Django Unchained

Finally the time has come for a taster of the latest offering from the master of sophisticated violence- Quentin Tarantino. Django Unchained (the d is silent) charts the story of a slave-turned-bounty-hunter Django, played by the Oscar-winning Jamie Foxx, on his hunt for his wife and the plantation owner who snatched her. Cristophe Waltz, who plays the doctor who trains Django to kill, has acted in German productions for most of his career but gained recent recognition for parts in The Green Hornet, Water for Elephants and Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. The star-studded cast also includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Johnson, Kerry Washington, James Remar ( Richard of SATC fame)  as well as Tarantino favourites Samuel L. Jackson and Zoe Bell. Costume designer Sharen Davis, who worked on The Help and Dreamgirls, among others, joins the film crew, along with the usual Tarantino suspects Robert Richards (cinematography), Mary Ramos (music) and Fred Raskin (editing). Inspired by the 1960's Italian spaghetti western Django, the story, which is set in the Deep South, features actor Franco Nero who starred in the original production. The trailer is exhilarating, with snippets of sadistic yet stylish violence, and teases us with what seems like an inspired turn from DiCaprio. The only negative comment is that release is not scheduled until January 2013, so until then just keep replaying the trailer below.