towne32 said:
Of course, and it's very exciting.
It was more from the angle of Disney being reluctant to accept something like that in full. That, perhaps, they would be more likely to use their own restoration, only borrowing what is needed. I don't know. I am sure it would be best using Mike's entirely, of course.
Well I don't know if Disney does "their own" restorations? Many company outsource this to restoration companies, and the fact is Mike has a complete product that they can buy right now. They don't have to get someone else to do it. They know exactly what it will cost (since it's already done), and there's no need to worry about things like deadlines for getting it done.
About splicing it with another source, my feeling is that most companies prefer to avoid it. If they want to release two versions they use two sources if they can. For example, the 4k restoration of Deep Red will be released in less than a month, and includes the International cut. I would be surprised if the International cut is the same scan as the Italian cut. Especially since it's on a separate disc which is not necessary as Bluray seamless branching is easy and straightforward with any industry-standard authoring program. But with that said, attitudes could change in the future and there may be more interesting in doing hybrid versions more and separate versions less.