The Hateful Eight trailer debuts: Quentin Tarantino is back!
The first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has been released. The western features an all-star Tarantino cast of Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Samuel L Jackson and Walton Goggins.
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These characters, who would be at home nowhere in the world other than a Quentin Tarantino western kick into motion a plot of Tarantinoesque 'betrayal and deception.'
Remeber those great Tarantino scenes where it's just a few people talking over a table? Honey Bunny and Pumpkin in Pulp Fiction, Michael Fassbender and the Nazis in Inglourious Basterds? This looks like those great scenes stretched to a feature length. Which in the hands of mortal men would sound dubious. But this is Tarantino we're talking about.Sample the characters' names: Aside from the previously mentioned The Hangman and Major Marquis Warren we have men called The Confederate, The Mexican, The Prisoner, The Little Man, and most curiously, The Cow Puncher. This promises a Reservoir Dogs level of eccentricity, gathering all the great Tarantino actors in one place, each a silvertongued devil if there ever was one.
After its script was leaked a couple of years ago, Tarantino dropped the idea or making the movie. But he later changed his mind, thus proving the existence of movie gods.
Another point worth mentioning is that the film has been shot by regular Tarantino cinematographer Robert Richardson in 'glorious 70 mm' in Ultra Panavision, which. aside from providing some stunning visuals, makes it the widest 70mm release in about 23 years. It will also feature an original score by Ennio Morricone, making it the legendary composer's first original western score in 40 years.This is Quentin Tarantino working in a genre that he adores. He has been a longtime fan of the western, naming Sergio Leone as his favourite director and can be seen here openly aping the snow westerns of Sergio Corbucci, who he already ripped off/payed homage to in Django Unchained.
The Hateful Eight also stars Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Walton Goggins. Channing Tatum might cameo as well. It is expected in theatres this Christmas.
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