The Departed 4K UHD (2006)

[Cecil B. DeMille]

According to IMDb, "The Departed" was filmed on 35mm but released as a 2K digital intermediate. Now the question is, will Warner re-scan the original 35 mm negative, or will they simply give us a lossless HDR version of the existing 2K digital intermediate, similar to what was done for the "Shutter Island" UHD release (Paramount)? I don't recall whether "The Departed" contains scenes with digital effects that are not part of the camera negative and would therefore make the digital intermediate the final master. I could imagine that there are some digital effects during the shoot-outs. IMDb has a dedicated visual effects credits page for "The Departed": https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/f...visual_effects It makes me fear we might only get a 2K master on UHD with this one. In particular since "The Departed" is a relatively recent movie for Warner, so rather a cash cow for which they will want to maximize their profit and minimize their investments. But of course I love the film, so I sincerely hope that this is just fear-mongering from my side and that I will be mistaken...