In 2012, Quentin Tarantino released ‘Django Unchained’, a western film that became one of the best films of the decade. The surprising thing is that Will Smith was able to be part of the cast of this successful film, however, the actor rejected the offer, giving way to Jamie Fox to play the leading role.
After several years, the protagonist of ‘I Am Legend’ explained the reason why he rejected the role. During an interview he detailed that, in his opinion, Django, the supposed protagonist of the story, a character he was going to play, did not make decisions for himself, but rather obeyed the orders of Dr. King Schultz, as reported by Rtve in your website.
“Django is not the leader! I need to be the leader and not the other character. Quentin, please let me kill the bad guy,” Will Smith asked the director, but when the actor tried to change the director’s mind he wouldn’t. got it and was left out of the movie.
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But that was not the only reason why he was left out, the interpreter stated that “I wanted to tell the greatest love story between African Americans ever seen. Quentin and I sat for hours. I wanted to play that character so badly, but I wanted that it was a love story, not revenge,” he said. “Violence only begets violence. I didn’t want that to be the answer, it had to be love,” added Jada Pinkett Smith’s husband.
The truth is that Jamie Fox was in charge of playing Django and with his work he won two statuettes, for best original screenplay and also for best supporting actor for Christoph Waltz.
Will Smith wasn’t the only one who rejected Django
According to the aforementioned media, Jaden and Willow Smith’s father was not the only one to reject working with Quentin Tarantino. In fact, Kevin Costner was also offered a role in the film ‘Django Unchained’, translated into Spanish, but he had to decline the role of Ace Woody due to scheduling problems. His replacement was Kurt Russell, who also did not appear in the film, since filming was going too slowly for his liking. Finally, the director decided to eliminate the character.
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Sylvester Stallone was another of the actors who refused to participate in the famous feature film. The reason: “I have two daughters and this guy’s hobby is to put some teenagers in a car and smash them against a wall. That’s not right,” the actor explained.
The success of Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino’s film tells the story of King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), a German bounty hunter who tracks down some murderers, to collect for their heads he promises the black slave Django (Jamie Foxx) to set him free if he helps him catch them. . He accepts, because then he wants to go look for his wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), a slave on a plantation of landowner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).
The film was a resounding success in the film industry, and although Will Smith did not want to be part of it, in his place was Jamie Foxx, who received the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance. The actor offered a masterful interpretation of the character, and his work was essential for the film’s good reputation.
2024-01-14 09:46:34
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