron Cohen announced on Howard Stern‘s show that he won’t be able to make his cameo work due to his commitment to The Dictator press tour. Following that, Variety has confirmed some rumblings that Kurt Russell is gone from the film, but why?

Someone on the IMDb forums, with a source working on set, has a possible answer and while it isn’t confirmed it gives us a hint of some problems on set. Reportedly Russell was “unhappy with »

- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)

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Link Up With "Django Unchained"

26 April 2012 9:15 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »

Sneak Peek more new images supporting writer/director Quentin Tarantino's upcoming western genre, action feature "Django Unchained".

The new film stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Christoph Waltz :

"Django treks across America with the German dentist turned bounty hunter 'Dr. King Schultz' (Waltz), to retrieve Django's wife 'Broomhilda' (Kerry Washington) from the charming but sadistic 'Francophile' plantation owner 'Calvin Candie' (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his entourage of ruthless slavers..."

Cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson ("Pulp Fiction"), Kurt Russell ("The Thing") , Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat") , Laura Cayouette, Dennis Christopher, Don Johnson ("Miami Vice") , M.C. Gainey, makeup artist Tom Savini, Anthony Lapaglia, James Remar ("48 Hours"), Walton Goggins ("The Shield") , Tom Wopat, Misty Upham, RZA and Michael Bacall.

From the Weinstein Company, "Django Unchained" will be released in North America, December 25, 2012.

The title of Tarantino's film, refers to director Sergio Corbucci's 1966 'spaghetti western' feature "Django", starring actor Franco Nero, »

- Michael Stevens

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Django Unchained - First Official Look at Tarantino's New Movie

26 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »

Here's our first official look at Quentin Tarantino's new film Django Unchained, which he's described as being a spaghetti southern. The images give us a look at the film's two heroes Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio as the evil villain plantation owner named Calvin Candie, "who likes to make his toughest slaves fight to the death in gladiatorial combat." Everyone looks great in their roles! DiCaprio looks like an evil son-of-a-bitch. Foxx had this to say in a interview with EW,

There’s a beautiful way [Tarantino] found for the characters to talk to each other. It’s mindblowing. You’ve never heard it this way. You’ve seen movies deal with slavery — or westerns that never dealt with slavery – do it the safe way. This way is like … wow.

I have no doubt Tarantino is going to give us a film that is once again going to entertainingly shock us. »

- Venkman

Two Django Unchained Photos with Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio

26 April 2012 7:44 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

A surprisingly strong year at the box office will surely end on a high note when celebrated director Quentin Tarantino unleashes his rousing Western Django Unchained on Christmas Day. The first two official stills from this action-packed revenge tale have been released, offering a look at Jamie Foxx as the title character alongside Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), whom trains the former slave in the art of bounty hunting. We also get our first look at Leonardo DiCaprio, working for the first time with Quentin Tarantino, as Calvin Candy, the proprietor of a slave ranch and brothal who has Django's wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) under his control. Check out this wild bunch as they head towards their deadly destinies.

Jamie Foxx does think the movie will be controversial.

"Oh, hell yeah. You kidding me? There's a beautiful way [Quentin Tarantino] found for the characters to talk to each other. It's mindblowing. You've never heard it this way. »

- MovieWeb

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First Photos From Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained

26 April 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

Entertainment Weekly has debuted these first two photos from Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained , coming to theaters on December 25. The anticipated film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gerald McRaney, Dennis Christopher, Kurt Russell, Laura Cayouette, M.C. Gainey, Don Johnson, Kerry Washington, Anthony Lapaglia, RZA, Tom Wopat, James Remar, James Russo and Todd Allen. It is described as follows: Set in the South two years before the Civil War, "Django Unchained" stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the »

First Images from Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio

26 April 2012 5:32 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

The first official images from Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained have gone online. The film stars Jamie Foxx as Django, an escaped slave who goes to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from sadistic plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) by teaming up with bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). The story is set in the pre-Civil War south but has the style of a spaghetti western. Hit the jump to check out the images along with what Foxx had to say about the movie. The film also stars The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, M.C. Gainey, Garrett Dillahunt, Dennis Christopher, Gerald McRaney, Laura Cayouette, Don Johnson, Tom Savini, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Django Unchained opens December 25th. Slavery is a tough issue for a major Hollywood film to tackle, especially with a white director at the helm, but Foxx tells EW that despite Tarantino's irreverent edge »

- Matt Goldberg

Samuel L. Jackson Address the Issue of Slavery in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained

16 April 2012 4:56 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

While Samuel L. Jackson's role in the upcoming superhero epic The Avengers certainly won't hurt his status as "highest grossing actor ever," that doesn't mean the veteran will neglect his acting roots. Jackson once again teams with director Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained later this year, a movie which draws inspiration from some of the ugliest events in American history. While we've brought you some good looking images of Christoph Waltz in character and of the first teaser poster, the plot itself is a bit on the ugly side. It revolves around Django, a freed slave (Jamie Foxx) and Dr. King Schultz, a German-born bounty hunter (Waltz) who are out to rescue Django's wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington). Jackson plays a "house slave" of plantation owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). The outstanding cast also includes Kurt Russell, Garrett Dillahunt, Walton Goggins, RZA, M.C. Gainey, Dennis Christopher, Gerald McRaney, Laura Cayouette, »

- Dave Trumbore

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Detailed Synopsis Released for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained

16 April 2012 | The Daily BLAM! | See recent The Daily BLAM! news »

Starring Jaime Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Dennis Christopher, Laura Cayouette, M.C. Gainey, Tom Savini, Anthony Lapaglia and James Remar, Django Unchained is scheduled for theatrical release on December 25th, 2012. Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles - dead or alive. Success leads »

- Pietro Filipponi

Django Unchained Official Synopsis

13 April 2012 8:39 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

To be released on Christmas day, we now have the official synopsis for Quentin Tarantino's Western, Django Unchained.

"Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles - dead or alive.

Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South's most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife »

- MovieWeb

Official Synopsis for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained

13 April 2012 6:26 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Following the release of the excellent teaser poster for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, The Weinstein Company has now released the film's official synopsis. Briefly, the movie takes place before the Civil War, and follows Django (Jamie Foxx), an escaped slave who teams up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) in order to rescue Django's wife (Kerry Washington) from a cruel plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). The outstanding cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Garrett Dillahunt, Walton Goggins, RZA, M.C. Gainey, Dennis Christopher, Gerald McRaney, Laura Cayouette, Don Johnson, Tom Savini, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Hit the jump to check out the full synopsis. Django Unchained opens December 25th. Here's the official synopsis for Django Unchained: Set in the South two years before the Civil War, "Django Unchained" stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Link Up With "Django Unchained"

12 April 2012 10:18 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »

Sneak Peek new poster designs supporting writer/director Quentin Tarantino's upcoming western genre, action feature "Django Unchained".

The new film stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Christoph Waltz :

"...the film is set in the 'Old South' following 'Django' (Foxx), a freed slave.

"Django treks across America with the German dentist turned bounty hunter 'Dr. King Schultz' (Waltz), to retrieve Django's wife 'Broomhilda' (Kerry Washington) from the charming but sadistic Francophile plantation owner 'Calvin Candie' (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his entourage of ruthless slavers..."

Cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Laura Cayouette, Dennis Christopher, Don Johnson, M.C. Gainey, Tom Savini, Anthony Lapaglia, James Remar, Walton Goggins, Tom Wopat, Misty Upham, RZA and Michael Bacall.

From the Weinstein Company, "Django Unchained" will be released in North America, December 25, 2012.

The title of Tarantino's film, refers to director Sergio Corbucci's 1966 'spaghetti western' feature "Django", starring actor Franco Nero, »

- Michael Stevens

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Updated 'Django Unchained' Teaser Poster

12 April 2012 1:55 AM, PDT | FlicksNews.net | See recent FlicksNews.net news »

First official artwork in the form of a teaser poster has been released for Quentin Tarantino's western 'Django Unchained.' Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gerald McRaney, Dennis Christopher, Kurt Russell, Laura Cayouette, M.C. Gainey, Don Johnson, Kerry Washington, Anthony Lapaglia, RZA, Tom Wopat, James Remar, James Russo and Todd Allen.

Official synopsis for the movie is now below:

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, "Django Unchained" stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. »

- noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)

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2 Django Unchained Posters Arrive for the Quentin Tarantino Film Starring Jamie Foxx!

11 April 2012 9:17 PM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »

Posters for Django Unchained arrive - one in English, the other in Spanish. Yahoo Movies has premiered the English version, and we also thank our friends over at IMPAwards for the Spanish-language addition for the film which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gerald McRaney, Dennis Christopher, Kurt Russell, Laura Cayouette, M.C. Gainey, Don Johnson, Kerry Washington, Anthony Lapaglia, RZA, Tom Wopat, James Remar, James Russo and Todd Allen. See the 2 new posters for the Django Unchained movie below and be sure to visit the official site as well, sign up for info and stay informed about any other updates. Quentin Tarantino directs from his own script, while Harvey Weinstein, Pilar Savone and Stacey Sher produce Django Unchained »