Django Unchained
With his critical and box office success, Will Smith can afford to be picky about his roles, even when Quentin Tarantino comes knocking at his door.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the "Independence Day" star revelaed that he turned down Jamie Foxx's role because, "Django wasn’t the lead, so it was like, I need to be the lead. The other character was the lead!"
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Taking care of some international promotional duties, Leonardo DiCaprio showed up at the premiere of “Django Unchained” in Seoul, South Korea today (March 7).
The “Departed” hunk received a warm welcome from his Korean fanbase as he arrived at the Times Square theatre, looking dapper in a dark three-piece suit.
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Gearing up for next month's ceremony, MTV announced the nominations for the 2013 MTV Movie Awards on Tuesday (March 5).
Awards host Rebel Wilson and MTV News' Josh Horowitz started off the nomination spectacular by announcing the most coveted Golden Popcorn award for Movie of the Year.
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Given that it’s the biggest James Bond 007 film of all time, it’s only fitting that “Skyfall” has been nominated for six trophies at the upcoming Empire Awards.
The British spy flick will compete for Best Film, while stars Daniel Craig and Judi Dench are up for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. Additionally, Sam Mendes snagged a nod for Best Director.
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There’s been no lack of publicity for Quentin Tarantino's latest film “Django Unchained,” and all of that hype has translated to massive ticket sales.
According to a report, the “Pulp Fiction” mastermind’s slavery-themed opus is right around $130 million in earnings, topping the $120 million total for “Inglourious Basterds.”
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His film “Django Unchained” score the Best Original Screenplay trophy at the 70th Golden Globe Awards last night (January 13) and Quentin Tarantino was up to his old tricks of creating controversy.
During his backstage interview, the “Pulp Fiction” mastermind addressed the objections to his use of the word “ni**er” during the flick.
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Starting its first weekend of expanded play, "Zero Dark Thirty" took the top spot at the box office for January 11-13, 2013.
The Academy Award nominated Jessica Chastain fronted film about the hunt for terrorist Osama bin Laden garnered a $9.6 million Friday and a $24.5 million weekend haul.
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Taking their massively successful flick overseas, the cast of “Django Unchained” showed up at the UK premiere in London, England today (January 10).
Director Quentin Tarantino joined stars Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz, and Samuel L. Jackson at the Empire Leicester Square for some photographs before heading inside for the screening.
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Earlier today (January 10) the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards, and though there were plenty of deserving recipients, other supposed shoo-ins ended up getting the shaft.
Though he was widely praised for his role in “Django Unchained,” Leonardo DiCaprio failed to snag a Best Supporting Actor nod.
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“And the Oscar goes to…” is one of the most exciting phrases in the film industry, and this year there’s some serious competition among the Academy Awards nominees.
Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced the Oscar hopefuls live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills this morning (January 10), during which both the oldest nominee (Emmanuelle Riva- Best Actress “Amour”) and youngest nominee (Quvenzhané Wallis- Best Actress “Beasts of the Southern Wild”) in Academy Awards history were named.
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