It was very sad to hear of the death of the legendary Doug Trumbull but he was consulting with the DE restoration team on the upcoming 4k/Bluray. It looks like they have decided to go all out to fix the tiny imperfections in the special effects. It’s quite exciting!

I am waiting to see what it looks like before considering what any ultimate cut should look like. The Theatrical Cut bluray is incredibly sharp although Kirk looks a bit purple in some scenes.

I would definitely want to keep Grace Lee Whitney in the main credits as I have been prepping some deepfaked tweaked scenes with her in.