Sacha Baron Cohen has explained his Django Unchained exit.

The actor was forced to choose between Quentin Tarantino's latest film and Tom Hooper's Les MisÃ©rables.

"I was editing The Dictator and we were very close to release and Paramount wouldn't push the date," he told Deadline.

"And then I knew I'd have to jump straight from there into Les Mis and it basically became a choice of either pulling out of Les Mis or pulling out of Django.

"I'm sure Django is an incredible movie, but it was essentially one scene."

Movies: Les MiserablesCohen revealed that he was to play Scotty, a poker player in a game with Leonardo DiCaprio's Calvin Candie. The character does not appear in the finished cut.

The actor can currently be seen as ThÃ©nardier in Les MisÃ©rables. Watch a clip from the film below:

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