A Quentin Tarantino classic is returning to the silver screen — just the way he intended.
On Friday, December 5, Tarantino’s Kill Bill will screen in theaters, according to a report from Variety. The new format will combine Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 — which were originally released in 2003 and 2004 respectively — into one film titled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. The film will screen in all major markets with presentations in 70mm and 35mm.
“I wrote and directed it as one movie — and I’m so glad to give the fans the chance to see it as one movie,” said Tarantino in a statement. “The best way to see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is at a movie theater in glorious 70mm or 35mm. Blood and guts on a big screen in all its glory!”
According to the publication, the screening will remove the cliffhanger ending from Vol. 1 and the recap from Vol. 2, merging the two films together in a more seamless story. The Whole Bloody Affair will also include a never-before-seen 7 1/2-minute animated sequence.
Tarantino has often noted that he considers both volumes of Kill Bill as one movie and frequently regards it as his fourth feature. The films grossed more than $330 million worldwide between them.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 in competition. Tarantino has also screened the movie. He first hinted at plans to release The Whole Bloody Affair in its entirety around 2008 and later debuted it at his New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
This past summer, The Whole Bloody Affair was briefly screened at L.A.’s Vista Theater, which Tarantino also owns.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair clocks in with a runtime of over four hours.
