This is why Cineworld and Picturehouse aren't showing Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight

UK cinemagoers will have to go somewhere other than Cineworld for their latest Quentin Tarantino fix.

Twitter users got in touch with the chain to ask about the absence of The Hateful Eight in Cineworld's schedule despite its release this Friday (January 8), and the explanation - given to a number of different people - is that they won't be showing it at all.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @glenfandango Hey Glen, sadly we haven’t been able to come to an agreement with the distributor which means it won’t be shown at Cineworld. — Cineworld Cinemas (@cineworld) January 4, 2016

"Sadly we haven't been able to come to an agreement with the distributor which means it won't be shown at Cineworld," reads the most common response.

"We weren't able to secure this title for any of our cinemas," notes another reply, with a further response stating that their "hands are tied" and that "it's a joint decision between ourselves and the distributor".

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @kieranclarkz Our hands are tied unfortunately Kieran. It's a joint decision between ourselves and the distributor. — Cineworld Cinemas (@cineworld) January 4, 2016

Another reply reads: "Talks with distributors continue all the way up until a movie is released, unfortunately this was a last minute decision."

A Cineworld spokesperson later confirmed to Digital Spy: "We can confirm that The Hateful Eight will not be shown at our cinemas.

"Unfortunately we were not able to reach an agreement with the movie's distributor.

"We make every effort to show a wide variety of movies and we're very excited about other releases in January including Joy and The Danish Girl."

As of yesterday evening (January 4), the film has been taken off Cineworld's website, and the decision will likely also see The Hateful Eight not being shown in Picturehouse cinemas nationwide as the chain is owned by Cineworld.

The last-minute change hasn't been received all that well on Twitter.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Bit annoying that Cineworld aren't showing Hateful 8, especially when you're paying them nearly £20 every month — Alli (@allispark) January 4, 2016

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Another success for offline cinema as Hateful 8 won't be shown at entire chain of UK cinemas due to a disagreement. What a joke @Cineworld — Rhodri Williams (@TheRealRhodri) January 4, 2016

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @cineworld What a let down about the Hateful 8. As an unlimited customer I find this appalling. Whats the real reason you're not showing it? — Joshie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 (@JoshieParker93) January 4, 2016

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @cineworld the news about not getting Hateful 8 true? that's bitterly disappointing as a Cineworld card holder. I'll have to pay to watch :/ — Jamie (@SternMcLoins) January 4, 2016

Digital Spy described The Hateful Eight as "the most enjoyable bloodbath of the year".

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