One of the most criminally underrated films of all time.
After James Cameron got popular with Alien and Terminator, his next cinematically blue masterpiece would be The Abyss.
Since the invention of the Blu Ray, the cinematic nerd world has waited for the Blu Ray.
Well, we're finally gonna get it, in 4K HD, remastered, 28 years after the film hit theatres.
James Cameron talks 'The Abyss' 4K Blu-ray remaster
With Hollywood turning their attentions to the new 4K UltraHD Blu-ray format, fans are still clamouring for the dozens of mainstream titles that still haven't been issued on 1080p Blu-ray, including two huge blockbusters from James Cameron - the Schwarzenegger actioner 'True Lies' and the 1989 sci-fi classic 'The Abyss'. Today, the director has given a brief update on the whereabouts of the latter title.
Cameron told Variety "We've done a wet-gate 4K scan of the original negative, and it's going to look insanely good... We're going to do an authoring pass in the DI for Blu-ray and HDR at the same time", with the diretcor confirming the discs should be available to purchase in 2017.
Cameron is currently deep in pre-production for a further three 'Avatar' films, the first of which is due to be released for Christmas 2018.
The Abyss original trailer, at the time the most expensive movie ever created.
Intense scene that shoulda sealed oscar nominations
After James Cameron got popular with Alien and Terminator, his next cinematically blue masterpiece would be The Abyss.
Since the invention of the Blu Ray, the cinematic nerd world has waited for the Blu Ray.
Well, we're finally gonna get it, in 4K HD, remastered, 28 years after the film hit theatres.
James Cameron talks 'The Abyss' 4K Blu-ray remaster
With Hollywood turning their attentions to the new 4K UltraHD Blu-ray format, fans are still clamouring for the dozens of mainstream titles that still haven't been issued on 1080p Blu-ray, including two huge blockbusters from James Cameron - the Schwarzenegger actioner 'True Lies' and the 1989 sci-fi classic 'The Abyss'. Today, the director has given a brief update on the whereabouts of the latter title.
Cameron told Variety "We've done a wet-gate 4K scan of the original negative, and it's going to look insanely good... We're going to do an authoring pass in the DI for Blu-ray and HDR at the same time", with the diretcor confirming the discs should be available to purchase in 2017.
Cameron is currently deep in pre-production for a further three 'Avatar' films, the first of which is due to be released for Christmas 2018.
The Abyss original trailer, at the time the most expensive movie ever created.
Intense scene that shoulda sealed oscar nominations
