'The Hateful Eight' director Quentin Tarantino is set to release two versions of his film. One commercially digitalized version, and another 70mm "roadshow" version. The 70mm version is known to be his longest film to date.
According to AV Club, the December release of Quentin Tarantino's latest much-anticipated film will come out in two different versions. The 70mm "roadshow" version, considered one of the filmmaker's longest to date, is three hours and two minutes long excluding a 12-minute intermission. Tarantino explained that both versions will have their own differences - with the digital one being slightly shorter because of some scenes cut out.
He said, "[The shot] was awesome in the bigness of 70, but sitting on your couch, maybe it's not so awesome. So I cut it up a little bit. It's a little less precious about itself... The 70 is the 70. You've paid the money. You've bought your ticket. So you're there. I've got you."
Another article by Moviepilot said that the "original" 70mm screening is for select theatres only as it would need specialized equipment. It will feature both an overture and intermission for a retro cinematic experience. The digital version of 'The Hateful Eight', meanwhile, will debut two weeks after the 70mm version to accommodate format change.
Tarantino's second longest film ever created was 1994's 'Pulp Fiction' starring an all-star ensemble of John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, and Bruce Willis. It clocked in at two hours, 58 minutes, according to the Independent.
His latest Western film also features Jackson as well as other Hollywood bigwigs including Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern. It revolves around the thrilling story of eight strangers stranded in a stagecoach stopover at a mountain pass during a blizzard. It is set several years after the American Civil War.
'The Hateful Eight' is scheduled to be released on January 8, 2016 in the United States. It is written and directed by the 52-year old Tarantino, well known for his satirical, neo-noir and often violent films that have been considered pop culture favorites through the years.
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