The negatives for the excised portions of "The Magnificent Ambersons" were later destroyed in order to free vault space. A print of the rough cut sent to Welles in Brazil has yet to be found and is generally considered to be lost, along with the prints from the previews. A documentary team led by Joshua Grossberg plans a search for the print in late 2020. On January 4, 2021, it was announced that filmmaker Brian Rose is planning to restore the original version of the film with animation.