After exploring Nazi Germany in 2009's 'Inglorious Basterds,' Quentin Tarantino is taking on another touchy historical subject in his forthcoming spaghetti western-esque film, 'Django Unchained.' This time, slavery and American racism get the director's special treatment.
While the film hasn't begun production yet, Tarantino has submitted a draft of the script to the Weinstein Company. Early reports say that Christoph Waltz, who won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in 'Inglourious Basterds,' has been cast as a German bounty hunter who helps former slave Django rescue his slave wife from an evil plantation owner.
The original 'Django' was made by filmmaker Sergio Corbucci, and was a 1960s spaghetti Western series revolving around the title character.
There is still no word on who will play the lead role in Tarantino's version, but according to 'Shadow and Act,' the film will explore racism and its relationship to slavery. In fact, Tarantino has never shied away from tackling films related to race. In 1997, he released the film 'Jackie Brown,' starring Pam Grier and Samuel L. Jackson, which was Tarantino's take on the controversial blaxploitation film era.