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.

We’ve known that Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming project, The Hateful Eight, would be a return to the western genre. The film would of course see familiar faces in Tarantino films like Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Madson, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Kurt Russell, and Walton Goggins,, as well as some fresh faces like Jennifer Jason Leigh. Now there are confirmed reports that Channing Tatum and Demian Bichir (FX’s The Bridge) are also joining the cast.

The Weinstein Company also revealed an updated version of the film synopsis. Hit the jump to learn more.

The Hateful Eight project has been through some mayhem in the past couple of months. The script leaked, prompting director Quentin Tarantino to kill the project, then it was considered that the draft could be a novel, then there were the live readings, and now the film is back on track after a few rewrites.

But we pretty much knew that already. However, while at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Tarantino announced that he is eyeing a sci-fi film as his next project after The Hateful Eight. Hit the jump for more.