When Quentin Tarantino’s western revenge-fantasy Django
Unchained was first announced, casting rumors pegged Will Smith as the titular slave-turned-vigilante. But Smith, who teams with his son Jaden in this summer’s sci-fi epic After Earth, tells EW that he turned down the part because his character would’ve been second fiddle to the bounty hunter (played by Christoph Waltz) who teaches Django his trade . “Django wasn’t the lead, so it was like, I need to be the lead. The other character was the lead!” says the Men in Black star, whose departure opened the door for Jamie Foxx to play the role. Smith says that before he left the project, he even pleaded with Tarantino to let Django have a more central role in the story. “I was like, ‘No, Quentin, please, I need to kill the bad guy!’” (Ironically, Waltz was considered a supporting actor during his Oscar-winning award season, while Jamie Foxx was promoted as the movie’s lead.) But no hard feelings: Smith was a big fan of the final product. “I thought it was brilliant,” he says. “Just not for me.”

whos he? Im a beta actor than him

Jamie did good; Will Smith wouldn't have done better.

That role was made from heaven for J fox and not Will Smith

Can't imagin Will doin as good as Jamie in dat movie. And wats d stupid excuse abt it nt being d lead role, d film itself was titled after d Django, so wats he saying.


Btw, who cares y he refused it, he shld explain dat 2 his son #POKO#

Yungwizzzy: whos he? Im a beta actor than him

no youre not his name is will smith

Jamie did great I must say. Will Smith would have done great too, but I think a darker skinned man fits the role more. Just saying.

^^^^ Jamie did great no doubt and Will might've been a bit more sensational. But for the one who played the role greatest - I give to Samuel L. Jackson.

Will or no Will.