Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Trailer Reveals Quentin Tarantino’s Movie As it Was Meant to Be Seen

Kill Bill: Volume 1 exploded into theaters in 2003, audaciously blending samurai cinema, spaghetti westerns, and grindhouse aesthetics. The story of The Bride’s (Uma Thurman) roaring rampage of revenge, continued six months later in Kill Bill: Volume 2, captured the cultural imagination and cemented itself as a high watermark in Quentin Tarantino’s celebrated career. For decades, however, fans have known that the two-part saga was not the director’s original intent. The story was always conceived as a single story. This legendary version, titled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, has been an elusive piece of cinema lore, shown only at select festival screenings and Tarantino’s own theaters. Now, that is about to change, as the definitive version of the revenge epic is set to receive its first-ever commercial theatrical run.

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, teasing the blood-soaked mayhem of the newly restored vision. The trailer showcases the unified story of The Bride’s quest, combining the sword-clashing action of the first chapter with the more meditative conclusion of the second.

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For the first time, a new animated sequence will be included to bridge the two parts of the narrative, finally completing the movie as it was meant to be told. The ambitious cinematic event will have a total runtime of 271 minutes, which includes a 15-minute intermission, offering audiences the chance to fully immerse themselves in Tarantino’s world.

The Whole Bloody Affair Is the Kill Bill Version Tarantino Originally Conceived

The decision to split Kill Bill was born out of commercial pragmatism. With a runtime soaring over four hours, the studio opted to divide the narrative into two more digestible releases, separated by six months. While both films were critical and financial successes, the split fundamentally altered the viewing experience, creating an artificial cliffhanger at the end of Volume 1 that was never part of the original design. Tarantino has long maintained that the story is a single entity. “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 director said about the release of the new version. “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!”

Even when divided, Kill Bill stands as one of Tarantino’s most inventive works. Its masterful synthesis of genres, unforgettable characters, and iconic set pieces represents the filmmaker at the height of his filmmaking powers. The chance to see the film as he originally envisioned it, uncut and on the big screen, is a cinematic event fans don’t want to miss.

Without the six-month gap and the narrative break, The Bride’s journey becomes a seamless, emotionally cohesive epic. Plus, the removal of the cliffhanger allows the narrative to flow uninterrupted, building momentum toward its violent and poignant conclusion without distraction. This version has been screened sparingly over the years, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and occasionally playing at theaters owned by Tarantino, but it has remained largely unseen by the general public.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will be released on December 5th.

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