Overview
- Guillermo del Toro told a San Diego Comic‑Con audience on July 25, 2026 that the Oct. 9 re‑release of Pan’s Labyrinth was converted to 3D by hand with “absolutely no goddamn AI.”
- The restored film will play in 3D and HDR with 4K presentations handled by Cineverse and Fathom, and tickets are scheduled to go on sale Sept. 9.
- Del Toro said he chose a slower, costlier process to protect the work’s visual depth, saying humans made decisions about depth and that about 1,000 people are doing roto work on the conversion.
- He also teased a new making‑of documentary featuring appearances from Jacob Elordi, Cate Blanchett and Charlie Day and said sound and color were being remixed for the reissue.
- The announcement reinforces del Toro’s long‑standing rejection of generative AI in filmmaking, follows his 4K Cannes restoration earlier in 2026, and could shape debates about labor, skills and standards in film restoration.