Over twenty years after Quentin Tarantino originally wrote a “Kill Bill” chapter that never went into production, “The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge” finally emerged in a rather unexpected form. Premiering inside “Fortnite” on November 30, 2025, the short brought Tarantino back to the world of “Kill Bill”, with Uma Thurman reprising her role as The Bride. Rather than appearing as a conventional theatrical release, the work was presented as a live event in “Fortnite: Battle Royale”, with an encore screening later the same day.
In production terms, “The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge” is particularly interesting for the way it combines cinema, game technology, and virtual production. The project was created with Unreal Engine, while Epic Games and The Third Floor used MetaHuman technology, facial capture, real-time animation, virtual production tools, and in-engine effects to merge the actors’ performances with a stylized animated approach.
The story begins after Gogo Yubari has been killed in a duel with The Bride. Bill meets with Gogo’s twin sister, Yuki Yubari, and, knowing that The Bride will eventually target Vernita Green in Pasadena, sends Yuki to Los Angeles to avenge her sister. Once she arrives in the United States, Yuki buys a bright pink Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and begins touring the city, taking pictures and visiting various locations, before eventually encountering The Bride at the airport. From that point on, she starts stalking her, following her to a motel by dusk and preparing for their inevitable confrontation.
The beginning of the story unfolds like a bubbly music video, with Yuki being as cute and touristy as possible. The splitting of the window to include what The Bride is doing connects the story with “Kill Bill”, while soon action becomes a factor. Before long, the two women face off, but not before they share some words in Japanese, mostly focusing on how pretty both are. Suddenly, a battle with an automatic gun and grenades against The Bride’s gun ensues.
The whole work is evidently Tarantino’s vehicle, with the anime references, the absurdity of some of the sudden appearances during the battle, and the fight itself, which eventually touches on sci-fi territory. The action is quite impressive, though, and the dialogue throughout it all is quite fun. The voices of Uma Thurman and Miyu Ishidate Roberts add quality to the whole thing, both through their chemistry and through the animation they are presented in, which is top notch.
The soundtrack includes “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones and Babymetal, with the tracks fitting and occasionally dictating the pace of the narrative. The animation is also good, although the faces of the protagonists look somewhat fake, or too AI-created, one could say.
“The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge” is an interesting continuation of “Kill Bill”, and one essentially directed at fans of Quentin Tarantino, the original movies, and “Fortnite” alike. It does not exactly stand as a fully autonomous work, since much of its appeal comes from recognition, nostalgia, and the novelty of its format. However, as a violent, playful, and technically intriguing experiment, it has enough energy and style to justify its existence, even if it remains closer to a curiosity than a truly essential addition to the “Kill Bill” universe.
