Academy Award moxie is in the air with the upcoming Quentin Tarantino project, Django Unchained . In fact, the film has shot to the top of every radar in the business with the announcement that Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx (Ray) has agreed to star in the film with three-time Academy Award-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator). They will join the already cast Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds).

TheWrap has unwrapped the scoop on the upcoming Tarantino project, which revolves around a former slave named Django (Foxx). The film follows a western bounty hunter (Waltz) with a nasty penchant for leaving his hunts dead who purchases Django in an effort to find a particular bounty. When the two bond, Django convinces the bounty hunter to rescue his wife from an evil plantation owner named Candie (DiCaprio).How can you rightfully go wrong here? One of the very best directors in Tarantino and a cast sprinkled with awards and nominations is something that will certainly draw a crowd and critical buzz. The Weinstein Company will tackle the efforts in the States, with Sony Pictures unleashing the film overseas.Stay tuned to IGN Movies for more information about this and other upcoming releases!