Is Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight' filming in Colorado this December?
Although Quentin Tarantino hasn't officially announced any cast that will star in his latest movie— even though that doesn't suggest he hasn't— it looks as though The Hateful Eight will begin shooting this December in Colorado.
With rumours still swirling as to who will be in QT's next movie, names like Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Lawrence and lately Viggo Mortensen, leave many wondering when The Hateful Eight will begin production. This past weekend, an interesting piece popped up in The Denver Post. It reported that some of the location scouts for the film have already taken place, and that the film is budgeted at $444m. The paper further reports;
"The film’s Colorado budget includes $15.7 million for payroll, including a Colorado crew of 168, and $9.35 million in other in-state spending, including lodging. The state rebate of $5 million represents 20 percent of that spending. Prep work should begin early next month with shooting expected to start on Dec. 8 at the Schmid Ranch, on Wilson Mesa 10 miles west of Telluride. The crew would be housed in Telluride and take a break over the Christmas holiday. The nearly 900-acre, high-mesa ranch, homesteaded in 1882, is under a conservation easement, which will require that the land be returned to its original state after filming is completed."
