Quentin Tarantino‘s long-awaited Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is finally being released to theaters. Originally conceived as a single film, Tarantino decided to split Kill Bill into two separate releases (but still counts it as one movie), with Volume 1 being released in 2003 and Volume 2 in 2004. In 2006, Tarantino screened a cut of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair at the Cannes Film Festival out of competition. It then had its first (and, for a decade, only) North American screening in 2011 at the New Beverly Cinema, the theater owned by Tarantino himself. Now, though, over twenty years after the Kill Bill films were released in theaters, The Whole Bloody Affair finally makes its way to the big screen.
Deadline confirms that Lionsgate Pictures will release Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in theaters on Dec. 5, 2025. The film will remove the cliffhanger from Kill Bill Vol. 1 and the recap at the beginning of Kill Bill Vol. 2, while also adding a seven-and-a-half-minute animated segment. The release will include screenings in 70mm and 35mm formats. Regarding the re-release, Tarantino said:
“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. 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!”
The Long-Awaited Debut of ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’
This marks the first wide theatrical release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Following its 2011 New Beverly release, Tarantino put the film in a vault, and many film fans had resigned themselves to the idea they would never see the fully released version again. However, for the weekend of Sept. 18, 2025, Tarantino screened Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair at The Vista Theater, the other theater he owns and operates in Los Angeles, California. The tickets sold quickly, but now anyone who missed out will have a chance to enjoy it during the holiday season.
Lionsgate’s decision to release Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair the weekend after Thanksgiving is a wise move. Traditionally, the first weekend of December is a slow week as studios tend to avoid releasing any major releases, as audiences tend to catch up on big titles they missed over the holiday weekend. Even with holdovers like Wicked for Good and Zootopia 2, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair‘s unique status, coupled with nostalgia for the films, is bound to make it a must-see event film and one that could make a nice profit for Lionsgate following the box office disappointment of The Strangers: Chapter 2.
Both Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 were seen as major comeback films for Tarantino, with the first entry being released six years following Jackie Brown. It is fitting that The Whole Bloody Affair will debut six years after Tarantino’s last film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, opened in the summer of 2019. Tarantino has discussed how he plans to retire after his next feature film, which will be his tenth movie. This has put a lot of pressure on what his final film will be, with Tarantino having canceled his initial planned title, The Movie Critic. Audiences might have to wait even longer for Tarantino’s final film, but Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will certainly tide fans over.
- Release Date
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March 27, 2011
- Runtime
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247 minutes
- Producers
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Bob Weinstein, E. Bennett Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Lawrence Bender
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The Bride / Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba) / Mommy
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O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth)
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Vernita Green (Copperhead)
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Michael Madsen
Budd (Sidewinder)
