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George Lucas and James Cameron dished on the future of digital filmmaking and 3-D in Las Vegas on Wednesday. What’s the future? 3-D versions of movies they’ve already made.
Lucas has been working on 3-D versions of his “Star Wars” movies for eight years, he told the Wall Street Journal. Or, to be more specific, just “Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” And he’s already spent more money on the conversion than it took to make the movie the first time.
We’re not sure why Lucas thinks anyone would sit through the universally panned, deadly dull “Menace” again, even in 3-D. (Well, the pod-racing scene could be cool. And maybe the lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul.)
The 3-D “Phantom Menace” is set for release next February.
Cameron is making “Titanic” into 3D … because it didn’t make enough money for him the first time. He said digital technology will help make him even richer, too. According to Cameron, “Titanic” was pulled from theaters after 16 weeks only because the reels had become scratched and unplayable, a problem digital movies avoid.
Lucas and Cameron are annoyed by Hollywood’s tendency to rush 3-D movies into theaters. Nearly 40 3-D films are slated for release in 2011. “I’m concerned about anything that erodes the market,” Cameron said. “Bad 3-D is one of them.”
So, like Lucas, Cameron is taking his time to convert “Titanic” and do it right. It should be out in 2012, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship sinking.
“There’s not magic wand or killer app that converts your movies for you,” he said.
Now if he can just work on making those characters multi-dimensional…
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