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| Will Smith |
Although the actor was reportedly a shoe-in for the lead in Quentin Tarantino's buzzed-about "Django Unchained," another actor seems to think he's nailed the part.
Idris Elba, who starred on the HBO series "The Wire," posted a series of Tweets on Sunday hinting the role was within his grasp, not Smith's.
"Having one of the biggest meetings of my professional life today," wrote Elba. "meeting a very controversial director for a very controversial part."
Almost immediately, followers speculated that he was referring to "Django Unchained," about a freed slave who enlists the help of a German bounty hunter to find his wife, a slave, and free her from her evil plantation owner.
And Elba -- who also appears in the current blockbuster, "Thor" -- did little to shoot down the rumor, only responding onTwitter: "I wish I could tell you more but...in due time... On the plane to the destination of my fate... ok... a lil dramatic... destination of my life."
Even if Smith hangs onto the role, when will he have the time to make "Django Unchained", which goes into production this fall?
He's currently shooting "Men In Black: III" in New York City, and will then begin an untitled sci-fi project with "The Matrix" directors Lana and Andy Wachoswki.