Adding an extra layer doesn't make things simpler. It may make it easier to do a second time, but the initial set up is just the same.

You'll still have to configure gunicorn or another production-ready (w|a)sgi server to serve the app out of the container, but it's much easier to manage dependencies for django in a containerized environment. It's even easier if you use a deterministic package manager like pipenv or poetry instead of old requirements.txt files