December 2015: THE HATEFUL EIGHT
In post-Civil War Wyoming, John “The Hangman” Ruth (Russell) is escorting fugitive Daisy “The Prisoner” Domergue (Leigh) to Red Rock where the latter will face justice for murder. They encounter another bounty hunter named Major Marquis “The Bounty Hunter” Warren (Jackson) and Chris “The Sheriff” Mannix (Goggins). A blizzard forces the four to take shelter at a stagecoach passover called Minnie’s Haberdashery where they encounter four more strangers; Bob “The Mexican” (Bichir), Oswaldo “The Little Man” Mobray (Roth), Joe “The Cow Puncher” Cage (Madsen), and General Sanford “Sandy” Smither (Dern), also known as “The Confederate”. Through betrayal and deception, the eight strangers soon learn that they may not make it to Red Rock after all.
In others word Two bounty hunters in post-Civil War America, who have captured Daisy Domergue (Leigh), and are en route to collect their reward. After they become stranded in a blizzard, they seek shelter at an establishment, where they encounter a collection of colorful individuals where a plot of betrayal and deception unfolds and tensions run high.
Two bounty hunters in post-Civil War America, who have captured Daisy Domergue (Leigh), and are en route to collect their reward. After they become stranded in a blizzard, they seek shelter at an establishment, where they encounter a collection of colorful individuals where a plot of betrayal and deception unfolds and tensions run high.
On September 3, 2014, The Weinstein Company acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the film for a fall 2015 release.TWC would sell the film worldwide but Tarantino was making a deal and demanding to personally approve the global distributors for the film. In preparation for its release, Tarantino arranged for 50 theatres worldwide to be retrofitted with anamorphic equipped 70 mm film projectors in order to display the film as he intended.The film will be released on December 25, 2015 as a roadshow presentation in 70 mm film format theaters only before being released in digital theaters on January 8, 2016.
Tarantino edited two versions of the film, one for the roadshow version and the other for general release. The roadshow version runs for three hours and two minutes, and includes an overture and intermission, while the general release is six minutes shorter and contains alternate takes of some scenes. Tarantino claims that the general release cut was created as he felt that some of the footage he shot for 70mm would not play well on smaller screens.
On July 11, 2015, Tarantino and the cast of the film appeared at Comic-Con to promote the film.
