Possible Synopsis For Tarantino's Django Unchained

A new plot synopsis for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained has been leaked on Shadow&Act. It's very well real as copies of the script have made it's rounds to various studios looking for international distribution. I wouldn't be surprised to see it hit online within a few weeks. If true this film is indeed A Southern and will feature a freed slave bounty hunter (Django) as the film's hero. Christoph's role seems to be revealed as well as he'll be playing a German bounty hunter who trains/teams-up with Django. It's likely that his part is inspired by German actor Klaus Kinski's Loco in the The Great Silence yet another Sergio Corbucci film.


“Django is a freed slave, who, under the tutelage of a German bounty hunter (played by Christoph Waltz) becomes a bad-ass bounty hunter himself, and after assisting Waltz in taking down some bad guys for profit, is helped by Waltz in tracking down his slave wife and liberating her from an evil plantation owner.”

Christoph Waltz Confirmed For Tarantino's Django Unchained

ThompsonOnHollywood (via ThePlaylist) is confirming that indeed Christoph Waltz is re-teaming with Quentin Tarantino on the now confirmed spaghetti western entitled Django Unchained. Waltz was picked out of obscurity to play the iconic villain in Inglourious Basterds which earned him an Oscar along with other impressive awards.

I have to assume that Christoph could possibly play the hero of the film to counter balance the two performances. I'm also hoping that there is a bevy of Italian and Spanish actors cast to get more attention on lesser known talent like he did with Basterds. It wouldn't be shocking to see a few other familiar faces involved with the film as Uma Thurman has read the script which could mean she might have a role.

Teaser Trailer For Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri

Quentin Tarantino's Western Titled Django Unchained

Deadline confirms the title of Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti western is Django Unchained. The first page of the script leaked online which isn't surprising. As the full Inglourious Basterds script was also leaked before it's production. The new film is currently being shopped to international distributors who might co-fiance the film. Of course The Weinstein Company who has a longstanding relationship with Quentin is heading up the production with domestic rights to his 7th film. They also say that casting will begin soon with a late summer early fall production start. It's been mentioned previously the film will shoot in both Spain and Italy.

The title is an homage to Franco Nero and director Sergio Corbucci's Django which in 1966 was considered the most violent film of it's time. It's similar to how he used the title of Inglorious Bastards but purposely misspelled it. Paying his respects to the WWII action genre. I wouldn't count out an appearance by Franco himself in this film. There still seems to be some confusion over if this is "A Southern" or not. My interpretation is that "Unchained" could refrer to the freeing of slaves, yet that has yet to be seen.

The Royal Wedding: Prince William & Catherine Middleton

The Royal Wedding: 

Prince William & Catherine Middleton

Friday 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey

Prince William and Princess Catherine officially pronounced man and wife by Archbishop of Canterbury at 10:22 am on 29 April 2011.

Well done to all those involved with a truly fabulous day yesterday. What a way to show the world how GREAT Britain can be!

Congratulations to the duke and duchess of Cambridge! Gorgeous wedding, gorgeous couple. Loved it.

History was made yesterday as Catherine Middleton and Prince William were married at Westminster Abbey in London.

Among the 1,900 guests were celebrities David Beckham and Elton John, who joined royalty from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East to witness the nuptials. The AP reports an estimated 2 billion peopleworldwide watched the ceremony.

Middleton wore a white and ivory satin dress -- with a nearly nine-foot train -- designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.

Congratulations to Prince William and Catherine! I loved Catherine's dress and William's uniform! 

Kate Middleton, in the entire of this world, you're the only one whom have been chosen by Prince William ♥ you're the luckiest person!

Armie Hammer In Talks To Join Johnny Depp In Lone Ranger

Deadline reports that Armie Hammer (Social Network) is in early talks to join Gore Verbinski's (Pirates 1-3) The Lone Ranger alongside Johnny Depp.

New Green Lantern Poster Features The Corps

Jeff Bridges Could Join Ryan Reynolds In R.I.P.D

Deadline reports that Jeff Bridges is in talks to replace Zach Galifianakis in R.I.P.D after he dropped the project. The film is being directed by Robert Schwentke (RED) and Ryan Reynolds is still attached to star with a summer production start.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Final India v Sri Lanka

India v Sri Lanka

India won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

• Played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
• 2 April 2011 - day/night (50-over match)

"CONGRATULATIONS INDIA"

MATCH DETAILS

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat Series India won the 2010/11 ICC Cricket World Cup

Player of the match MS Dhoni (India) Player of the series Yuvraj Singh (India)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire IJ Gould (England) Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand) Reserve umpire SJ Davis (Australia) SCORECARD  Sri Lanka Runs Balls 4s 6s WU Tharanga c V Sehwag b Z Khan 2 20 0 0 TM Dilshan b Harbhajan Singh 33 49 3 0 *+KC Sangakkara c MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 48 67 5 0 DPMD Jayawardene not out 103 88 13 0 TT Samaraweera lbw b Yuvraj Singh 21 34 2 0 CK Kapugedera c SK Raina b Z Khan 1 5 0 0 KMDN Kulasekara run out (MS Dhoni) 32 30 1 1 NLTC Perera not out 22 9 3 1 Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 2, w 6) 12 Total (Close, 50 overs) 274 Did not bat: SL Malinga, S Randiv, M Muralitharan Fall of Wickets: 1-17 (17 WU Tharanga, 29 mins), 2-60 (43 TM Dilshan, 58 mins),  3-122 (62 KC Sangakkara, 43 mins), 4-179 (57 TT Samaraweera, 8 mins),  5-182 (3 CK Kapugedera, 1 min), 6-248 (66 KMDN Kulasekara, 41 mins) Bowling Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Extras Z Khan 10 3 60 2 (1w) S Sreesanth 8 0 52 0 (2nb) MM Patel 10 0 48 0 (1w) Harbhajan Singh 9 0 43 1 (1w) Yuvraj Singh 10 0 49 2 - SR Tendulkar 2 0 12 0 (3w) V Kohli 1 0 6 0 - India Runs Balls 4s 6s V Sehwag lbw b SL Malinga 0 2 0 0 SR Tendulkar c KC Sangakkara b SL Malinga 18 14 2 0 G Gambhir b NLTC Perera 97 122 9 0 V Kohli c & b TM Dilshan 35 49 4 0 *+MS Dhoni not out 91 79 8 2 Yuvraj Singh not out 21 24 2 0 Extras (b 1, lb 6, nb 0, w  15 Total (Close, 48.2 overs) 277 Did not bat: SK Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, S Sreesanth, MM Patel Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (0 V Sehwag, 3 mins), 2-31 (31 SR Tendulkar, 29 mins), 3-114 (83 V Kohli, 67 mins),  4-223 (109 G Gambhir, 89 mins) Bowling Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Extras SL Malinga 9 0 42 2 (2w) KMDN Kulasekara 8.2 0 64 0 - NLTC Perera 9 0 55 1 (2w) S Randiv 9 0 43 0 - TM Dilshan 5 0 27 1 (1w) M Muralitharan 8 0 39 0 (1w) MATCH NOTES Sri Lanka innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 27 runs, 0 wicket) Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 5 Drinks: Sri Lanka - 56/1 in 14.0 overs (TM Dilshan 31, KC Sangakkara 17) Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (146 balls), Extras 6 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (KC Sangakkara 21, DPMD Jayawardene 30, Ex 0) Drinks: Sri Lanka - 128/3 in 29.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 34, TT Samaraweera 5) Over 31.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar,  Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Struck down) Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (201 balls), Extras 7 DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4) 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 27, TT Samaraweera 19, Ex 4) Over 38.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - SJA Taufel,  Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Upheld) Over 43.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar,  Batsman - KMDN Kulasekara (Struck down) Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (263 balls), Extras 11 Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 63 runs, 1 wicket) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, KMDN Kulasekara 31, Ex 1) DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 84 balls (13 x 4) Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 48.3 overs (293 balls), Extras 11 Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 274/6 in 50.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 103, NLTC Perera 22) India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets) Over 0.2: Review by India (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar,  Batsman - V Sehwag (Struck down) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 40 runs, 0 wicket) India: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 2 Drinks: India - 81/2 in 15.0 overs (G Gambhir 40, V Kohli 19) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (G Gambhir 28, V Kohli 19, Ex 3) G Gambhir: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4) India: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 7 India: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 10 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (G Gambhir 25, MS Dhoni 22, Ex 3) Drinks: India - 165/3 in 32.0 overs (G Gambhir 79, MS Dhoni 23) India: 200 runs in 37.5 overs (227 balls), Extras 11 MS Dhoni: 50 off 52 balls (4 x 4) 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 106 balls (G Gambhir 40, MS Dhoni 54, Ex 6) Over 44.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar,  Batsman - Yuvraj Singh (Struck down) Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 32 runs, 0 wicket) India: 250 runs in 46.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 15 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (MS Dhoni 31, Yuvraj Singh 21, Ex 2)

India were crowned World Cup champions for the second time after they beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.


Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain’s innings as he weighed in with an unbeaten 91 off 79 balls as India, chasing 275 for victory, reached 277 for four with 10 balls of their innings remaining.



India, the 1983 champions, had looked in early trouble as they slipped to 31 for two with Virender Sehwag (0) and Sachin Tendulkar (18) both dismissed by paceman Lasith Malinga.
Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli (35) started India’s recovery with a third-wicket partnership of 83 before Kohli was superbly caught and bowled by off-spinner Tillakaratne Dilshan to leave the home side on 114 for three.
Gambhir and Dhoni then took charge of the match with a well-paced fourth-wicket partnership of 109.
Both batsmen looked unflustered at the crease as they seemingly picked up runs at will. Gambhir, who was dropped by Nuwan Kulasekara at long-off with his score on 30, made his way to 97 off 122 deliveries before he was bowled by seamer Thisara Perera.
Dhoni, who had struggled for runs during the tournament, shrugged off his patchy form as he raced to his fifty off 52 balls.
He eventually struck eight fours and two sixes during his masterful innings and it was fitting that he struck the winning runs when he lofted a six over long-on.
Malinga was the most successful Sri Lanka bowler on show and he ended with figures of two for 42 while off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, playing his last international match, finished wicketless while his eight overs cost 39 runs.


SUPERB CENTURY
Mahela Jayawardene had earlier crafted a superb century as Sri Lanka posted 274 for six.
Jayawardene hardly played a rash stroke and his innings was based more on proper cricket strokes and timing than brute strength but the elegant right-hander still scored very quickly to end not out on 103 off just 88 balls.
The 33-year-old batsman struck 13 fours while compiling his 14th one-day international ton as Sri Lanka launched a savage attack towards the back-end of their innings.
Ninety-one runs were scored off the last 10 overs with 63 of the runs coming off the last five overs, when Sri Lanka utilised their batting powerplay.
Jayawardene was ably supported by Thisara Perera with the left-hander ending not out on 22 off just nine balls thanks to three fours and a six.
Sri Lanka started slowly, with just nine runs scored off the first five overs. Left-arm quick Zaheer Khan was the star with the ball at the start of the innings with an opening spell of 5-3-6-1 and he had Upul Tharanga (2) caught at first slip by a diving Sehwag.
Dilshan (33) was bowled off his glove by off-spinner Harbhajan Singh before Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara added 62 runs for the third wicket.
Sangakkara looked set for a big score but he edged a long-hop from left-arm spinner Yuvraj Singh to keeper Dhoni to be dismissed for 48.
Thilan Samaraweera (21) was trapped leg-before by Yuvraj before Zaheer had Chamara Kapugedera (1) caught at short extra cover as Sri Lanka slipped to 182 for five.
But Nuwan Kulasekara (32) and Jayawardene settled matters with a sixth-wicket partnership of 66 to set the platform for the late assault.
Zaheer, after having figures of 7-3-16-2, ended with two for 60 off 10 overs after suffering at the hands of Perera while Yuvraj picked up two for 49.


GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT
Sangakkara, gracious in defeat, said his team were disappointed at missing out on a second World Cup title but proud to go down to a team that deserved victory more.
"I am very proud of everyone in the team, especially Mahela (Jayawardene) who rose up to the occasion and put up a great hundred," he said
"When you look at this Indian team anything less than 350 is not enough. It has been a great tournament for us. The way India played they deserved the tag of favourites.
"Both Sri Lanka and India will be proud with the way they have played."
Sangakkara said that the only way his team could have stopped India from winning was to take seven wickets quickly.
A grinning Tendulkar, who was hoisted onto the shoulders of his teammates after the victory was achieved, said it was the proudest moment of his life.
"It's terrific to be part of this team, a great honour," he said.
Virat Kohli summed up the feelings of his team, saying of Tendulkar "He has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years so it's time we carried him on our shoulders."


Teams

India - Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt, wk), Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.

Sri Lanka - Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (capt, wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilan Samaraweera, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Suraj Randiv.