Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Theater Release Set

Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited unified vision of his "Kill Bill" saga, titled "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair," will receive its first nationwide theatrical release on December 5, Lionsgate announced this week alongside the debut of an official trailer.

The film combines the 2003 and 2004 releases of "Kill Bill: Volume 1" and "Volume 2" into a single, unrated presentation running 281 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission. It features previously unseen footage, including a new anime sequence, and eliminates the cliffhanger ending from the first volume and the recap that opened the second. Select screenings will use 35mm and 70mm prints, marking a special format for the epic's return to theaters across major North American markets.

The story centers on Beatrix Kiddo, known as the Bride and played by Uma Thurman, a former member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. Left for dead after her boss and lover, Bill—portrayed by David Carradine—ambushes her wedding rehearsal, shoots her and steals her unborn child, she awakens from a coma to seek revenge. Her journey takes her across the globe to confront the squad's surviving members: O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), Vernita Green...