Actor Jamie Foxx shared with the Los Angeles Sentinel that the heroics at the end of the film Django Unchained, where Django picks up arms and fights back, won him over to the script. He also expressed interest in the love story in the film.

The film has garnered critical acclaim as a movie, but has also drawn pure criticism for its violent and graphic portrayal of the treatment of Black slaves in America. Filmmaker Spike Lee was especially vocal on Twitter:

American Slavery Was Not A Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western.It Was A Holocaust.My Ancestors Are Slaves.Stolen From Africa.I Will Honor Them.

Foxx commented on the fact that so many talented Black actors were considered for the role:

"All of these guys could have done it and that's a testament to the amount of Black talent we have in Hollywood today," said Foxx. 

Actor Samuel L. Jackson was recently in the spotlight for an incident during an interview (see Youtube video here) with film critic Jake Hamilton from Houston's Fox 26. Jackson insisted that Hamilton use the "N-word" before answering questions, whereupon the flustered interviewer declined. Jackson insisted, but Hamilton would not say the word, and then the interview continued.

The incident highlights the tension sparked by the movie, with some finding fault with the film's uncensored and gory portrayal of slavery.

Foxx, for his part, maintains a positive outlook on the film:

"I felt like this, for what this movie can do especially for now and 10 to 20 years from now what it will do, it will open up our eyes differently.

If it's successful that means a movie about our history at the end, you win and that can set us up for a long time to go back and talk about certain things."