21 Years Later, Quentin Tarantino’s Original Plan for Kill Bill Is Finally Happening

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On December 5, Lionsgate is releasing the two volumes of Kill Bill exactly as the filmmaker originally planned with the release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. This will mark the film will be presented as one complete movie in theaters in wide release. The release will include both 70mm and 35mm presentations and according to Lionsgate is expected to play in all major markets.

“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. “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!”

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Will Remove The Controversial Cliffhanger (And Offer Fans Never-Before-Seen Footage)

When Kill Bill was originally released as two separate films — something done due to the full film’s massive four-hour-plus runtime — Volume 1 ended on a cliffhanger and while Volume 2 picked up again when it was released just six months later, it featured a recap of events that kicked off that movie. The new, combined version eliminates both of those things to present the story as it was originally conceived. While this technically isn’t the first time the complete story has been shown on the big screen, with Tarantino having previously premiered The Whole Bloody Affair at Cannes in 2006 and then again at his New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, this new version will give fans a little something more to enjoy. The upcoming wide theatrical release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will feature a never-before-seen seven-and-a-half-minute animated sequence that will serve as a classic intermission for the film.

With Kill Bill having been both conceived and shot as a single film, this wide release will give fans a chance to finally truly see the iconic film as it was always intended to be seen. It’s something that fans have been asking for for decades. Once it arrives in theaters in December, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will finally serve as the definitive version of one of pop culture’s most iconic films, potentially even giving audiences a completely new experience with the film, one that could shed new light on The Bride’s journey.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair hits theaters December 5.