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Quentin Tarantino Released A New Kill Bill Short In Fortnite
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Quentin Tarantino made a never-filmed section of his original Kill Bill script as an animated short in Fortnite.
The Big Picture: Quentin Tarantino — a moviemaking purist who insists all his films be shot on actual film — directing a movie for release in Fortnite marks a paradigm shift for the game’s acceptance not just as a venue for showing movies, but as a medium in and of itself.
Behind The Scenes: Tarantino never made the section of Kill Bill — now called The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge — because it was “too crazy, too violent, and just too much action.”
But Fortnite revived that dream over 20 years later.
The eight-minute animated short, which sees Uma Thurman reprise her starring role as The Bride, premiered Sunday night in the game.
Made using motion-capture tech and Epic Games’ own Unreal Engine, Tarantino was able to film the performances live and then animate them in post-production, mimicking the look of the platform.
The short is also premiering on the big screen next weekend as part of the first-ever theatrical cut of both Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2 combined, titled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.
Final Buffer: So, how does Tarantino get hooked up with Fortnite in the first place? The team at Epic reached out to the filmmaker for a meeting, who thought it would be about licensing some of his characters for the game. But they were instead wondering if he had a script in the 8-to-12-minute range that would work for the platform and include any of the characters he’s created over the years. Alas, that section of Kill Bill was ready for resurrection… and the Epic team agreed.
Coming Soon: Now that Tarantino has christened Fortnite as a respectable movie medium, expect other filmmakers to join in… and maybe play with interactive or community features to build a new narrative-game hybrid format.
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Today’s email was written by David Vendrell.
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