Samuel L. Jackson urged Leonardo DiCaprio to embrace the discomfort of his racially charged role, helping deliver one of “Django Unchained’s” most haunting performances.
In the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film, DiCaprio plays Calvin Candie, a flamboyant but sociopathic slave owner who is the villain of the piece. The role required the star to use a lot of derogatory ...
Co-star Jamie Foxx recalled the story in a recent interview with Vanity Fair. Leonardo DiCaprio Didn’t Want to Say N-Word in Django Unchained, But Samuel L. Jackson Made Him Eddie Fu ...
The issues arose when DiCaprio, in character as plantation owner Calvin Candie, had to say a racial slur. “Leonardo DiCaprio had a problem saying it,” Foxx, the 2012 film’s lead star ...
Jamie Foxx recalled when Leonardo DiCaprio struggled to say the N-word from Django Unchained script.Foxx recently opened up about his experience working on Quentin Tarantino’s ...