‘Django Unchained’ Adds Todd Allen, Would Have Cast Jonah Hill But For Scheduling Difficulties [Updated]
Briefly:Quentin Tarantinohas the primary players locked down for his anti-slavery ‘southern’Django Unchained.Jamie Foxxplays the freed slave Django;Christoph Waltzplays Dr. King Schultz, the bounty hunter who frees him; andLeonardo DiCaprioplays Calvin Candie, the plantation owner and slave runner that Django and Schultze have to go through to findDjango’s wifeBroomhilda (Kerry Washington).
But a few small roles are still being cast. Todd Allen has signed on, and just a bit later it was announced that James Remar, Tom Wopat, and James Russo have joined, too.
Deadlinereveals thatTodd Allen(Friday Night Lights,The Apostle) has joined the cast; he’ll play plantation overseer Dollar Bill. AndJonah HilltellsMTVthat he would have been in the film, except that he already had other work booked: “I got offered the new Quentin Tarantino movie, and I can’t do it because of my schedule… Doing Quentin’s movie would have obviously been amazing, but my schedule didn’t work out, which sucks.“Update:Variety adds that Dexter’s dad and one-timeWarriorJames Remarwill play “slave trader Ace Speck, who purchases Django at the Greenville Slave Auction.” TV veteranTom Wopat(The Dukes of Hazzard) will be in the film in an as-yet unidentified role, as willJames Russo(Public Enemies,Open Range).
The rest of theDjangocastincludesSamuel L. Jackson,Kurt Russell,Anthony LaPaglia, RZAandDon Johnson.Django Unchainedstarts shooting soon and is scheduled for a Christmas 2012 release.
