The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic
Marcais confirmed that Fox is working with Lightstorm Entertainment and James Cameron on both
The Abyss and
True Lies and expects to be able to announce release dates for them "in the not too distant future." They can be expeced to come out "either this year or the next." These releases will take their time because they want to offer the very best Blu-ray quality possible."
The studio would "love" to offer both the theatrical and the extended cut of
The Abyss on Blu-ray. Marcais recalled that this movie never got an anamorphic widescreen DVD, and said: "I can guarantee that when it is released on Blu-ray it will be in the proper aspect ratio."
The only definite plan for
Titanic is that it's coming to theaters in 3D in 2012, the 100th anniversary of the disaster.
However, Marcais didn't have any new information about the Blu-ray release of more James Bond catalog titles, or MGM titles in general.
3D Blu-ray
Marcais couldn't answer the question of when the
Avatar 3D Blu-ray would be available in stores. However, Fox intends to start offering 3D Blu-ray movies for general release in 2011.
Remastering
Finally, Marcais was asked about the policy when remastering catalog titles and specifically about
Predator. The Fox executive acknowledges that they got a lot of criticism, "but I don't think it was deserved," he countered, because the movie was shot on a film stock that wasn't good enough, and the Blu-ray version "represents what the filmmaker wanted it to look like." He said that Fox discusses the issue of "removing grain or not" with the filmmakers, as long as they are alive.