Django Unchained
The Sony email that wereleaked by North Korean hackersrevealed that then - Sony Bos Amy Pascal had discuss aDjango / Zorromovie adaptation with Tarantino , but now , it ’s official . So , here are 5 Reasons TheDjango UnchainedZorro Crossover continuation Is A Good Idea ( And 5 Why It ’s Not ) .
Good idea: Audiences would love to see Django again
Quentin Tarantino has stated his intention to writea series of sequel novels stay the story of Django Freemanafter he retires from filmmaking withhis tenth and final movie . While this is an exciting prognosis and every one of those novel would become a best seller , it ’s not the same as seeing Jamie Foxx in costume in gorgeous anamorphic 35 millimetre film .
There ’s no confirmation that Foxx will riposte to the role in this new sequel , but there ’s not much spot in doing a subsequence if he ’s not play Django , so we have to assume he ’s going to be cast – and audiences would bang to see that character again .
Bad idea: Zorro movies tend to suck
In the 1940s , when lunatic movies were all the fury , theZorromovies were among the most popular in the globe . However , Hollywood ’s attempts to reboot the dealership in the tenner since then have proven to be less than fruitful .
1998’sThe Mask of Zorrowasn’t too bad , but it was also quite clichéd and predictable , while its 2005 follow - upThe Legend of Zorrowas universally pan . Having the great Quentin Tarantino mould behind the view on this one feed it a good fortune of succeeding , but the decisive and audience reaction toDeath Proofhaveproven that even he is n’t infallible .
Good idea: Jerrod Carmichael is a sharp new voice in comedy
It ’s been reported thatJerrod Carmichael has been hired by Tarantino to write theDjango / Zorromovie . Carmichael is the suffer - up mirthful notable for his critically acclaim sitcom , The Carmichael Show , andhe ’s currently working on the script for the48 Hrs.remake .
Carmichael is one of the sharpest voice in drollery right now . His sitcom provided a tonic satirical take on racial exit . This get him the perfect person to pen a sequel toDjango Unchained , a movie that deals with very sensitive racial issues in a very overtly satirical manner . If Carmichael convey the same wit to this script as he did with his sitcom , then we ’re in for a real dainty .
Bad idea: The original stands perfectly on its own
celluloid fan will constantly debate what the greatest film of Quentin Tarantino is . The only affair fans seem to be capable to agree on is thatDeath Proofis the bad . But everyone has their own idea of what his best is . It could bePulp FictionorKill Bill . Some fans also consider thatJackie Brownis the director ’s underrated masterpiece .
ButDjango Unchainedis a strong competitor . The spaghetti western hasalways been Tarantino ’s great influence , so when he finally made one , he just run with it . It ’s one of those unbelievable , one - of - a - form moving-picture show that should be left alone , un - sequelized .
Good idea: It wouldn’t be a proper sequel, so it wouldn’t ruin the original
A proper sequel toDjango Unchainedwould be written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and follow on from the core storyline . The next chapter of this story would see Django riding across the South , freeing other striver .
team up up the title part with Zorro makes the new projectmore of a spin - off than a full - botch subsequence . So , it ’s sort of a winnings - win situation . If it turns out to be great , then it ’ll digest beside the archetype as a cinematic two - hander , and if twist out to be unsatisfying , then it can just be sail under the rug without sullying the original , leaving its legacy intact .
Bad idea: The original was very controversial
As soon asDjango Unchainedwas released in 2012 , it was met with a wave of controversy for its gumption of temper and spaghetti western violence , given its subject subject , as well as its liberal use of racial name . This even led to boycotts , include one by notable African - American film producer Spike Lee .
Some witness ( and cast member Samuel L. Jackson ) defended the film for its ferocity , because the violence by Django against the ashen slavers may have been comic and cartoonish , but the violence by the bloodless slavers against their slaves was limn as fitly sickening and gruesome . Still , on the whole , it was a controversial film . We ’re populate in a world now where even a forward - thinking physical structure - positivity comedy likeI Feel Prettyinspires scornful arguing . So , if anything , the sequel will be even more controversial .
Good idea: It’ll give us a fresh take on the Django character
InDjango Unchained , we get down the Django Freeman character as write and take aim by Quentin Tarantino . As the Jehovah of the character , Tarantino ’s version will always be the unequivocal take on the character . But as long as Tarantino is n’t write and in all probability wo n’t be directing the new sequel , we ’ll get someone else ’s take on the character . If anything , that ’ll be interesting .
We ca n’t yet comment on whether it ’ll be just or regretful , but it ’ll be novel and fresh and exciting , at the very least . With Jerrod Carmichael writing the screenplay , it ’ll be interesting to see an African - American writer ’s visual sensation of Django . The big criticism ofDjango Unchainedwas that Tarantino is a white author and therefore incompetent to write about the experience of contraband slaves . The hiring of Carmichael rectifies that .
Bad idea: There’s no Dr. Schultz
The central dynamic inDjango Unchainedwas the family relationship between the nominal freed slave and his mentor , dentist - turn - bounty - hunter Dr. King Schultz . In theDjango / Zorrocrossover comic , Django has the same sort of dynamic with Zorro – he ’s an old cat who takes him under his wing and does n’t estimate him found on his slipstream .
But still , what made the first movie such a delightwas the chemistry shared by Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz , and Dr. Schultz died in the third act of that flick , so he wo n’t be in the sequel , which will have in mind it wo n’t have what made the original so sport .
Good idea: The comic was a lot of fun
TheDjango / Zorrocomic book series mark the first time that a Quentin Tarantino picture had been given an official subsequence in comic book chassis . So , there were a spate of expected value riding on it . Still , by some miracle , it manage to dwell up to the hype . If the movie does n’t stray too far from the reservoir material and adapts the comic moderately intimately , then we could be in for a tangible treat .
The MCU has shown that when it comes to amusing volume motion picture , the closer to the comics , the better . Stick with the comedian . The comic works . Uncharted territory is where things set out to get dicey in laughable book adaptations .
Bad idea: We have enough franchises
There ’s no way thisDjangosequel can end well for film audiences . Even if the sequel comes out and , through divine treatment , it manages to please fans of the original and bear on its own as a nifty pic and it becomes a huge hit at the box office , the studio wo n’t stop there .
They ’ll keep advertize and pushing , turningDjangointo a long - run movie franchise . And let ’s face it , we have enough franchises to keep up with : the MCU , Star Wars , the MonsterVerse – even smaller dealership likeJohn Wickrequire us to keep up to date with a fictitious world . When that chance withDjango , the studio will proceed to get that immediate payment moo-cow until the movies eventually dunk in quality .
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