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Author Topic: Star Wars saga confirmed for 3D starting 2012 Joseph L. Kleiman Master Film Handler Posts: 380 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 09-29-2010 03:16 PM                     Variety Tuesday, September 28, 2010 'Star Wars' saga gets 3D makeover Converted 'Phantom Menace' to hit theaters in 2012 By DAVID S. COHEN After more than five years of teasing, Lucasfilm disclosed today that work is under way on converting the "Star Wars" saga to 3D. All six pics will get theatrical re-release in stereoscopic starting with "Episode I: The Phantom Menace," which returns to theaters in 2012. Exact release date has not been announced, but a Lucasfilm spokesperson said the pic will open wide and "as close to day and date (worldwide) as possible." The prospect of six "Star Wars" pics released in 3D should stifle speculation that the format is a fading fad. It also promises to reintroduce the franchise to young auds who are used to 3D and only know 'Star Wars' from homevideo and the "Clone Wars" Cartoon Network skein. 20th Century Fox will once again distribute. Fox domestic distribution prexy Bruce Snyder called the series "perfectly suited" for 3D and said "I expect this to be as much fun for people that have not experienced 'Star Wars' as it was for people who were there in 1977 staring at the screen with mouth agape." Spacing of the re-releases has not yet been determined, as that will depend on the pace of the conversion effort. There are no plans yet for a homevideo release. John Knoll, visual effects supervisor for Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic, is overseeing the conversion, which is being done by outside vendors with close oversight by ILM. Knoll said Lucasfilm is committed to ensuring that the 3D conversion delivers results as good as a movie shot and authored in 3D. Knoll said that it'll be used to make the experience more immersive and he'll avoid some of the more jarring, exaggerated uses of 3D that have marked previous stereoscopic pics. "Having seen a lot of stereo material, I have very strong opinions about what I like and don't like about stereo," Knoll told Variety. "I'm going to be applying my aesthetic. It's not going to look like (conversions) we've seen in the past."  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-29-2010 03:21 PM                        Beat ya to it over in the "Is 3D Already Dead" string  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 09-29-2010 04:40 PM                        Hyperspace effect might be nice in 3D. Louis  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 09-29-2010 05:54 PM                     Bah- "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone" was shot in 3-D and released at the same time as "Return of the Jedi". I went to see Spacehunter first because it was in 3-D, and Jedi wasn't.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 09-29-2010 06:37 PM                        If Both James Cameron and George Lucas feel they can do wonders with TITANIC and the STAR WARS film with 3-D, we should all hope they succeed instead of making fun of their efforts. Unlike the filmmakers who produced films like THE CLASH OF THE TITANS and a few others in 2-D and made a terrible effort converting them to 3-D, I think if anyone can succeed converting 2-D into 3-D with very satisfactory results, both Cameron and Lucas should be able to do it because they both have a lot of money to undertake the projects. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 09-29-2010 07:28 PM                     George Lucas: once a good filmmaker now turned hack. I'll pass on seeing these in 3D. Release it in 2D and then I'm in. I must admit, it'd be nice to hear Rydstrom's sound mixes for Episodes I and II theatrically again. AJG  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-29-2010 08:48 PM                     So here's your perfect chance to make it to Sydney Aaron. If I'm still here, come on by and we'll run it in 2D. I seriously think if I had to watch any of these (but particularly Eps I and II) in 3D I would vomit.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 09-29-2010 10:24 PM                        I read somewhere that watching Episode 1 in 3D would be like being part of a horrific car crash instead of simply watching it unfold. 3D won't make an absolute dogshit of a movie any better. It won't make Anakin any less of a winy little pussy bitch and the acting, writing, dialog, characters and directing is still gonna suck big time in the first 3.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 09-29-2010 10:40 PM                        Although I hope George Lucas & James Cameron are successful converting the STAR WARS films and TITANIC to 3-D, I can see no valid reason for it. For curiosity sake, I probably will see the 3-D TITANIC and probably episode four of STARS WARS but have no intention of seeing the others. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 10-13-2010 10:30 PM                     I wonder if Lucas and his soundmixers will retinker with the sound elements and release the films in discrete 7.1 sound for the 3D versions.  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-14-2010 04:35 PM                     If anyone thinks the conversion to 3D is for artistic purposes, they should look to the sky for those pigs with wings. It's all about the $$$.  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 10-14-2010 04:41 PM                     Conversions =  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-14-2010 05:47 PM                     dear diary - i sure hope CITIZEN KANE, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 2001 and MOMMIE DEAREST all get 3D conversion, as it will bring these masterpieces to young audiences who are accustomed to 3D - sincerely, manny knowles.  |  IP: Logged

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