History Trivia / DjangoUnchained

** Tarantino had originally wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Django. The two of them discussed it a lot, but according to Tarantino the script "wasn’t 100 percent right" at the time and after agreeing to wait, he started testing other actors and decided that Jamie Foxx was perfect. Specifically, Smith has said he wanted the movie to focus more on Django, as he didn't feel the character was the true lead. Creator/DenzelWashington was considered, but deemed too old for the part. Creator/CubaGoodingJr lobbied for the role, but was turned down. Creator/MichaelKennethWilliams turned down the role due to his commitment to ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''. Creator/IdrisElba, Creator/TerrenceHoward and Creator/ChrisTucker were also considered.

** Creator/ZoeBell and Music/LadyGaga were considered for Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly.

** Tarantino had originally wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Django. The two of them discussed it a lot, but according to Tarantino the script "wasn’t 100 percent right" at the time and after agreeing to wait, he started testing other actors and decided that Jamie Foxx was perfect. Specifically, Smith has said he wanted the movie to focus more on Django, as he didn't feel the character was the true lead. Creator/DenzelWashington was considered, but deemed too old for the part. Creator/CubaGoodingJr lobbied for the role, but was turned down. Creator/IdrisElba, Creator/TerrenceHoward and Creator/ChrisTucker were also considered.

** Michael Bacall as Smitty Bacall
* DirectedByCastMember: The Latin American Spanish dub produced in Mexico was directed by Gerardo García, who provided additional voices in the film.

** Creator/ChristophWaltz reprised his role for the German-language dub, as he usually does with his roles that he originally performed in English.

** Christoph Waltz reprised his role for the German-language dub.

** Tarantino had originally wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Django. The two of them discussed it a lot, but according to Tarantino the script "wasn’t 100 percent right" at the time and after agreeing to wait, he started testing other actors and decided that Jamie Foxx was perfect. Specifically, Smith has said he wanted the movie to focus more on Django, as he didn't feel the character was the true lead. Creator/DenzelWashington was considered, but deemed too old for the part. Creator/CubaGoodingJr lobbied for the role, but was turned down. Creator/IdrisElba and Creator/ChrisTucker were also considered.

* BannedInChina: Despite being heavily edited and shortened by the Chinese censorship board, the Chinese government endorsed this movie for carrying out their anti-American sentiment making slavery in colonial America a central subject as while the United States government has spent many decades accusing China of violating basic human rights at least since the late 1940s. Ironically, Chinese censors removing much of the violence and sex would only make Django's history component look whitewashed and depict slavery as less brutal and inhumane than it was in reality to the viewers. That being said, Django hardly made any money from the Chinese box office.

* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JonahHill was offered the role of Scotty Harmony, a gambler who loses Broomhilda to Candie in a poker game, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/TheWatch''. Creator/SachaBaronCohen was also offered the role, but declined in order to appear in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''. Neither Scotty nor the poker game appear in the final cut of the film. Hill later appeared in the film as one of the klansmen.

* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JonahHill was offered the role of Scotty Harmony, a gambler who loses Broomhilda to Candie in a poker game, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/TheWatch. Creator/SachaBaronCohen was also offered the role, but declined in order to appear in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''. Neither Scotty nor the poker game appear in the final cut of the film. Hill later appeared in the film as one of the klansmen.

** Ted Neeley, a professional singer, performs a rather eerie "Trackers Chant".
* CreatorsPest: Creator/QuentinTarantino has said that Calvin J. Candie is the only character he has ever created who he truly despises.
* TheDanza: Jake Garber as Tracker Jake.

** There was talk of splitting the film into two parts, like ''Film/KillBill'', but Tarantino eventually rejected the idea and cut a whole lot of the planned film. Among what was cut out includes an entire backstory for Creator/ZoeBell's character, which explains that she wears a bandanna over her face to hide a [[ScarsAreForever gruesome injury]]. Tarantino does plan on releasing an extended cut later down the line, restoring some scenes that were left on the cutting room floor. Though given that it is ''[[FlipFlopOfGod Tarantino]]'' it's best not to hold your breathe on the last part.

* ThrowItIn: Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio accidentally cut his hand on broken glass in the scene where Candie slams his fist on the table, but continued with the scene. He can be seen picking broken glass from his increasingly bloody hand for the duration of the scene, and Kerry Washington's look of horror as he smears blood on her face was from genuine shock. The scene was used in the final cut, therefore Leo wears a bandage afterwards up until his death scene.

** Tarantino had originally wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Django. The two of them discussed it a lot, but according to Tarantino the script "wasn’t 100 percent right" at the time and after agreeing to wait, he started testing other actors and decided that Jamie Foxx was perfect. Specifically, Smith has said he wanted the movie to focus more on Django, as he didn't feel the character was the true lead. Creator/DenzelWashington was considered, but deemed too old for the part. Creator/CubaGoodingJr lobbied for the role, but was turned down. Creator/IdrisElba was also considered.

* BannedInChina: Despite being heavily edited and shortened by the Chinese censorship board, the Chinese government endorsed this movie for carrying out their anti-American sentiment making slavery in colonial America a central subject as while the United States government has spent many decades accusing China of violating basic human rights at least since the late 1940s. Ironically, Chinese censors removing much of the violence and sex would only make Django look whitewashed and depict slavery as less brutal and inhumane than it was in reality to the viewers. That being said, Django hardly made any money from the Chinese box office.

* BannedInChina: Despite being heavily edited and shortened by the Chinese censorship board, the Chinese government endorsed this movie for carrying out their anti-American sentiment making slavery in colonial America a central subject as while the United States government has spent many decades accusing China of violating basic human rights at least since the late 1940s. That being said, Django hardly made any money from the Chinese box office.

* BannedInChina: Despite being heavily edited and shortened by the Chinese censorship board, the Chinese government endorsed this movie for carrying out their anti-American sentiment making slavery in colonial America a central subject as while the United States government has spent many decades accusing China of violating basic human rights. That being said, Django hardly made any money from the Chinese box office.

* BannedInChina: Despite being heavily edited and shortened by the Chinese censorship board, the Chinese government endorsed this movie for carrying out their anti-American sentiment making slavery in colonial America a central subject as while the United States government has spent many decades accusing China of violating basic human rights.

** Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, and Creator/SachaBaronCohen were originally cast before pulling out. Russell even shot some scenes but left due to creative differences (Tarantino was reworking the script during filming and cut much of Russell's character out).

* FakeAustralian: American Quentin Tarantino as an Australian miner. And surprisingly good, too. Any time he says "black" it does sound vaguely South African, but lines like "You got something to say, mate, you say it," are pretty much spot on. Qudos to Quentin!

* DuelingDubs: Two Latin American Spanish dubs were produced for the film. One was recorded in Argentina for Sony's release of the film in Latin America, and the other was recorded in Mexico for the Weinstein Company's release of the film.

* FakeAustralian: American Quentin Tarantino as an Australian miner.
** And surprisingly good, too. Any time he says "black" it does sound vaguely South African, but lines like "You got something to say, mate, you say it," are pretty much spot on. Qudos to Quentin!

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: During the filming of one of the dinner scenes, Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio had to stop the scene because he was having "a difficult time" using so many racial slurs. Creator/SamuelLJackson then pulled him aside telling him, "Motherfucker, this is just another Tuesday for us."

** Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, [[Series/WithoutaTrace Anthony LaPaglia]] and Creator/SachaBaronCohen were originally cast before pulling out. Russell even shot some scenes but left due to creative differences (Tarantino was reworking the script during filming and cut much of Russell's character out).
** Tarantino had originally wanted Creator/WillSmith to play Django. The two of them discussed it a lot, but according to Tarantino the script "wasn’t 100 percent right" at the time and after agreeing to wait, he started testing other actors and decided that Jamie Foxx was perfect. Specifically, Smith has said he wanted the movie to focus more on Django, as he didn't feel the character was the true lead.
** [[Series/TheWire Michael K.]] [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Williams]] was almost cast as Django, as was Creator/IdrisElba. [[Film/RushHour Chris Tucker]] was also in the running, too!

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor:
** Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio was very uncomfortable with just how evil and racist Calvin Candie was. He also reportedly apologized repeatedly to his cast members between takes for things his character said.
** Creator/SamuelLJackson was quoted as saying that he believes Stephen will be the most hated slave character in movie history. Contrasts to how legendarily nice he is in real life.

* CastingGag:
** Franco Nero, who plays the mandingo fighter Amerigo Vassepi in the film, was the title character in the 1966 spaghetti western ''Django'' from which Tarantino adapted the title of this film.
** Russ Tamblyn, who starred in ''Son of a Gunfighter'' in 1965 and plays one of the locals of Daughtrey who reacts in shock to the sight of a black man on a horse, is credited as Son of a Gunfighter. And Creator/AmberTamblyn, his daughter, is credited as Daughter of a Son of a Gunfighter

* ActorAllusion:
** Jamie Foxx's Django meets Franco Nero, who played the original Film/{{Django}} in the 1960s.
--->"The 'D' is silent."\\
"I ''know.''"
** Don Johnson's Big Daddy wears all-white, a reference to his ''MiamiVice'' character.
** David Steen plays Mr. Stonesipher, Candie's dog handler. Last time Steen worked with Quentin Tarantino, he played a dog-handling cop in ''Film/ReservoirDogs''.
** This isn't the first time Creator/ChristophWaltz plays a [[Film/InglouriousBasterds violent German]], even if he's one of the good guys this time around.
** Calvin's sister at one point asks Schultz if he can tell her a story from "the circus". Creator/ChristophWaltz had previously played a mental circus director in Literature/WaterForElephants.