'The Hateful Eight' director Quentin Tarantino thinks his newest violent western film is appropriate for present day audiences and reflective of the political and cultural climate in North America. The trailer has officially been released recently.
In an interview with Vulture, Tarantino admitted that although his newest film will touch on certain sensitive themes of the decade, he is not trying to make it in any way contemporary. He seemed resolute on getting subjects such as institutionalized racism and white supremacy out into the mainstream public.
He also talked about the way he cast actors into the characters he created saying that there was no pressure in getting bigger Hollywood A-listers than the line-up he currently has. He said, "There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it. This is a movie where a Brad or a Leo wouldn't work. It needs to be an ensemble where nobody is more important than anybody else."
In another article by Cinema Blend, big name actors starring in the film include Jennifer Jason Leigh as The Prisoner Samuel L. Jackson as The Bounty Hunter, Kurt Russell as The Hangman, Walton Goggins as The Sheriff, Demian Bichir as The Mexican, Tim Roth as The Little Man, Michael Madsen as The Cow Puncher and Bruce Dern as The Confederate. The film's story unfolds over eight complete strangers stranded together in a blizzard in a mountain pass some years after the Civil War in Wyoming.
The official trailer for 'The Hateful Eight' was released online by the Weinstein Company last August 12, according to Den of Geek. It was reported shorter than the seven-minute reel Tarantino premiered at the San Diego Comic Con last month. The director previously opted to abandon the film after a representative leaked his script online but decided to push through with theatrical releases scheduled for December 25, 2015 for the 70mm film format and January 8, 2016 for the worldwide digital release.
'The Hateful Eight' will be an upcoming Western film set in post-Civil War America written and directed by Quentin Tarantino of 'Pulp Fiction', 'Django Unchained' and 'Inglorious Basterds' fame. The film's development was first announced in 2013 and went through a temporary hurdle before finally pushing through for a release later this year.
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