Kevin Costner Joins Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'
With each announcement I get more excited
We are damn near a year-and-a-half away from seeing Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and with every bit of casting that is announced it only makes me want to see it more and more. Today the newest member of the cast was named as Deadline reports Kevin Costner is in talks to play Ace Woody, the sadistic trainer of the male fighting slaves who entertain the white patrons of Candyland, the club and ranch owned by Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), as well as the female slaves who are forced to be prostitutes.
Jamie Foxx is already aboard as Django, a slave who teams with a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to take on those villains and free his slave wife, Broomhilda. Kerry Washington's name has been mentioned in association with the role of Broomhilda, but Deadline's Mike Fleming reports Tarantino may be looking to make a discovery with that role.
As for Costner, this is the second high profile role for the actor as of late as he will also play Jonathan Kent, the father who raised Clark Kent as his own son, in Zack Snyder's Superman flick Man of Steel, which is due in theaters in December 2012.
The film is expected to begin production at the end of the summer for a December 25, 2012 release.
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Meh…have never, ever been a fan of his.
i wonder if this has anything to do with his work in dances with wolves…either way i like it and im fasinated to see him speak tarantino
Looking back over his career, he's done a few westerns: Silverado, Dances with Wolves, Wyatt Earp and Open Range. Makes him a decent fit for a project like this.
It might just revitalize his career à la Travolta.
This is one of Tarantino's pet schticks, taking actors who are primarily 'likeable' or 'heroes' in their movies, and casting them as bad guys. I think they enjoy jumping on board his films because it's the most acceptable way for them to pull out all the stops and play against type (Kurt Russell was the best thing about DEATH PROOF). Looking forward to seeing what he and Costner do.
I never think of myself as a Costner fan until I go through the list of his films and see how many I'm really fond of: Silverado, The Untouchables, No Way Out, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, Tin Cup, Thirteen Days, Open Range, The Upside of Anger… and there are more yet that I just enjoy regardless of quality.
Awesome! Sounds good to me. I love Costner!
Even Dances with Wolves would have been better with a different lead.
I like to judge actors on their recent films and I know a lot of people give Costner some smack, but I loved him in his turns in Rumor Has It… and Swing Vote. In Swing Vote especially he pulled out a very enticing performance. Hopefully he does the same, or even better for Django Unchained.