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Quentin Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight': EW Exclusive character portraits

Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and five cohorts in our quick outline of who's who in writer-director's latest rogue's gallery; get more inside dish in new issue of EW mag
By Keith Staskiewicz Updated May 08, 2015 at 09:18 PM EDT
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John Ruth (Kurt Russell)

John Ruth (Kurt Russell)
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John is a mean ­sonuvabitch with a code as ­intractable as a noose. He’s on his way to Red Rock with his murderous bounty, Daisy Domergue, in tow.

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Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson)

Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson)
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Once a Union officer, Warren now lives in the Wyoming mountains. He harbors his own fair share of secrets and still knows how to handle a gun.

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Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh)

Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh)
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Just because she’s handcuffed to her bounty hunter doesn’t mean ­Daisy isn’t a lethal threat. This infamous outlaw chews iron and spits nails.

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Joe Gage (Michael Madsen)

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An out-and-out cowboy in the classic mold, with a kerchief as dirty as his smirk, Gage is one of four strangers holed up at Minnie’s Haberdashery when the others arrive. 

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Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth)

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If you can’t tell by his continental-sounding name and fancy tailoring, Mobray isn’t a local. The well-appointed Brit claims to be the new hangman of Red Rock.

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Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins)

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A Southerner who’s moved west, Mannix says he’s the sheriff. But anyone in a Western should know better than to trust a man in a black hat.

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General Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern)

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This former ­Confederate ­general is the most laconic of the bunch, content to hold his peace ­(until he’s required to hold his piece).

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Bob (Demian Bichir)

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Swaddled in a ­giant fur coat—and an equally ­giant fur beard—Bob “the Mexican” has taken over innkeeper duties from Minnie while she’s away visiting relatives.

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