Tarantino: Foxx perfect for 'Django Unchained'

Quentin Tarantino knew Jamie Foxx was the ideal man to play the titular character in 'Django Unchained'.

Fri, 10 Aug, 2012 - 09:43

Quentin Tarantino knew Jamie Foxx was the ideal man to play the titular character in 'Django Unchained'.

The 49-year-old director revealed he knew straight away that Foxx was the right man to portray the slave-turned-bounty hunter in the forthcoming western movie, despite speaking to five other actors.

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