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Kerry Washington Lands ‘Django Unchained’ Lead

Kerry Washington has won the role of Broomhilda in Django Unchained. Director Quentin Tarantino made his choice and The Weinstein Company began exclusive negotiations with her CAA reps last night. She’ll play the long-suffering slave wife of Django (Jamie Foxx), who is freed by a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) and taught the tricks of that trade. Django’s real desire is to be reunited with his wife, who winds up in a variety of unsavory places and whose travails drive the plot. It leads to a confrontation in Candyland, a ranch owned by the notorious Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Kevin Costner Will Train Fighting Slaves In Tarantino's Django Unchained

Whenever there’s a Western being made somewhere in Hollywood, it’s a sure bet that Kevin Costner wants to be in it. He’s responsible for one of the best westerns of the past decade in Open Range and his obsession with the genre is all but legendary. So maybe we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that he’s found his way into Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Spaghetti Western, Django Unchained.

Jamie Foxx Confirmed for Quentin Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED

Earlier today, we reported on the tweet rumor that Jamie Foxx had landed the title role in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Django Unchained. We now have confirmation on the matter as Variety reports that Foxx will indeed star in the pic alongside Leonard DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, and most likely Samuel L. Jackson as well. As has been well documented, Tarantino originally offered the surefire controversial part to Will Smith. After Smith passed, the writer/director met with Idris Elba, Terrence Howard, and Chris Tucker before offering the gig to Foxx.

'Django Unchained': Quentin Tarantino's Spaghetti Western Script Finished

Quentin Tarantino is coming back home to America -- and entering one of the darkest times in its history -- for his next major film.

After taking on Nazi Germany with the Brad Pitt-led band of "Inglourious Basterds," WME, Tarantino's agency, confirmed that he's finished writing the script for "Django Unchained," a Spaghetti Western that, according to Tarantino Archives (via Indiewire), will pay homage to Italian director Sergio Corbucci's original "Django" and Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike's "Sukiyaki Western Django."