Deri, no worries on not sharing emails. If Mark had responded and started a thread, I would not have shared mine.
There are definitely ways for Mark to avoid an R/S and get Horse rolling. But he may be married to the concept of full-budget production, whether due to effects or talent deemed key, or simply prestige.
If he does R/S MIKP, he'll need to release some solid PR's quickly, or he'll likely find himself diluting into the 000x range again soon.
We'll know next week.