David Fincher’s best movie is finally getting a 4K upgrade – if you can stomach it

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If you own one of thebest 4K TVsyou’ll be excited to know that David Fincher has confirmed that work is currently underway on remastering his gruesome 1995 noir classicSe7eninto stunning4Kresolution.

The director confirmed that work on the remaster was already underway in aninterview with The Hollywood Reporterat the Tribeca Film Festival. “We’re doing Seven right now… we’re going back and doing it in 4K from the original negative and we overscan it, oversample it, doing all of the due diligence and there’s a lot of sh*t that needs to be fixed,” Fincher said.

“Because there’s a lot of stuff that we now can add because ofhigh dynamic range. You know, streaming media is a very different thing than 35mm motion picture negative in terms of what it can actually retain. So there are, you know, a lot of blown-out windows that we have to kind of go back and ghost in a little bit of cityscape out there.”

While many won’t be able to notice these small faults, if you own one of thebest 4K projectors that can display a screen at 100 inches then Fincher says you’ll definitely be able to see them. However, the director has confirmed that he won’t make any material changes to the film (unlike when Steven Spielberg remasteredE.T.).

4K splendour

With so many classic films getting a 4K makeover, there’s no better time to fire up one of thebest 4K Blu-ray playersand enjoy these cinematic spectacles through new high-definition eyes.

Disney Plusrecently announced thatyou can finally stream the originalAvatarin glorious 4K HDR,and in May it was revealed that Quentin Tarantino’sKill Billwould be getting remastered in 4K to coincide with the film’s 20th anniversary.

If those classics aren’t enough, you can also check out our list of thebest 4K moviesto take advantage of every one of those millions of pixels in one of thebest TVs– after all, what better way is there to showcase the next-gen tech that’s inside your set?Let’s just hope Fincher doesn’t decide to show us what was inside the box inSe7en’s infamous final scene, as we’re not sure we’d be able to stomach it, 4K or otherwise.

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Amelia became the Senior Editor for Home Entertainment at TechRadar in the UK in April 2023. With a background of more than eight years in tech and finance publishing, she’s now leading our coverage to bring you a fresh perspective on everything to do with TV and audio. When she’s not tinkering with the latest gadgets and gizmos in the ever-evolving world of home entertainment, you’ll find her watching movies, taking pictures and travelling.

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