In 2019, Martin Scorsese, the film’s executive producer, rescued the film, exercising final cut. This allowed the filmmakers to re-shoot and edit the picture (hence the reason it’s called “The Director’s Cut” on posters). Michael called Scorsese’s role getting the film released “unbelievable.”
Michael says he spent time on set. He gave Cumberbatch a signed photo of Edison as a present for agreeing to do the film. Mitnick described Cumberbatch as a “sweetheart,” but of Edison, “[He] was known for a lot of things, but he was not known for being a nice guy.”