October 2024 marks the silver-jubilee of American director David Fincher’s influential film – Fight Club. The film arrived in theaters back in the year 1999 featuring Brad Pitt, Jared Leto, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter in pivotal roles. Now, to celebrate the film’s 25 years of existence, makers are set to give it a theatrical re-release with a 4K remaster in the coming year.
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00:00October 2024 marks the silver jubilee of American director David Fincher's influential film Fight Club.
00:06The film arrived in theatres back in the year 1999,
00:10featuring Brad Pitt, Jared Leto, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter in significant roles.
00:16Now, to celebrate the film's 25 years of existence,
00:19makers are set to give it a theatrical re-release with a 4K remaster in the coming year.
00:25The news has elated fans across the globe as it will be overseeing a new 4K Ultra HD
00:31remaster of the new Regency and 20th Century Fox film.
00:35Major details are still kept under wraps but the announcement so far reveals that
00:39the film director will also be releasing a 25-year anniversary art book with the
00:44inclusion of new interviews, unearthed visuals and rare behind-the-scenes clippings from the movie.
00:50Back in October 1999, when Fight Club released in the theatres,
00:56it started with a disappointing performance initially but soon became a cult hit.
01:00Over the years, this film became a definite symbol of cinematic innovation
01:05in terms of filmmaking technology and exploration of socio-political themes.
01:11The movie isn't the only classic from the filmmakers' catalogue to receive this renewed
01:15attention. Last year, at the Tribeca Film Festival, David Fincher discussed his work
01:20on a 4K remaster of his 1995 crime thriller Seven, which again featured Brad Pitt in a big role.
01:26In a conversation regarding the enhancement of his old projects, he said,
01:30We are going back and doing it in 4K from the original negative, and we overscan it.
01:36Because there's a lot of stuff that now can be added because of high dynamic range,
01:40so there are a lot of blown-out windows that we have to go back on
01:43and go still a little bit of cityscape out there.