After years of rumors, James Cameron has finally remastered The Abyss in 4K and is releasing it in theaters for one night only on December 6th. Here’s the trailer.
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I don't think there could be a greater disconnect between how much I enjoy this film, and how much the actors have basically disavowed it. I think I read somewhere that Ed Harris won't even mention it. It guess it was an awfully brutal shoot.
That said, I once got a question to Eric Idle in a Reddit AMA about Baron Munchausen, another favorite, and he said he would rather go back to boarding school than make that film again, so I guess I super enjoy it when actors are actually suffering? 🤷🏻♂️
Whenever The Abyss remaster comes up, I always run through three thoughts:
I wish I could secure tickets now so I won't forget, which I will because I know me.
Tickets go on sale on Nov 20; put it in your calendar!
There is a documentary, UNDER PRESSURE: MAKING 'THE ABYSS', which documents the unbelievable rigors of the shoot.
I can not find tickets on sale anywhere or any theaters listed as showing this film.
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