So if you see me and I’m smiling from ear to ear like an idiot, you’re about to know why. After more than 20 years, Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill is finally coming to theaters in the way he always intended it: as a single movie. Lionsgate will release Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in theaters on December 5th.
The complete four-hour cut has rarely been seen and never in a wide theatrical release. Combining volumes 1 & 2 into one massive epic, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair removes the cliffhanger ending of Vol. 1 and the recap at the start of Vol. 2. New to this version is an all-new 7.5-minute animated sequence. Select theaters will screen it in 70mm and 35mm, as well.
“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,” Tarantino said in a press 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!”
Written and directed by Tarantino and originally released in 2003, Kill Bill stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Chiaki Kuriyama, Gordon Liu, Michael Parks, and David Carradine.
Here’s the synopsis: Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair unites Volume 1 and Volume 2 into a single, unrated epic—presented exactly as he intended, complete with a new, never-before-seen anime sequence. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, left for dead after her former boss and lover, Bill, ambushes her wedding rehearsal, shooting her in the head and stealing her unborn child. To exact her vengeance, she must first hunt down the four remaining members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad before confronting Bill himself. With its operatic scope, relentless action, and iconic style, The Whole Bloody Affair stands as one of cinema’s definitive revenge sagas—rarely shown in its complete form and now presented with a classic intermission.
It’s been a few years since I’ve seen Kill Bill in theaters, and while I’ve always hoped for a Vol. 3, this is the next best thing. I can’t wait for this! Who else is going?
