<P> One inspiration for the film is Corbucci's 1966 Spaghetti Western Django, whose star Franco Nero has a cameo appearance in Django Unchained . Another inspiration is the 1975 film Mandingo, about a slave trained to fight other slaves . Tarantino included scenes in the snow as a homage to The Great Silence . "Silenzio takes place in the snow . I liked the action in the snow so much, Django Unchained has a big snow section in the middle," Tarantino said in an interview . </P> <P> The title Django Unchained alludes to the titles of the 1966 Corbucci film Django; Hercules Unchained, the American title for the 1959 Italian epic fantasy film Ercole e la regina di Lidia, about the mythical hero's escape from enslavement to a wicked master; and to Angel Unchained, the 1970 American biker film about a biker exacting revenge on a large group of rednecks . </P> <P> Among those considered for the title role of Django, Michael K. Williams and Will Smith were mentioned as possibilities, but in the end Jamie Foxx was cast in the role . Smith later said he turned down the role because it "wasn't the lead". Tyrese Gibson sent in an audition tape as the character . Franco Nero, the original Django from the 1966 Italian film, was rumored for the role of Calvin Candie, but instead was given a cameo appearance as a minor character . Nero suggested that he play a mysterious horseman who haunts Django in visions and is revealed in an ending flashback to be Django's father; Tarantino opted not to use the idea . Kevin Costner was in negotiations to join as Ace Woody, a Mandingo trainer and Candie's right - hand man, but Costner dropped out due to scheduling conflicts . Kurt Russell was cast instead but also later left the role . When Kurt Russell dropped out, the role of Ace Woody was not recast; instead, the character was merged with Walton Goggins's character, Billy Crash . </P> <P> Jonah Hill was offered the role of Scotty Harmony, a gambler who loses Broomhilda to Candie in a poker game, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with The Watch . Sacha Baron Cohen was also offered the role, but declined in order to appear in Les Misérables . Neither Scotty nor the poker game appear in the final cut of the film . Hill later appeared in the film in a different role . Joseph Gordon - Levitt said that he "would have loved, loved to have" been in the film but would be unable to appear because of a prior commitment to direct his first film, Don Jon . </P>

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