"Dzhango liberated": actors, roles, interesting facts

Quentin Tarantino can safely be called one of the most ingenious and extraordinary directors of our time. Each of his films makes an unforgettable impression on the audience and makes him revisit again and again. The 2012 film "Django Liberated" was no exception. Actors, as always with Tarantino, were chosen perfectly, so the roles were spectacular and memorable.

Revival of the genre

An outrageous director decided to revive the dying genre of spaghetti western, and he did it, but, of course, in his own inimitable Tarantino manner. The film "Dzhango Osvobozhdeniye" was received by both spectators and critics with a cheer, as evidenced by the excellent box office collections of almost one and a half billion dollars, as well as numerous nominations and awards of various film awards, including the "Oscar". Some elements of the plot, as well as the title of his film Quentin Tarantino took from the Italian western in 1966 "Django" director Sergio Corbucci. It is also interesting that the main character of the first film, Franco Nero, performed a small role of the owner of the mandigo of Amerigo Vasseppi in the film "Django the Liberated". Actors who played both main and secondary roles deserve special attention.

Peripheries in the search for Django

In the role of the former slave Django Quentin Tarantino initially saw Will Smith and even negotiated with him on this topic. But the actor and director did not agree on the scene of Kelvin's murder of Candy, and Smith refused the role. After that, there were other nominees such as Chris Tucker, Idris Elba and Terrence Howard, but in the end, the role was given to actor Jamie Fox, known for such works as "Law-abiding citizen" and "Ray." The director bribed the ability of Fox to ride perfectly. By the way, Jamie brought his horse Chita to the set, and it was her audience who saw on the screen. The main character's wife, Brumhildu, was played by Kerry Washington. Thanks to the fact that Fox and Washington played the couple for the second time (the first was in the musical drama "Ray"), the pair looked very organically on the screen. According to many viewers, Jamie was too serious on the screen, since for a rather comic film Tarantino he lacked irony, but in general, the image of Django was a success.

A role worthy of an Oscar

The role of Dr. King Shultz was written by Quentin specifically for Christophe Walz. With this actor Tarantino already worked together on the film "Inglourious Basterds". In addition to this tape, Christophe Waltz is also known for projects such as "Massacre", "Musketeers" and "Water for Elephants!". The reference to the latter is mentioned in an interesting way in the "Django Liberated". In "Water for Elephants!" Walz was the master of the traveling circus, and his hero King Shultz mentioned that he has experience managing such a circus. Christophe was so devoted to work on the set that even managed to get injured. But his efforts were definitely not in vain, because for the role of Schulz the actor received the main award for any representative of the cinema - "Oscar".

Master Candy Land

The film "Django Liberated" was the first experience for Leonardo DiCaprio in the embodiment of villains. Until that moment, he had no such roles. But it is noteworthy that the role of Calvin Kend Tarantino was written just under DiCaprio. And the character really turned out to be an excellent, such a scumbag-slave, and even a racist, that upset the actor. However, on the assurances of the director, such sinister Candy should have turned out. During one of the scenes, Leonardo accidentally broke the glass and cut his hand to the blood, but continued to play. Tarantino found the moment bewitching and very realistic, so that the material shot was on the screens. It's amazing that the name of Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time in 16 years was not the first on posters and advertising posters for the film.

"Dzhango liberated": actors of the second plan

In addition to the top three characters, the film also had other colorful roles. The eerie black butler Stephen - this role Tarantino made especially for the stunning Samuel L. Jackson. The play of this actor is a real masterpiece. Undoubtedly, Stephen is one of the most memorable characters of this western.

The participation in the project of some of the world-famous stars was announced even before the release of the film "Django Liberated". Actors who did not manage to take part in the tape because of the inconsistency of the shooting schedules with other projects: Kevin Costner, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael K. Willms and Kurt Russell. Characters Levitt, Cohen and Williams, the director even removed from the script. But Tarantino has a real talent for revealing the actors. So even unknown or released actors start to shine, like real stars. So the rest of the actors also showed themselves on top. From Don Johnson turned out a wonderful Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett, Walton Goggins played well Billy Crash, and James Remar and James Russo - brothers Speck. Another entertaining fact: initially, as the sister of Calvin Lara, the director wanted to invite the shocking Lady Gaga, but changed his mind and gave it to Laura Cayiot, who previously starred in his film "Kill Bill 2". Tarantino himself, as usual in his films, appeared in the episodic role of an employee of the company Lekinta.