Tarantino's On The Way...Eventually

Tarantino's On The Way...Eventually

Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight Isn't Coming Out For A While

Written by Huzaifa Khan on June 14, 2015.

For those of you patiently awaiting for Quentin Tarantino's latest opus The Hateful Eight, you'll need to wait even longer than you previously thought. What's more, if you're not near a 70mm theater, which is the really old one your parents probably grew up with, then you'll have to wait even longer than that.

The film, originally slated for a November 2015 release, has been pushed back to Christmas day, but only for 70mm theaters, while general audiences can indulge into the movie in 2016.

Original information had Tarantino's eighth film pegged for a November 13, 2015 release date, but now it looks like the film will be joining a very crowded and more jolly time of year. We already knew that his post-Civil war epic, The Hateful Eight, was going to be a major release in the classic 70mm format, but now The Hollywood Reporter is reporting (lol) that the film will originally hit 70mm theaters on Christmas day. However, since most theaters don't support this classic format in preference of more digital films, the 70mm format is not very common, so expect to see critics or movie buffs as the only "real" people venturing out the distance. But hope is not lost, as general audiences will be able to view the motion picture only a couple weeks after, on January 8, 2016.

The delay brings about many questions as to why this might be happening. It's really common for a movie to have a limited release the year before in order to go for Oscar consideration. The same thing happened with American Sniper, where it had a general January release, but to go for an Academy Award, it had a limited release in the US and some Canadian theaters on Christmas day, so this trend isn't really that surprising. Plus, since this being filmed on 70mm format, it'll definitely take some time to convert to digital film, which grants the January release some justice. Tarantino isn't exactly the first director to demand shooting on actual film. Believe it or not, Christoper Nolan did the very same thing when shooting Interstellar as well.

The Hateful Eight is the story of a number of strangers including a bounty Hunter, played by Kurt Russell, and his bounty, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh who take shelter together during a Wyoming blizzard. The film also stars Michael Madsen and Samuel L. Jackson (because Samuel L. Jackson.) For more news on all movies digital and retro, keep it locked here at KhanFlix.