News: Tarantino's Next Film Gets a Name and Plot

     Some exciting news today from my all-time favorite director: Quentin Tarantino. A few weeks back, we learned that he was writing his next movie and that it would be a Spaghetti Western, but that was about all we knew. Well  today, we now have a name: "Django Unchained". The name is a reference to a Spaghetti Western by Sergio Corbucci that is simply titled, "Django". The Corbucci film tells the story of a gunslinger who enters a town that is being torn apart by two warring factions, the KKK and Mexican bandits. Just like Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" was not a direct remake of Enzo Castellari's "The Inglorious Bastards", "Django Unchained" will have a separate plot from "Django". Apparently, "Django Unchained" will tell the story of a freed slave in pre-Civil War south, Django (who is not cast yet according to our knowledge) , who is mentored by a German bounty hunter (to be played by "Inglourious Basterds" Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz). The two men work some jobs together for awhile, but eventually Django's mind wonders back home, where he wife is still being held in perpetual forced labor on a plantation by her evil owner. Django and the bounty hunter decide to try and free his wife and take revenge on the plantation owner. The story sounds absolutely amazing, and with Tarantino behind camera, shot in a Spaghetti Western style, this is sure to be another all-time great. Unfortunately, there is no release date yet or even a planned start date for shooting, so we may have to wait a while longer. In the meantime though, if you would like to read more about this story, click here.