Titanic is Being Converted to 3D for 2012 Release
I'm on top of the three dimensional world!!
The past year in cinema has been all about 3D. Though there were obviously 3D movies before 2009, the technology wasn't nearly as popular. Now, it seems as though every big movie to hit theaters is available in both two and three dimensions. James Cameron's Avatar is probably the most famous 3D movie we've seen to date, and it sounds like Cameron is all set to churn out another 3D flick.
James Cameron has a long list of incredibly successful movies under his belt and among them is the hugely popular Titanic. 2012 marks the hundred-year anniversary of the actual Titanic and to honor that Cameron says he's going to convert the movie to 3D for release in April 2012.
The news was revealed in a recent LA Times story about the hundreth birthday of Titanic actress Gloria Stuart. The LA Times quotes Cameron, who attended the party to celebrate a century of Gloria Stuart, and reveals he's planning to convert the movie to 3D.
"Gloria's so alive, and her creativity, her artistry and the sparkle in her eyes is a challenge to all of us to live as fully and richly as she has and will continue to do as she heads into her 101st year," said the director, who's converting the blockbuster into 3-D for re-release in April 2012, the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking. "We all love you, Gloria, and not just because about half of the people in this room are the direct or indirect product of your loins."
Will you go and see Titanic 3D? Let us know in the comments below!
(via The LA Times)
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Greedy bastards. Just leave the classic movie alone.
wooot! kate winslet's boobies in 3-D
how can you convert it into true 3d with only one viewing angle to work with?
Kinda jazzed to see the guy jump into the propeller in 3d... TING!
not even if the world survives 2012 will i go see it ...
wasnt Cameron the one who was bashing post 3D conversion a while back?
wooot! kate winslet's boobies in 3-D
No no no, that was Philip Seymour Hoffman. So those will be Philip Seymour Hoffman's boobies in 3-D.
fail boat in 3D
If done propery its posable to convert any movie to 3D , done with care and quality I would go see the movie again, I rather dought Cameron would allow a poor conversion re-release after such effort to develop the much of technoligy in the first place
I've seen this movie ONCE and I'm not willing to see it again! Not worth the time/money lost with it.
I would rather see this in 3d than Avatar even if it is a "choose your jump out scene" like 3d of the past.
Next step 4d. Avatar will really stink then.
post production 3D conversion is not going to work !!! u need to shoot the movie in 3D like Avatar for full 3D experience...this is not worth watching !!!! good luck with that !!!
Good move, make money off a tragic event on its anniversary, released in a format that the majority of consumers don't give a hoot about.
And you guys complain about piracy....sigh.
Noo what happened to Terminator 2
wasnt Cameron the one who was bashing post 3D conversion a while back?
He was. Principles aren't principles if you're not willing to stick to them.
as i was about comment no, then i saw this
wooot! kate winslet's boobies in 3-D
uhh... oki ^_^ . lolz
Hopefully, Leonardo Di Caprio character will die i the beginning of the movie, man I hate this movie.
wasnt Cameron the one who was bashing post 3D conversion a while back?
He was bashing hasty and bad conversions like Clash of the Titans or The Last Airbender.
lol getting slow he announced this just after avatar was released...
No, no, no, no no no no, no, no, no. No no no, no. No. No. No. No. No. No. No, no, no, no, no no no no no no no nononononononononononononononononono NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Did I mention I'd rather not?
Movie Studio: what is hot at the moment?
Exec: 3D Movies
Studio: What is the biggest grossing movie of all time?
Exec: Avatar.
Studio: What is the 2nd highest?
Exec: Titanic.
Studio: Well what if we took Titanic and converted...etc...etc...
Studio: Plus we can use the 100 year anniversary as cover for our money grabbing.
XD
Poor Us! ))) Can you understand how mach more people will cry again or even more. 3D can deliver you more emotional information, so that is going to be a flooding!))))
there are many folks out there who do not care about your 3d but do care about the story.better story = better movie.
good acting and filming and you geta great movie
3d is a gimmick i do not need.i will not be getting a seizure as i have a condition and there are millions like me who have an illness.
Noo what happened to Terminator 2
I was just thinking this! There would be so many scenes that would take advantage of this. The mall hallway (crushed roses), the dirt bike chase, helicopter chase, t-1000 morphing etc.
A real terminator movie in 3d would actualy cost alot of money to make, convert a 2d wich likely will sell about the same.. not so much - Greed have prevailed over the "art" once again!
If done propery its posable to convert any movie to 3D , done with care and quality I would go see the movie again, I rather dought Cameron would allow a poor conversion re-release after such effort to develop the much of technoligy in the first place
yeah cameron would never release a crappy movie. he has too much respect for the art of film making. that's why he DIDNT write crappy dialogue and completely rip off dances with wolves/pocahontas to make an overly simplistic piece of crap movie about blue native americans. please. cameron is crap.
I've been saying for years that I wish they would just re-show old movies in regular theaters. It doesn't need to be 3D. I guess they can touch up the CGI if they want and fix film grain (fg that doesn't add to the movie atmosphere that is).
There are so many movies I never got to see in theaters. Aliens, T2, Matrix, even Back to the Future would get my money. Just stick a few shows of an old movie into a weekend every once in a while and advertise it. I'm sure they'll sell out the room!
Do it to popcorn movies if you must. This ...this is not a popcorn movie. T2 all the way ...
There are so many movies I never got to see in theaters. Aliens, T2, Matrix, even Back to the Future would get my money. Just stick a few shows of an old movie into a weekend every once in a while and advertise it. I'm sure they'll sell out the room!
The shark bit in Back to the Future Part 2.
Just leave the classic movie alone.
If Titanic is starting to be considered a "classic", then cinema is truly on its last leg.
The fact that Titanic and Avatar are so popular speaks volumes about the state of our society and what we consider "good" entertainment. I've seen them both and probably will never see them again...
On the JC Titanic movie there is a lot of takes created in CG, those could be convincingly recreated with 2 virtual cameras using the original files, but unless the rest of the takes with the real actors and dummy scenarios are produced again, how the whole movie is going to become 3D? Faked over faked? The final post-produced 3D image in a movie is already a faked visual effect using all kind of tricks, but are they going to produce a new virtual camera for most of the movie takes based on the flattened postproduction files. Is this going to result in a post postproduction process able to recreate any regular movie into a 3D movie? Well, I most say this "new" 3D excitement in movies and Tv is not very exiting for me and it may be a sign the industry rans out of new ideas to sell their content and technology. I wont buy a 3d monitor or Tv, but I may go to the theater to see James Cameron Titanic recreation.