This Christmas, you can look forward to gathering your friends and family for a heartwarming trip to the movies. There you can watch the masterful Quentin Tarantino‘s The Hateful Eight unleash what’s sure to be a violent, blood-soaked trip to the West. And it will be available in 70mm Ultra Panavision. Actually, it will only be available to see at Christmas in 70mm and wider release on January 8th.

The movie stars Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir, Walton Goggins, and Bruce Dern, and you can watch the first teaser trailer for the movie below.

Studio turn-out over at San Diego Comic-Con may be small this year, but this gives other films an opportunity to shine. Aside from our excitement for WB’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice panel, as well as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part II, there’s Quentin Tarantino‘s The Hateful Eight. In anticipation of the film’s panel, EW has unveiled a brand new image from the film, which features Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson traveling by stagecoach through what appears to be a nasty snowstorm. Tarantino also shares some info on what serves as an inspiration for the film. More on this below.

The Weinstein Company has just announced that Quentin Tarantino‘s The Hateful Eight is set to open in limited 70mm release in theaters on Christmas Day. THR adds that the film will then make its wide digital release in theaters on January 8, 2016. More on the story below.

We’ve known that Tarantino has been hard at work retrofitting 50 theaters to be able have proper 70mm showings. This is very important, as it will give audiences a theatrical experience like no other.

70 mm films are a true rarity these days, and finding theaters that properly project in the format is even rarer. With many directors feeling at ease using digital, filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams, and Quentin Tarantino are fighting to save film.

Now, according to a new report, after shooting The Hateful Eight in the 70 mm, Tarantino is having 50 theaters retrofitted with 70 mm projectors to show his upcoming film in the best format possible. For more info, check out the story below.

As production for Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming western The Hateful Eight continues, the film is adding more actors to the cast.

Zoe Bell (Death Proof) and James Parks (Kill Bill) will now be joining Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, and Channing Tatum in Tarantino’s latest western. Hit the jump to see who else will be joining them.