Where Was Django Unchained Filmed? One Of Tarantino’s Finest Works!

Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist western film, Django Unchained needs no introduction as such. The movie has become a cult after it was released in 2012. The movie is specifically a tribute to Corbucci’s 1966 western, Django. However, both films are completely different in their narrative and approach. Django Unchained is a highly stylized film that showcases some outstanding outdoor locations. So, in this article, we’ll talk about the movie and tell you Where Was Django Unchained Filmed?

The story of Django Unchained revolves around the character of Django played by Jamie Fox, a slave who was freed by a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz played by Christoph Waltz. Schultz’s only demand to Django was that he has to help him get hold of the Brittle brothers. As their mission was successful, Schultz lets him go, but Django decides to stay with him and help him track down the most dangerous criminals of the South. Soon, Django finds out about his long-lost wife who was captured as a slave by a cruel plantation owner, Calvin J Candie played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

This modern revisionist western was filmed in a number of unique locations in The United States of America. The majority of Django Unchained was shot outdoors. The movie was primarily filmed in California, Wyoming, and at the Evergreen Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana. These are the locations where the entire film was shot. 

However, without any further ado, let’s move forward and find out more about these filming locations.

Where Was Django Unchained Filmed?

The multi-starrer revisionist western, Django Unchained is a modern-day masterpiece that cannot be missed out on. Apart from the movie’s stylized aspect, you have to read between the lines, which means you have to get hold of the subtext in order to understand the actual narrative of the film. The movie is more than just a Quentin Tarantino blockbuster. Having said that, let’s not waste any more time and learn in detail about these filming locations. 

California | United States of America

The filming of Django Unchained began in November 2011. There are multiple places in and around California where the movie was shot. California being the third largest state in America provides ample locations to shoot at.

However, Tarantino chose other places to shoot the rest of the movie as to create what the script demanded. So, he started principal photography in California before moving to Wyoming.

One of the scenes, where we witness the slaves being taken through a rocky area, that is basically the Alabama Hills at Lone Pine, it is situated in central California. Few other scenes that were shot in California were filmed in places like Santa Clarita and Simi Valley.

Now, the first thing that comes to our mind whenever we hear or talk about California is the Hollywood industry. One of the largest and most populous cities in the state is Los Angeles, that is where the world’s biggest film industry is situated. Major studios like Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers Studios, Universal Studios and many more, are located in this State. 

If you ever visit the state of California, we can assure you that you won’t certainly run out of places to visit, because it is literally Hollywood and you can do innumerable things once you’re there. California has also been used for the filming of The Old Man along with few others.

Wyoming | United States Of America

Do you remember the early events of the film? Where Jamie Fox and Christoph Waltz undertake a relaxed horseback journey from Texas to Tennessee, well, the scenes were originally planned to be filmed in the mountain region of Mammoth, which is located in California. But the production unit had to change its plans due to the lack of snow.

As an alternative, the production team decided to shoot the scenes in the Jackson Hole valley in Wyoming, just close to the Idaho border. The scenes were filmed in and around the huge natural reserve of Grand Teton National Park. The scene where Fox takes a refreshing bath was shot in Kelly Warm Springs. 

Other scenes in Wyoming were shot in The Bar BC Ranch and the National Elk Refuge, which is basically a wildlife reserve territory for elks and is located at East Broadway Avenue near  Jackson Hole. 

Wallace | Louisiana, United States of America

Post the snowy and wintry scenes, if you remember, the duo, as in Jamie Fox and Christoph Waltz, reach a dissolute villa in search of the Brittle brothers. The house that you see in the movie is at Gatlinburg, which is actually a mountain resort city in Sevier County. Tarantino along with his team shot major sequences in the southern state of Louisiana. An ideal large country house within the Evergreen Plantation which we witness in the film, where Calvin J Candi, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character resides.

The iconic country house was built in 1790, the plantation complex is situated in Edgar near Wallace. As in real life, it was not an actual cotton plantation, the production unit had to grow Fava Bean plants wrapped with artificially strung cotton. A few scenes were also shot at another plantation called the Whitney Plantation situated in the Historic District, a plantation complex in Edgar, close to the Evergreen Plantation.

Final Word

Well, now you know about all the locations where Quentin Tarantino’s one of the critically acclaimed movies, Django Unchained was filmed. If you happen to live in any of the above-mentioned States, then do visit these locations to have a thrilling experience. However, if you liked going through the article, then do not forget to let us know.