Fox is probably just waiting to put it out on 4k as well.

While we’re on the subject of True Lies, I find it interesting that burying his own movie in non-anamorphic dvd quality is yet another thing Cameron shares in common with Lucas. He already made digital changes (albeit subtly) to Titanic and Aliens after calling the Star Wars SE “a revision of history.”

I’m sure True Lies will eventually get a new release as well. Maybe Cameron can record a “special introduction.” Remember how he did that for the sci-fi channel broadcast of The Abyss back in the 90’s?

I do wonder though if Cameron would have the power to halt any release of True Lies on a new format entirely. I’ve heard he insists on signing off on any new transfers of his movies (Aliens was the only movie not given a new transfer for the Quadrilogy set in 2003 since it was already anamorphic and therefore “good enough”). Then again, Fox did take the hd transfer they made for the cancelled “five-star collection” dvd release and put it out on d-theater.*

There’s also an open-matte 16:9 version that’s been playing on cable recently, presumably from an even newer transfer. The AFI Silver even screened a 35mm print as part of a 90’s series within the last couple years. Fox doesn’t seem that embarrassed by it.

*You wonder why they didn’t just quietly reissue it on dvd with the newer transfer, for those of us who cared about quality. I’m guessing they stopped pressing new copies entirely post-9/11? Yet they still put out the d-theater! Where could you even buy those things anyway?!