It makes business sense for the studios to focus as much energy and money as possible on the biggest films that will generate the most revenue down the line.
It was produced by Hollywood bigwig Ridley Scott, distributed by National Geographic Films and made possible by YouTube, which has arguably created the most democratic broadcast platform in human history.
Concerned not only about colorizing but the whole cornucopia of changes to existing films that are now possible with computer technology, Hollywood directors have been lobbying Congress for protection of the integrity of their work.
Plaintiff experts diagnosed asbestos exposure in 82% of the plaintiffs, yet the academics could only find opacities--a possible indication of calcified asbestos fibers--in 7% of the films.