Quentin Tarantino cast the actor as Billy Crash, serving the purposes of a couple of roles, actually, because, after Kurt Russell (who stepped in for Kevin Costner as Calvin Candie henchman Ace Woody) left the project, the director gave the role the Goggins, but let him keep the name of the character he had initially been given.
The next thing he knew, Walton Goggins was at a barbecue with the man himself, going over the script for his pre-Civil War era revenge western Django Unchained.
In the meantime, he was able to practice for what would become one of the most memorable roles of his career.