Much has been said about Quentin Tarantino using 70 mm to turn The Hateful Eight into a unique cinematic experience. He shot on the much larger film frame and the Weinstein Company fought to outfit as many theaters as possible so they could actually properly exhibit that frame. And not only that, but Tarantino gave this road-show version of the movie a longer running time that includes an overture and an intermission. He wanted The Hateful Eight to be a genuine theatrical event that'll be experienced differently in a theater than it will, say, streaming on demand at home.

But now comes word that Tarantino has further plans to turn The Hateful Eight into another unique experience: he's going to adapt it into a stage play.

The writer-director told the Wrap that he's going to dive into writing it just as soon as the awards season is over, and that he'll eventually direct the stage version as well. He further went on to tell the Wrap that there had been conversations about doing it as a play before it was even a movie. Harvey Weinstein had pitched him on the idea, but Tarantino didn't want to go that route because he thought the story's ongoing mystery of who is helping whom would only really work in a movie.

So does that mean Tarantino will be reworking the mystery for the new version? He didn't say, but it's not necessarily something he needs to do. Sure, anyone who has seen the movie will know how things wrap up, but it's not Tarantino's mystery that makes The Hateful Eight a remarkable story. It's all about the characters and the performances, and that's something that could be fascinating to watch evolve through various versions of the play. It's highly unlikely that the movie's cast would return to reprise their roles night after night, so who knows, maybe audiences will finally get to see Jennifer Lawrence as Daisy Domergue.