Yes, his next film is due next Christmas, according to Collider:How cool is your family? For instance, if the new Quentin Tarantino movie opened on Christmas Day, would you have to ditch the folks for a couple hours, or could you bring them along? The Weinstein Company will put these family ties to the test with a December 25, 2012 release date for Django Unhcained [Box Office Mojo]. The supporting cast is mostly set: Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, and Leonardo DiCaprio are all on board or about to be barring any sticking points in negotiations. Much less certain is who will play Django, the freed slave taught the tricks of the trade by a German bounty hunter (Waltz) to liberate his wife from an evil plantation owner (DiCaprio). Will Smith was the early frontrunner, though a deal has not come easy. More recently, Idris Elba, Chris Tucker, and Jamie Foxx came up as possible Djangos. Showbiz 411 hears Foxx is the closest to the role, but all is heresay until it’s in the trades. Production is scheduled for later this summer or early fall — with the finish line in place, we’ll meet our Django soon enough.
Christmas Day is a Tuesday in 2012. As of this writing, Django Unchained has the holiday all to itself, but Hunter Killer, Life of Pi, and The Lone Ranger open the Friday before, December 21.
-Joey's Two Cents: Christmas isn't my holiday, but this is still something to circle on the calendar...thoughts?
I'm still rooting for Idris Elba to play Django. Tarantino always seems to elicit better performances from lesser-known character actors than big stars.
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ReplyDeleteRobert- True story, though I'm interested in how each would approach the role.
ReplyDeletenot that it's a big deal but Judd Apatow's This Is Forty will also be out on the 21st.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, definitely looking forward to that one
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