Will Smith's 'Django Unchained' Role Didn't Happen Because Actor Wanted 'The Lead'

[Terrel]

Jamie foxx has a Oscar??

Fox is worse then smith and was the second worst actor in Django after Quentin Tarantino

Foxx got it for 'Ray'. I loved that movie.

[Carpe Diem]

Nah, come on people...sure Jamie is more versatile but Will is a great actor nonetheless.

He's good, but i wouldn't say he's great. He's like the Mayweather of Hollywood except that he isn't as talented at acting as Floyd is skilled at boxing. They do have a lot in common when it comes to low-risk, high-reward. He rarely takes serious challenging roles like, Leo Dicaprio, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day Lewis, Robert De Niro, ect. He only goes after the same limited highest-paying roles.

[Sake1]

He's good, but i wouldn't say he's great. He's like the Mayweather of Hollywood except that he isn't as talented at acting as Floyd is skilled at boxing. They do have a lot in common when it comes to low-risk, high-reward. He rarely takes serious challenging roles like, Leo Dicaprio, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day Lewis, Robert De Niro, ect. He only goes after the same limited highest-paying roles.

I'm not a big film fan so I make a bad critic but I see your point. The Pursuit of Happyness and maybe I Am Legend I do believe were great but you're right, maybe good is a better call overall.

[T.Horton]

He's overrated as **** but one thing is for sure.

He should have won an Oscar for Pursuit of Happiness.

who beat him?

and yeah Foxx is a decent actor, I don't know why he gets so much crap. he's a pretty versatile entertainer.

[T.Horton]

Foxx got it for 'Ray'. I loved that movie.

totally deserved....i thought he might win as Bundini Brown in Ali as well.

[4Corners]

Will Smith just needs to be more consistent with the roles he picks. He has done good stuff like Ali, Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds, and I enjoyed I Am Legend too.

Foxc is better than Smith though I think. He's been in Ali, Ray, Collateral, Django. Neither are bad. A bad actor is Nicolas Cage, Tobey McGuire, Val Kilmer, etc.

[Terrel]

who beat him?

and yeah Foxx is a decent actor, I don't know why he gets so much crap. he's a pretty versatile entertainer.

Not sure but I think it was DDL for There Will Be Blood (which I find overrated).

totally deserved....i thought he might win as Bundini Brown in Ali as well.

Oh, yes. That was good acting there.

[bayareamike]

Jamie Foxx is a douchebag. Will smith is better actor. This scene alone ****s on any acting Foxx does. Sorry can't embed, on my phone.

http://youtu.be/bxulantPiXI

http://youtu.be/3foi5c6rJ84

[-Kev-]

This is the same guy who turned down the role of Neo from "The Matrix" to do "Wild Wild West".

Hey I went to see Wild Wild West when it came out in theaters and it was a great movie for kids. I liked The Matrix too, but I won't belittle WWW just because i'm older now.

[bojangles1987]

Will Smith seems content to do stupid summer movies and never take risks. All the power to him, but he's a good enough actor that he could have done much more with his career.

Will Smith in The Matrix would have been a million times better than Keanu Reeves. He definitely could have done Django.