THE HATEFUL EIGHT: 70mm "Roadshow Version" Will be 12min Longer
We already knew Quentin Tarantino's "Roadshow Version" of The Hateful Eight was going to be a rare experience; first, it's going to be shown in 70mm, which is an insanely beautiful film format. Second, the movie will have an overture and intermission, a collectible program, and Tarantino himself.
In an interview with Variety, Tarantino says that Roadshow Version's overture and intermission will add six minutes of screen time, and another six minutes of extended scenes.
Tarantino: “The 70 is the 70. You’ve paid the money. You’ve bought your ticket. So you’re there. I’ve got you. But I actually changed the cutting slightly for a couple of the multiplex scenes because it’s not that. Now it’s on Showtime Extreme. You’re watching it on TV and you just kind of want to watch a movie on your couch. Or you’re at Hot Dog on a Stick and you just want to catch a movie.”
The sequences in question play in “big, long, cool, unblinking takes” in the 70mm version, Tarantino said. “It 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.”
If you're a Tarantino fan this is just the cherry-on-top of a cool screening experience. We'll report when tickets become available for the "Roadshow Version" of The Hateful Eight, which are sure to sell out insanely fast. The standard theatrical release will come to theaters December 25th (USA).