‘The Hateful Eight’ shooting next January. Opening in 70mm in Fall 2015!

The Hateful Eight news! The Hateful Eight news! Motherfuckin’ Film That Wasn’t Going To Be is officially shooting in January. How is that for a turnaround? And it’s opening in theaters in mofuckin’ 70mm.

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The Weinstein Co. announced today that The Hateful Eight will enter production early next year for release late next year. And it won’t just be any normal release — it’ll be the widest 70mm rollout in over 20 years. Hit the jump for the latest updates on The Hateful Eight release date.

The first poster for The Hateful Eight promised that the film would be shot in Super CinemaScope (70mm) and open in 2015. The teaser trailer then offered a bit of concept art and character info. But the Weinsteins now clarify that The Hateful Eight will begin filming in January, with a fall debut in mind.

Initially, The Hateful Eight will open in 70mm, with 35mm and DCP formats following shortly afterward. No exact release date has been set, and the specifics could certainly change in the next year. Still, it’s nice to have a general idea of when and how we can expect to see Tarantino’s latest.

Here’s the plot of the post-Civil War Western:

The Hateful Eight follows the steadily ratcheting tension that develops after a blizzard diverts a stagecoach from its route, and traps a pitiless and mistrustful group which includes a competing pair of bounty hunters, a renegade Confederate soldier, and a female prisoner in a saloon in the middle of nowhere.

Hyped? Jacked? Pumped? Super-hyped? I sure am.