walking_carpet said:
lol, where's jar jar?
anyway, so this is being released in both 3d and 2d?
Lucas has a sycophantic fan-base but im not sure anyone would have an incentive to see this in 2d after releasing the blu-rays. does fox have some sort of distribution clause that every 3d movie needs a 2d version?
I haven't paid much attention, but it appears to me that LFL hasn't really released much info on this or provided any behind the scenes sneek peaks. During the 1997 SE, there was plenty of footage provided. Even the IMAX release had an article detailing the setup work involved in making AOTC into an IMAX film.
That trailer is kinda hard to read - it starts off by strongly suggesting all 6 films will be released but then focuses solely on TPM and makes no reference as to when the other films will be released. I was always dubious on the whole 'one film a year' thing. Looks like they didnt want to risk oversaturation of all things Star Wars, but 6 years is an eternity in technology time.
@doubleofive - great anecdote! yeah, it seems lucas' half-assed and laughably disingenious attempt to convince everyone that he's really an art-house/experimental/auteur cinema filmmaker hasn't worked out and people still see that he's in the franchise business. always was, always will be.
Every major 3D release I've seen ads for mentioned a 2D version. Not every multiplex has 3D on every screen, and some patrons aren't going to see a 3D film for their own reasons.
The SE's were released in the space of a couple months back in 1997. A similar pattern ought to work here. They could at least get Jedi back out in theaters for the 30th anniversary.