Thesps fall into line for 'Django Unchained'

Quentin Tarantino is adding four more veteran thesps towards the cast of his epic spaghetti Western "Django Unchained," as James Remar ("Dexter") Tom Wopat ("The Dukes of Hazzard"), James Russo ("Miss Bala") and Presidio Pictures founder Todd Allen have became a member of the star-studded ensemble.Remar and Russo will have slave buying and selling siblings Ace and Dicky Speck, who purchase Django (Jamie Foxx) in the Greenville Slave Auction. Remar's "48 Several hours." co-star Allen will have plantation movie director Dollar Bill, while Wopat continues to be cast as Marshall Gill Tatum.Most widely known nowadays for playing Michael C. Hall's father on Showtime's "Dexter," Remar is really a longtime favorite of director Walter Hill, who cast him in classic films for example "48 Several hours." and "The Players," in addition to Westerns "Wild Bill" and "The Lengthy Riders." Thesp continues to be keeping a hollywood in studio films, with recent roles as military generals in Matthew Vaughn's super hero pic "X-Males: Top ClassInch and David Gordon Green's stoner comedy "Pineapple Express."Most widely known for playing Luke Duke around the lengthy-running CBS series "The Dukes of Hazzard," Wopat lately made an appearance in "Jonah Hex" and merely wrapped a recurring role as Margo Martindale's husband on CBS' "A Gifted Guy."Russo has co-starred alongside The Actor-brad Pitt in "Public Opponents," "Donnie Brasco" and "The Ninth Gate." Thesp also made an appearance within the Western "Open Range" and "The Mail carrier," each of which were directed by Kevin Costner, who dropped from "Django" and was changed by Kurt Russell.While Allen has not labored with Tarantino before, the 2 return almost two-and-a-half decades for an acting class both of them attended. Allen formerly starred opposite Robert Duvall both in "The Apostle" and AMC's "Damaged Trail," that also featured Russo. Thesp presently can serve as prexy of Austin-based film and television production company Presidio Pictures, that is developing the inspiring football pic "12 Mighty Orphans."Remar is repped by Gersh and Lighthouse Entertainment, while Innovative Artists reps Wopat. Allen is repped by Linda McAlister Talent and Variety. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com