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Saturday, October 01, 2011

Russell & Cayouette Join Unchained Gang

Kurt Russell is in talks to replace Kevin Costner in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained says THR

The spaghetti western style film follows a a German dentist-turned bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) and freed slave Django (Jamie Foxx) seek to free Django's wife from her powerful owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio


Russell who worked with QT on Death Proof will play Ace Woody, the sadistic trainer of the male fighting slaves who entertain the white patrons of Candyland club and ranch, as well as the female slaves who are forced to be prostitutes. Ace pits the fighters against one another, and has little qualms about mistreating and even killing the slaves who don't measure up.

Costner departed over the dreaded- "scheduling conflicts".

Russell comes on as word coms that Waltz Dislocates Pelvic Bone During 'Django Unchained' Training--Ouch! Meantime THR also adds Laura Cayouette will play the widowed sister of Candie, who co-owns the plantation She worked for QT as Rocket in Kill Bill.


Samuel L. Jackson  will play Stephen, an expert manipulator and house slave of the plantation owner.Dennis Christopher will play Leo Moguy, who serves as lawyer to Candie. Gerald McRaney also stars. Michael K. Williams, Kerry Washington, and Zoë Bell are all circling roles in the pic

The role of Django's wife, Broomhilda remains uncast

Production is slated to kick off in November to meet a December 25, 2012. release date

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