The film is said to follow a German dentist who becomes a bounty hunter and helps a freed slave named Django rescue his wife from plantation owner Calvin Candie.

Christoph Waltz, who took home an Oscar in 2010 for his supporting role in Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” has been confirmed for the role of the German doctor, Dr. Schultz. DiCaprio is rumored to be the front-runner to play a villainous plantation owner, but the report has not been confirmed.

Will Smith and Idris Alba are reportedly being considered for the role of Django, while Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play Stephen, the head house slave at Candie’s plantation.

Source: ontheredcarpet