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The Hateful Eight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byQuentin Tarantino
Written byQuentin Tarantino
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Edited byFred Raskin
Music byEnnio Morricone
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (70 mm roadshow release)
  • January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) (United States)
Running time
  • Roadshow release:
  • 182 minutes
  • General release:
  • 176 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$44 million[1]

The Hateful Eight (stylized as The H8ful Eight or The Hateful 8) is an upcoming 2015 American western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

The film is set some years after the Civil War in Wyoming, and revolves around eight strangers who seek refuge in a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass during a blizzard.

The film's development was announced by Tarantino in November 2013. However, after the script was leaked in January 2014, Tarantino decided to cancel the movie and publish the script as a novel instead. After directing a live read of the leaked script at the United Artists Theater in Los Angeles, Tarantino said that he had changed his mind and was going to film The Hateful Eight.

Filming began on January 23, 2015 in Telluride, Colorado. The film is set for a December 25, 2015 release, being released only in 70 mm film format on Christmas Day before its release in digital theaters on January 8, 2016.

Plot

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" Gage (Madsen), and ex-General Sanford "The Confederate" Smithers (Dern). Through betrayal and deception, the eight strangers soon learn that they may not make it to Red Rock after all.

Cast

As of July 2015, the cast of the film in development included the following "octet" of actors leading the cast, listed in order of screen appearance (per the July report):[2][3][4]

In addition the following further roles appear to have been cast, as of January 2015, as follows:

Channing Tatum[3][4][15] and Craig Stark[4] are also appearing in unspecified roles. In the earlier public reading of the first script, the role of Daisy Domergue had been read by Amber Tamblyn, and the role of Bob, a Frenchman rather than a Mexican, was read by Denis Ménochet;[5] at the reading, a role of Jody was read by James Remar. Regarding the cast Tarantino has said, "This is a movie where [bigger movie stars] wouldn’t work. It needs to be an ensemble where nobody is more important than anybody else."[16]

Production

Development and script leak

The Hateful Eight Live Reading at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles, as part of LACMA's Live Read series on April 19, 2014.

In November 2013, Tarantino said he was working on a new film and that it would be another Western. He stated that it would not be a sequel to Django Unchained.[17] On January 12, 2014, it was revealed that the film would be titled The Hateful Eight. The production of the western would most likely have begun in the summer of 2014, but after the script for the film leaked in January 2014, Tarantino considered dropping the film and publishing it as a novel instead.[18] He said he had given the script to a few trusted colleagues, including Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, and Michael Madsen.[19][20]

On April 19, 2014, Tarantino directed a live reading of the leaked script at the United Artists Theater in the Ace Hotel Los Angeles. The event was organized by the Film Independent at LACMA, as part of the Live Read series and introduced by Elvis Mitchell.[21] Tarantino explained that they would read the first draft of the script, and he added that he was writing two new drafts with a different ending. The actors who joined Tarantino included Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Amber Tamblyn, James Parks, Walton Goggins, Zoë Bell, James Remar, Dana Gourrier, and the first three actors to be given the script before the leak, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen.[5]

Influences

"It's less inspired by one Western movie than by Bonanza, The Virginian, The High Chaparral", Tarantino said.

"Twice per season, those shows would have an episode where a bunch of outlaws would take the lead characters hostage. They would come to the Ponderosa and hold everybody hostage, or go to Judge Garth's place — Lee J. Cobb played him — in The Virginian and take hostages. There would be a guest star like David Carradine, Darren McGavin, Claude Akins, Robert Culp, Charles Bronson, or James Coburn. I don't like that storyline in a modern context, but I love it in a Western, where you would pass halfway through the show to find out if they were good or bad guys, and they all had a past that was revealed. I thought, 'What if I did a movie starring nothing but those characters? No heroes, no Michael Landons. Just a bunch of nefarious guys in a room, all telling backstories that may or may not be true. Trap those guys together in a room with a blizzard outside, give them guns, and see what happens.'"[22]

Pre-production

On May 28, 2014, Tarantino said that he changed his mind and would start filming The Hateful Eight in November in Wyoming, with all the cast members from the script reading and with a possible 2015 release date.[23][24] At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, Tarantino finally confirmed the film, and stated that he was working on a third draft of the film.[25] On September 23, 2014, it was revealed that Viggo Mortensen was asking Tarantino for a role in the film.[26] On October 9, 2014, Jennifer Jason Leigh was added to the cast to play Daisy Domergue.[27] On November 5, 2014, it was announced that Channing Tatum was circling for a major role in the film.[15] Later the same day, The Weinstein Company confirmed the cast in a press release, which would include Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Demián Bichir, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern. Tatum's casting was also confirmed.[3] Later on January 23, 2015, TWC announced an ensemble cast of supporting members, including James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark, and Belinda Owino.[4]

Filming

The shooting was set to begin in early 2015 after being pushed back from November 2014.[28] In early September, the filming was set to begin in January 2015.[29] On September 26, 2014, the state of Colorado had signed to fund the film's production with $5 million, the complete film would be shot in Southwest Colorado.[1] A 900-acre, high-mesa ranch had been issued to the production for the filming. There was a meeting on October 16, which the county's planning commission would plan to use a permit for the construction of a temporary set.[1] Principal photography began on December 8, 2014, in Colorado on the Schmid Ranch near Telluride.[30][31][32][33]

Cinematography

Cinematographer Robert Richardson, who also worked with Tarantino in Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, and Django Unchained, will film The Hateful Eight on 70 mm film, using Ultra Panavision 70. It is expected to be the widest release in 70 mm film since Ron Howard's Far and Away in 1992.[34] As it has been advertised, the film uses Panavision anamorphic lenses with an aspect ratio of 2.75:1, an ultrawide aspect ratio that was used on a few films in the 1950s and 60s, such as Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).[35] The filmmakers also avoided any use of a digital intermediate; the film was color-timed photochemically by FotoKem, and the dailies were screened in 70mm.[36]

Music

Main article: The Hateful Eight (soundtrack)

Tarantino announced in 2015's Comic-Con that Ennio Morricone would compose the score for The Hateful Eight; it will be the first western scored by Morricone in 40 years, since A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe.[37][38] Tarantino had previously used Morricone's music in Kill Bill, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds, and Django Unchained, and Morricone also wrote an original song, "Ancora Qui", for the latter.[39] Morricone had previously made statements that he would "never work" with Tarantino after Django Unchained, but ultimately changed his mind and agreed to score The Hateful Eight.[40] In an August 2015 interview with Vulture, when Tarantino was asked how Morricone's score sounded, he responded, "It's horrible. What do you expect me to say?...You'll hear it when you see it. It's absolutely abysmal."[41]

The soundtrack was announced on November 19th, 2015 for a December 18th release from Decca Records. In addition to Morricone's original score, the soundtrack will include dialogue excerpts from the film, "Apple Blossom" by The White Stripes from their De Stiji album, "Now You're All Alone" by David Hess from The Last House on the Left and "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" by Roy Orbison from The Fastest Guitar Alive. [42]

Release

On September 3, 2014, The Weinstein Company acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the film for a fall 2015 release.[29] TWC would sell the film worldwide but Tarantino was making a deal and demanding to personally approve the global distributors for the film.[43] 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.[44][45] 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.[46]

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.[47]

On July 11, 2015, Tarantino and the cast of the film appeared at Comic-Con to promote the film.[37]

Boycott

In October 2015, Tarantino attended a Black Lives Matter rally and publicly commented on police brutality in the United States, saying, "When I see murders, I do not stand by... I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers." Tarantino's comments received national media attention and several police groups in the United States pledged to boycott The Hateful Eight and his other films.[48] Police groups also encouraged members to not work at the premiere or provide security for any events surrounding the film.[49][50] In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Tarantino said he is not a "cop hater" and will not be intimidated by the calls for a boycott.[51][52]

The following groups have pledged to boycott the film:

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