Jonah Hill joins Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained
The actor had been in talks last year to play Scotty Harmony, who loses Django's wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) to plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). He was forced to drop out due to scheduling issues, but now he's back in another role. Ironically, we reported last month that Sacha Baron Cohen departed from the project, after signing on to play Scotty back in November.
Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a freed slave who teams up with a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to reunite with his wife. Quentin Tarantino is directing from his own original screenplay.
Django Unchained was released December 25th, 2012 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz, Amber Tamblyn, Zoe Bell. The film is directed by Quentin Tarantino.
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Sublime92
tarantino bringing one of the greatest casts for a movie ever this is going to be LEGEN-wait for it-DARY
12 months agoby @sublime92Flag
Sublime92
nick the dick strikes again...only this time its with tarantino
12 months agoby @sublime92Flag
empath86
cool.
1 year agoby @empath86Flag
SherlockHolmes2009
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx In Quentin Tarantino We Trust, of course :)
1 year agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
Cripple
Very nice.
1 year agoby @crippleFlag
Nicholaus XX
@SherlockHolmes2009 -- Which part? :)
@felipe-11 -- Like I said, he'll make it work. Regardless, I'm just not a fan of Jonah Hill, and I find him to be a miscast. I'll just watch as Tarantino proves me wrong.
1 year agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Agreed
1 year agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
felipe-11
@thedude-abides@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx You're forgetting Brad Pitt's anti-Nazi team in Inglorious Basterds was composed almost entirely by jewish comedians.
Tarantino knows what he's doing.
1 year agoby @felipe-11Flag
m2
I'm cool with it.
1 year agoby @m2Flag
Cheetoboy
I can't believe some of y'all are complaining about Jonah, he's a very good actor, not only is he good a comedy, but he can act, y'all forgot the man got nominated for a best supporting actor nod. The one thing they we should all know fron Quentin is that, he knows how to cast a movie and gets great performances from everyone who works with him. One of Quentin many great brands isn't just violence its also humor, so Jonah fits right end.
1 year agoby @cheetoboyFlag
thedude-abides
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx@dan1 Agreed
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- In Quentin Tarantino we trust.
1 year agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Dan
I've grown to tolerate and even like Hill a little. I think he'll be fine being directed by a master at his craft.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
thedude-abides
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Yeah, may be. I guess it depends on the nature of the character. Either way, it seems like it'll be a small role given how late into production he's been cast. Hopefully it works out for the best.
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- Yeah, same here. I honestly don't want to see Jonah Hill in a Tarantino film, but I've felt the same exact way about two actresses in Kill Bill(Lucy Liu and Vivica A. Fox), only to be pleasantly surprised.
Jonah Hill is not a bad actor, I just find him to be a total miscast in this one.
1 year agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
thedude-abides
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Lol. Much like in the way he casts his friends often to the detriment of his films, he definitely lets his own fandom get the better of him in his decision making at times. All the same, while this does appear to be a very indulgent move on Tarantino's part, I trust qt in any decision he makes, no matter how much I may not understand it at the time.
Your thoughts on the latest casting decision (besides it being stupid of course, lol)?
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
SpaceCowboy
Gawd, I hope he plays a slave...
1 year agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- What a stupid, stupid move on Tarantino's part.
1 year agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Cheetoboy
Great, I just wonder who he is playing though since he won't be playing Scotty Harmony as originally sought for. Well the Weinsteins did say that more actors could still join, I wanna know who's going to replace Kurt Russell as Ace Woody. Also too bad Will Smith schedule was to full for Django Unchained, anyways Jamie still looks awesome.
1 year agoby @cheetoboyFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Good career choice
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
thedude-abides
Lol
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