Or more likely an over-worked compositor got the task of Camcorder-ifying 8K footage weeks or days before it needed to get shipped and chose a date at random am

Or more likely an over-worked compositor got the task of Camcorder-ifying 8K footage weeks or days before it needed to get shipped and chose a date at random among the dozens of other creative decisions for that single shot. Those in the review process had a mountain of things to review and these scenes shot 5 years apart didn't click in their minds. In an industry where boom mics, guys wearing jeans in ancient Rome, the entire movie Cats, all make it onscreen then I really don't think we have to ascribe so much thoughtlessness or malice to this one.