Guest Jed Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-03-18T085249Z_01_DEN830004_RTRUKOC_0_FILM-3D.xml LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - George Lucas is such a fan of the latest 3-D technology that he is planning to remaster all of the "Star Wars" films for rerelease in 3-D. Appearing as part of a sextet of high-profile directors promoting 3-D and digital cinema at film industry convention ShoWest on Thursday, Lucas 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 was joined by James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Rodriguez and Randal Kleiser. Peter Jackson joined the group via a pretaped 3-D segment. They all implored the exhibition community to invest in digital projectors, which would allow theatres to show their upcoming movies in 3-D. Cameron is in preproduction on the 3-D film "Battle Angel," planned for a 2007 release. Zemeckis has two 3-D features in production, and Rodriguez is readying "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D" for release in the summer. Jackson, who is currently filming "King Kong," announced no specific 3-D plans, but according to sources he has installed a 3-D master suite in his production offices in New Zealand. The filmmakers showed clips of their earlier work -- some of which was filmed in 3-D and some of which has been converted to 3-D -- and promoted digital 3-D during a screening sponsored by Texas Instruments' DLP Cinema. DIGITAL ADVOCATE Lucas' appearance in support of digital projection created a moment of deja vu for ShoWest attendees who had seen the filmmaker advocate digital cinema before the release of "Star Wars: Episode II --Attack of the Clones" when he proclaimed that the movie would screen in 1,000 d-cinema theatres. "I'm sort of the proverbial digital penny that keeps showing up every other year," Lucas joked. "(Each time I am) saying, 'Why haven't you got those projectors in the theatres yet?'" Lucas said he has seen many 3-D tests in the past 25 years, but because of advances in digital cinematography, postproduction and projection, the time has come for 3-D to become a more mainstream moviegoing experience. To prove that point, he showed clips from the original "Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope" and the most recent "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" that had been "dimensionalized," or converted into 3-D, in postproduction by the Agoura Hills, Calif.-based firm In-Three. "It's really a beautiful system, and one of the reasons I'm promoting it today is I'm extremely anxious to reissue that old group of films I did so long ago in a galaxy far away," Lucas said. "When you see some of this test footage, it's shockingly good, and you can see how people would want to go see it. It means we can repurpose a lot of old movies, and at the same time it really gives a whole new dimension to the movies we're making now." Jackson joined the others to lend his support to "one of the most exciting developments in cinema in a long, long time." "It's not just the use of digital projection, which we all know is on the horizon," Jackson said. "But that the particular technology can be used to create three-dimensional movies that go far beyond the quality and the spectacle of anything we've ever seen before. Forget the old days of wearing the red and blue glasses and the eyestrain. All of that is behind us now. These new active glasses that you're wearing and seeing 3-D with are a breakthrough in technology." Jackson screened remastered portions from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that featured a looming Gollum and battle dust that virtually fell onto the audience. "I'm a man on a mission when it comes to 3-D," Cameron said. "I will be making all of my films in 3-D in the future. We need exhibition to come in to own a big chunk of the (emerging 3-D) market." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Because 3D owns your face. End of story. *ducks* X) [EDIT] Wait, what kinda 3d are we talking about? >_> Is this some kinda new 3D glasses technology I don't know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Meh, Lucas can do anything as long as Episode III doesn't suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 <_< I actually would like to see star wars pop out of the screen. ... OMG IMAGINE THE DEATHSTAR AND THE STAR DESTROYERS! AND THE MILLENIUM FALCON FLYING TOWARD YOU! \o/ ... excuse me as I change my pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Gah, 3-D sucks, especially for people that the 3-D glasses won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Originally posted by StarWarsPhreak Gah, 3-D sucks, especially for people that the 3-D glasses won't work. You must have horrible depth perception if it doesn't work. That or you got defective glasses. *shrugs* I think it'd be awesome, so whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith You must have horrible depth perception if it doesn't work. That or you got defective glasses. *shrugs* I think it'd be awesome, so whatever. He means if you have one eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I have a bad feeling about this... What will the next be?! Star Wars - The Musical? Star Wars - From a ewoks point of view? Star Wars - The flash cartoon? Star Wars - The christmas special? Star Wars - As acted out by cosplaying fans? Imagine if Steven Spielberg or Akira Kurosawa started to "fix up" their classics... *shakes head* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legameboy Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 W00t! I can't wait to see Star Wars is 3D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Originally posted by IG-64 He means if you have one eye. That doesn't matter these days, They now make glasses in which a single lens does the job that the two lenses did. You no longer have to have the one blue lens, one red lens. They now make glasses in which they're combined into a single lens, in both slots. Even if they didn't why would a cyclops buy the 3-d version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith That doesn't matter these days, They now make glasses in which a single lens does the job that the two lenses did. You no longer have to have the one blue lens, one red lens. They now make glasses in which they're combined into a single lens, in both slots. Even if they didn't why would a cyclops by the 3-d version? Huh? You can't have depth perception with one eye, that would bend the space-time continuum. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Originally posted by IG-64 Huh? You can't have depth perception with one eye, that would bend the space-time continuum. >_> Oh right... (Wasn't thinking about that >_<) my last point still stands. Why would a cyclops buy the 3-d version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 yeah, I remember hearing about this. Idont see the harm in it. Does a theatre need to be specially equipped to allow viewing of 3d movies... I'd rather watch the whole saga on imax mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Well, Star Wars isn't dying after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith <_< I actually would like to see star wars pop out of the screen. ... OMG IMAGINE THE DEATHSTAR AND THE STAR DESTROYERS! AND THE MILLENIUM FALCON FLYING TOWARD YOU! \o/ ... excuse me as I change my pants. And I don't care how less any of you think of me. The curiosity alone is damn near killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 It sounds cool. It's not like he's thinking of making the OT fully CGI or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomie Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Whatever. If this turns out bad, we'll still have the DVD's, and the original OT, and the special edition... Soon, there will be enough OT's to fill a star destroyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 [whiny fanboy voice] GL is ONCE AGAIN desecrating his own property that he owns the rights to. I mean, when does it stop. First, he makes the old grey crappy looking OT look better by digitally remastering it, then, and this is where it really get's horrible, he makes it tie in better with the prequal trilogy by adding a few things here and there to help with continuity. I mean, he should just get a grip and go back to using strings on miniatures for the SFX and give us all the film experience we fell in love with when we were pre-pubescent children and not half as whiny as today. [/whiny fanboy voice] just staying ahead of the curve. I for one applaude GL for keeping SW in the news, which whether folks like the idea or not, doesn't matter, cause the fans who are, like me, between casual and hardcore which I have found to be the majority will be thrilled by the new stuff and a new way to enjoy SW that it will be a smashing success as long as it looks and plays well. I'm really looking forward to any advanced incarnations of SW that make it look better than some old B movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith Why would a cyclops buy the 3-d version? Maybe they'd like to see it? Oh no! They're not allowed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legameboy Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Originally posted by JediKnight_114 I for one applaude GL for keeping SW in the news, which whether folks like the idea or not, doesn't matter, cause the fans who are, like me, between casual and hardcore which I have found to be the majority will be thrilled by the new stuff and a new way to enjoy SW that it will be a smashing success as long as it looks and plays well. I'm really looking forward to any advanced incarnations of SW that make it look better than some old B movie. I agree whole-heartedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I think he means 3D as in IMAX theatre 3D. And if I'm not mistaken and that's it, it'll rule:eek:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Originally posted by lukeiamyourdad It sounds cool. It's not like he's thinking of making the OT fully CGI or something. *Agrees* So does this make this the Super-Special-Special Edition? (NOW IN 3D!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Originally posted by Herminator Imagine if Steven Spielberg... started to "fix up" their classics... *shakes head* Uh... I don't have to imagine it: On my DVD version of ET he has done exactly that. We all bitch when Lucas re-does a version of SW: OT... yet we all know that we will dutifully go out and see/ buy them anyways... And besides; if he "Fixes" the Han/ Greedo scene once and for all everybody will proclaim it as the best version ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Originally posted by edlib And besides; if he "Fixes" the Han/ Greedo scene once and for all everybody will proclaim it as the best version ever. First shot is going to go into the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Originally posted by StarWarsPhreak Maybe they'd like to see it? Oh no! They're not allowed! Except that we just covered it wouldn't work for them. Thus the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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