Back in January we heard rumors that George Lucas was thinking about re-releasing the entire Star Wars film franchise, Episodes I – VI, in theaters in 3D. Today we have confirmation that Lucas will, indeed, release all of the Star Wars films in 3D starting in 2012: George Lucas watched the massive success of “Avatar” [...]
Back in January we heard rumors that George Lucas was thinking about re-releasing the entire Star Wars film franchise, Episodes I – VI, in theaters in 3D. Today we have confirmation that Lucas will, indeed, release all of the Star Wars films in 3D starting in 2012:
George Lucas watched the massive success of “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” in the 3-D format and decided it was time for a return of the Jedi. “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” will return to theaters in 3-D in 2012 and will be followed in the stereoscopic format by the five other live-action movies set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic special-effects shop is overseeing the 3-D conversion. 20th Century Fox will release them, as it has done for all previous “Star Wars” films. Lucas has said publicly on more than one occasion that the technological strides of James Cameron’s “Avatar” persuaded him to reconsider his longtime disdain for 3-D … In a press release LucasFilm is expected to put out soon that was obtained by The Times, ILM visual effects supervisor John Knoll made clear that his company doesn’t intend to put out a sub-par 3-D conversion. Some conversions done in a rush have turned off moviegoers and critics. “Getting good results on a stereo conversion is a matter of taking the time and getting it right,” Knoll said in a statement. “It takes a critical and artistic eye along with an incredible attention to detail to be successful. It is not something that you can rush if you want to expect good results. For ‘Star Wars’ we will take our time, applying everything we know both aesthetically and technically to bring audiences a fantastic new ‘Star Wars’ experience.”
While I know there are a lot of folks feeling 3D fatigue, I am still a big fan of the format and I am REALLY excited that the Star Wars films will be available in theaters AGAIN and in 3D! I fully trust George Lucas and ILM and have no doubt they will do an amazing job with the 3D conversion. I fondly remember when the Star Wars films were re-released in theaters in the early 2000′s … I am very much looking forward to seeing them all AGAIN on the big screen :D
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