Will Finally Reveals Why He Didn't Do Django...

[MartyMcFly]

"It was about the creative direction of the story,” Smith said. “To me, it’s as perfect a story as you could ever want: a guy that learns how to kill to retrieve his wife that has been taken as a slave. That idea is perfect. And it was just that Quentin and I couldn’t see [eye to eye]."

The decision wasn’t made quickly. Smith met with the director and the two talked about the film for hours. However, Smith said he could not move past his view of the movie’s overarching theme.

"I wanted to make that movie so badly, but I felt the only way was, it had to be a love story, not a vengeance story," Smith said.

The actor was cautious of the film’s violence. Smith said the only way he would have agreed to make the movie was if Django Unchained centered on a love story, "not a vengeance story."

"We can’t look at what happens in Paris [the terrorist attacks] and want to f— somebody up for that. Violence begets violence. I just couldn't connect to violence being the answer. Love had to be the answer," Smith explained.

Will Smith Explains Why He Turned Down 'Django Unchained'

Makes sense based on what we know of Will, I can see his side of that and why he'd feel that way. Clearly love isn't QT's MO though, so in the end, he made the right decision

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

Will would have been bad for that role. He looks too much like a pretty boy movie star. Jamie brought that rugged slave look to the role. Plus Jamie is a better actor than Will. Will dont even cuss in his raps. He could never be Django.

 

[Jax]

Will would have been bad for that role. He looks too much like a pretty boy movie star. Jamie brought that rugged slave look to the role. Plus Jamie is a better actor than Will. Will dont even cuss in his raps. He could never be Django.

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

Have you seen Ray? What has Will done that is anywhere near that role? Pursuit was his best role and he hasnt done anything that good since.

 

[killacal]

Jamie>>>>>Will

Tell the truth!!!!!

 

[MartyMcFly]

Have you seen Ray? What has Will done that is anywhere near that role? Pursuit was his best role and he hasnt done anything that good since.

I'd say Will is more consistent than Jamie. You could argue Will hasn't done anything on the level of Ray and it'd be hard to argue that...BUT, that's one really good performance in a career that hasn't sustained that. Will has got Ali, pursuit of happyness, 6 degrees of separation, seven pounds (although i was not a fan of the movie) and that first hour of I Am Legend is incredible and it's all because of him. I don't see Jamie being able to pull something like Will did in I Am Legend.

Jamie>>>>>Will

Tell the truth!!!!!

Yeah that shyt is kinda

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Yeah Will, Quentins gonna change his mind. Qt ain't gonna change a damn thing, and Will should've known this. QT is all about violence and revenge in almost all his films. Smith could've played the part, Jamie did well but he was kind of in the back round. Maybe Will sensed that a bit more than what he leads on. At least imo.

 

[Jazzy B.]

No way Will could have done that role

Anyway the real reason why he skipped it was so he could make a Jaden vehicle (After Earth)

 

[Sterling Archer]

"We can’t look at what happens in Paris [the terrorist attacks] and want to f— somebody up for that. Violence begets violence. I just couldn't connect to violence being the answer. Love had to be the answer," Smith explained.

This nikka has done a total of about 5 movies that wasnt violent action and Bad Boys was all about vengeance along with several other movies. Get this bullshyt ass excuse to placate to cacs outta here. I thought it was well known that he didnt want to do the movie unless he got to be the hero in the end instead of Dr Schultz which obviously changes a lot of what Tarantino had wrote and how he saw it. I could be wrong in my recollection of that leaking out but this bullshyt ass response he just gave as to why he didnt do the film is Duckberg.

 

[DaRealness]

Will didn't have a problem blowing away a whole bunch of Haitians in Bad Boys 2 like something out of a video game so I don't see why he'd have a problem with this.

 

[Roman Brady]

Will Smith Explains Why He Turned Down 'Django Unchained'

Makes sense based on what we know of Will, I can see his side of that and why he'd feel that way. Clearly love isn't QT's MO though, so in the end, he made the right decision

true romance was pretty darn romantic to me.


Will was probably on that reverse psychology thing like when MJ ask Madonna to be in "in the closet" And she said she'd do it if micheal was the woman and she dressed up as a man, roundabout way of not saying no but telling who ever is asking to go fuk themselves. Will knows what the script for django was to try to get a rewrite was another way of saying go find another nig.




Ps And I think the fact the QT chose to go all in with the vengeance hurt django. I felt nothing for Kerry Washington, their relationship or his reason for vengeance, why? Because that aspect of the story was merely used as a plot point which structurally is inconceivable

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

This nikka has done a total of about 5 movies that wasnt violent action and Bad Boys was all about vengeance along with several other movies. Get this bullshyt ass excuse to placate to cacs outta here. I thought it was well known that he didnt want to do the movie unless he got to be the hero in the end instead of Dr Schultz which obviously changes a lot of what Tarantino had wrote and how he saw it. I could be wrong in my recollection of that leaking out but this bullshyt ass response he just gave as to why he didnt do the film is Duckberg.

Exactly. He saw QT giving Waltz character the real shine. Which is true...



But Come on Will, tell the troof!

 

[MartyMcFly]

true romance was pretty darn romantic to me. And I think the fact the QT chose to go all in with the vengeance hurt django. I felt nothing for Kerry Washington, their relationship or his reason for vengeance, why? Because that aspect of the story was merely used as a plot point which structurally is inconceivable

He didn't direct True Romance or have final say on what happened with it though, which is why I believe if it was solely in his hands, it would've been a bit of a different movie but that's just me

This nikka has done a total of about 5 movies that wasnt violent action and Bad Boys was all about vengeance along with several other movies. Get this bullshyt ass excuse to placate to cacs outta here. I thought it was well known that he didnt want to do the movie unless he got to be the hero in the end instead of Dr Schultz which obviously changes a lot of what Tarantino had wrote and how he saw it. I could be wrong in my recollection of that leaking out but this bullshyt ass response he just gave as to why he didnt do the film is Duckberg.

That's what I thought too. He wanted it to be the typical Will movie and obviously it wouldn't be. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt even if it conflicts with the shyt he's done prior. But I think there might be a difference in how he sees Mike Lowry and Django. He'd say Mike running up in Cuba was all for love and not about vengeance but Django was:whoknows:

 

[Sterling Archer]

I'd say Will is more consistent than Jamie. You could argue Will hasn't done anything on the level of Ray and it'd be hard to argue that...BUT, that's one really good performance in a career that hasn't sustained that. Will has got Ali, pursuit of happyness, 6 degrees of separation, seven pounds (although i was not a fan of the movie) and that first hour of I Am Legend is incredible and it's all because of him. I don't see Jamie being able to pull something like Will did in I Am Legend.

All those performances were :ehhh:
The writing was superb and he did his best not to fukk it up but his individual performace in those movies left a lot to be desired. Seven Pounds was waaay too big a role for him to attempt. Thats a Don Cheadle, Djimon Hounsou, Forest Whitaker, Benecio Del Toro level role. I Am Legend was hard to watch because of him, I can deal with his portrayal as Ali and Pursuit of Happyness was the best he has done imo and while decent, other actors wouldve killed that role. He benefitted from the great writing and story in that one to me. This is coming from someone who WANTS to like him in movies. Maybe Im just not a fan of his when it comes to him and anything other than action.

 

[KevCo]

Will didn't have a problem blowing away a whole bunch of Haitians in Bad Boys 2 like something out of a video game so I don't see why he'd have a problem with this.

I think he meant the story they were trying to tell with Django, that in that story, he felt it should have been more love based....Im glad he turned it down, Jaimie killed it