The Theatrical Cut of “Zodiac” is Now Available in 4K UHD HDR for Streaming

Bill Hunt
June 4, 2024
The Digital Bits

Paramount has just made David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007) available in 4K Digital on Apple TV, Vudu, Kaleidescape, and more. Given the amount of effort Fincher puts into his remasters, we believe it’s safe to assume that Zodiac will be coming to physical 4K Ultra HD from Paramount sooner than later as well.

Zodiac, it should be remembered, was shot mostly in 10-bit RAW in 1080p HD (4:4:4) using the Thomson Viper FilmStream camera, along with some footage in 35 mm photochemical film (Super 35 format). But anyone who doubts that it could look great upscaled and remastered in 4K would do well to take a look at HBO’s Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season in 4K UHD. The advantages of high data rate and low compression, combined with an HDR grade, really make a difference. Zodiac in particular was very well lit and photographed.

And it looks good! The color grade in particular is excellent. HDR is subtle, but it makes a difference. There’s obviously not as much detail as you’d see in native 4K, but the image is very dimensional. Color is really lovely. Should make a good UHD disc. Definitely an improvement over the Blu-ray. The best this film has ever looked.

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5 thoughts on “The Theatrical Cut of “Zodiac” is Now Available in 4K UHD HDR for Streaming”

  1. Yep, already watched it 🙂 Looks good. Hopefully they release the proper UHD disc with high bitrate. Will buy it on day one 😉

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          1. I even have iTunes/Apple version of Zodiac (bought long time ago) but it didn’t update to 4K in my country yet. I couldn’t help myself because I’m a fanatic 😉 I see Fincher movie in 4K I have to watch it right away.

            I’ll buy the most expensive collector’s edition, if they release one 🙂

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