To celebrate Kill Bill’s 20th anniversary, Lionsgate is partnering up with Quentin Tarantino for New, remastered 4K editions of the two films (Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2). Additionally, Tarantino’s 1997 film, Jackie Brown, will also be released by the label.
There was some speculation if the upcoming 4K version of the Kill Bill films will include the long-awaited Whole Bloody Affair (Tarantino’s edit of both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 as one film, complete with new footage), but judging from the newly released artwork above, it doesn’t look like that’s happening.
The Kill Bill saga revolves around a former assassin (Uma Thurman) who wreaks vengeance on a team of assassins (David Carradine, Darryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Lucy Lui and Vivica Fox) who not only betrayed her, but also left her for dead.
The film featured an all-star cast with names like Sonny Chiba (Doberman Cop), Gordon Liu (Shaolin Martial Arts), Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale), Michael Parks (Blood Father), Jun Kunimura (The Wailing), Kazuki Kitamura (Blade of the Immortal), Bo Svenson (The Inglorious Bastards) and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) and even Michael Jai White (Triple Threat), if you count deleted scenes.
Jackie Brown followed a flight attendant (Pam Grier) with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer (Samuel L. Jackson) she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
The film also showcased a star-studded cast that included Robert Forster (Vigilante), Bridget Fonda (Kiss of the Dragon), Michael Keaton (Batman), Robert De Niro (Goodfellas), Michael Bowen (Kill Bill Vol. 1) and Chris Tucker (Rush Hour).
Details and are pending, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
As 4K UHD can hold more footage, it would be nice to have both volumes of Kill Bill on one disc and as one film so that there’s no changing of them. Maybe that’s another box set?