Will Smith Says He Wanted Tarantino To Rewrite 'Django Unchained'; Didn't Think Django Was The Lead

While "Django Unchained" was pretty much an unqualified success, in terms of awards and money taken in (a Best Picture nomination, two Oscars and $400 million worldwide), but there'll always be an intriguing what-could-have-been hanging over it: Quentin Tarantino wrote the title character for Will Smith, and while Jamie Foxx ended up taking the part, the idea that the cleancut megastar could have starred in the bloody Western has cast a long shadow over the film.