James Cameron’s The Abyss, True Lies finally get 4K Blu-ray release dates

polygon.com:

Two objective facts: James Cameron blows deadlines and James Cameron delivers. While his rap sheet is filled with over-budget near-disasters (Titanic) and long delayed pipedreams (Avatarand its sequel The Way of Water), few are left complaining when Cameron actually turns in his work. And today those same cranky admirers have another reason to get pumped: after years of promises that his films The Abyss and True Lies would receive proper Blu-ray home video releases, Cameron has finally wrapped his post-production journey. The films will hit 4K UHD this December, with physical discs arriving in March 2024.

On the heels the previously announced Titanic 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, Disney will release new 4K transfers of The Abyss and True Lies as Collector’s Edition Blu-rays on March 12, 2024, and as digital purchases at Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu beginning Dec. 12. Aliens will also get the 4K Collector’s Edition treatment (apologies to the other sequels in the “quadrilogy”) in March, while Avatar and Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water will get Collector’s Edition 4K Blu-rays on Dec. 19.

For those who have kept up with Cameron’s hype over his supposed work on a restoration for The Abyss, the announcement comes as a revelation. The Abyss, Cameron’s first notorious underwater adventure movie that was plagued with behind-the-scenes drama, has a home video legacy dating back to his Laserdisc days. To go deep: Just look at this clip from Entertainment Tonight back from 1993, in which Cameron explains his fight over a rare, double full-screen/widescreen release.

While the film was reissued on DVD in the early 2000s, The Abyss became harder and harder to find as the industry shifted toward Blu-ray and digital