 Principal photography for Django Unchained started in California in November 2011 continuing in Wyoming in February 2012 and at the National Historic Landmark Evergreen Plantation in Wallace , Louisiana , outside of New Orleans , in March 2012 . The film was shot in the anamorphic format on 35 mm film . Although originally scripted , a sub @-@ plot centering on Zoë Bell 's masked tracker was cut , and remained unfilmed , due to time constraints . After 130 shooting days , the film wrapped up principal photography in July 2012 . 
