Quentin Tarantino has finally completed principal photography on his latest feature, Django Unchained, merely months before the film is scheduled to be released.  Producer Stacey Sher announced the news on her Facebook page, noting that filming lasted 126 days (or 130, apparently depending on who’s counting) and took place in Simi Valley, California, Wyoming’s frozen Grand Tetons, the Alabama Hills in California, and “the swamps and plantations” of New Orleans.

Though some may be worried that QT only has a short amount of time to put the film together before it hits theaters, it’s common for productions to simultaneously edit footage while filming is still taking place.  Hit the jump for more, including Sher’s full statement on the production wrap.

Based on a true story, The Soloist tells the tragic tale of Nathaniel Ayers, a once promising Julliard student who ends up on the streets of Los Angeles’ skid row.  He is befriended by Steve Lopez – a columnist for the Los Angeles Times looking for his next story.  Played by the always wonderful Robert Downey Jr., Lopez instantly becomes fascinated with Nathaniel.  How could this musically gifted person end up on the streets of Los Angeles?  As the film unfolds, we come to find that Nathaniel has struggled with schizophrenia his entire adult life. More after the jump: