Star Wars 3D in 2007??

[Buzz Bumble]

From ComingSoon.net ...

Lucas to Release Star Wars Films in 3-D
George Lucas is planning to remaster all of the "Star Wars" films for rerelease in 3-D, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The director, who is releasing Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith on May 19th, said he hadn't yet committed to a precise schedule but hoped to have the first film ready for the 30th anniversary of the original Star Wars movie in 2007 and that he would then rerelease one "Star Wars" film per year in 3-D.

Lucas and 20th Century Fox screened the first six minutes of "Revenge of the Sith" at ShoWest on Thursday and he talked more about the film.

"It's not like the first one. It's more emotional. I describe it as a 'Titanic' in space. It's a real tearjerker, and it will be received in a way that none of us can expect," he said.

 

[Buzz Bumble]

A bit more on this, also from ComingSoon.net ...

Star Wars in 3-D
Is Star Wars dead after 'Episode III'? It sure doesn't appear so. Besides the upcoming TV series (more than one), there's the conversion of the Saga into 3-D. But what does it really look like? You can read a first-hand account of the demonstration from ShoWest at WorldEnteractive.com. Does it hold up to the hype?

George Lucas and James Cameron each introduced a collection clips during the presentation. The first, introduced by Lucas, showcased the 2D to 3D conversion process perfected by In-Three. 2D to 3D conversion clips introduced by Lucas included the speeder chase from "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones," Tony Scott's "Top Gun," Disney's "Lilo and Stitch" and the entire first reel of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope." The 3D conversions were spectacular, but even wearing the streamlined LCD glasses, ghosting occurred. Regardless this minor issue, Lucas feels that this 3D digital conversion actually outshines the original film. According to Lucas, a number of demos have been made to his company over the past 20 years by various companies, but In-Three's was the first one to meet his standards. Lucas is planning to release his entire Star Wars trilogy in 3D for the 30th anniversary in 2007.​

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[darthskellington]

I doubt it would happen, but that would be cool to see a sample of at C3

 

[Buzz Bumble]

What's to doubt? According to those reports George Lucas has already decided and started on the project.

Now we'll all have to buy another DVD version, this time with 3D glasses.

 

[Darth Boru]

Seeing as they released 3d action figures to go with the 2d dvd, do you reckon they'll produce 2d figures for the 3d dvd??

 

[Buzz Bumble]

Nope. For the 3D movie they'll obviously release 4D figures - ones that can be wound up and move by themselves.

It looks like Star Wars 3D may be further off than first reported. This is from ComingSoon.net ...

Producer Talks 3-D Star Wars
Variety reports that the 3-D version of the Star wars Saga might not be happening as soon as George Lucas stated at ShoWest:

At last month's ShoWest, George LucasGeorge Lucas said he's eager to release all six films in the "Star Wars" saga in digital 3-D, one film a year, starting in 2007. But even though Lucas has control of the pics and can release them when he chooses, Lucasfilm says a 3-D "Star Wars" series will have to wait.

"No, we don't have any real plans," "Star Wars" producer Rick McCallum says. "George had never seen the footage of the first six minutes of 'Episode IV' until a week before ShoWest."

Lucas "yearns for it to happen, he wants it to happen," McCallum says, "but we can't implement it until the industry gets its act together and pushes digital cinema forward."​

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[Stevetrooper]

Hopefully it will be Imax 3D!