Until the last week or so Quentin Tarantino’s latest project was thought to be titled “The Angel, The Bad And The Wise.” Such a title is clearly an homage to the work of Sergio Leone. But it now may be called “Django Unchained.” A play on the work of another Sergio, Italian director Sergio Corbucci who directed and co-wrote the original “Django” in 1966. There are rumors and references to Tarantino referring to the project as “A Southern.” But one forum entry on movieweb.com argued that there was evidence that “A Southern” was the title of Tarantino’s possible John Brown biopic.
While the interesting John Brown picture may still bear that working title, it is becoming more and more apparent that Tarantino’s next will be this “Django” script he reportedly just completed.
One article in The Hollywood Reporter indicated that the early location for shooting “Django Unchained” may be Louisiana. While I wouldn’t want to take anything away from that fine state, my home state of Georgia may make a much better fit. The movie industry here is growing by leaps and bounds since the changes to the tax code made making movies in Georgia more affordable. As DFF readers already know, I started a Facebook page to encourage QT and his producers to bring the film to Georgia.
Here’s a review of the locations for Tarantino’s first 7 feature films:
“Reservoir Dogs” (1992) – Shot in LA;
“Pulp Fiction” (1994) – Shot in LA;
“Jackie Brown” (1997) – Shot in LA, but Chris Tucker, who played Beaumont Livingston in the film, is an Atlanta native (I recently saw him in the lobby at the Atlanta Film Festival, he’s not made a movie since 2007’s “Rush Hour 3”);
“Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2” – Shot in LA, Austin, Beijing, Hong Kong, Mexico, Japan, and other locations in California.
“Death Proof” – Shot in Texas and California
“Inglourious Basterds” – Shot in Germany
Click here to visit and contribute to the Facebook page Shoot Django Unchained in Georgia.
