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No word on who shoots first, but want to swoop down into the Death Star trenches in 3D anyway?
Hollywood Reporter sources indicate all six of the live-action “Star Wars” movies will hit cinemas in 3D, starting in roughly 18 months.
Now the bad news.
“The Phantom Menace” will be he first out of the gate in early 2012, according to the report. Then, if box office warrants, “Attack of the Clones” in early 2013, “Revenge of the Sith” in early 2014, “A New Hope” in 2015, “Empire Strikes Back” in 2016 and “Return of the Jedi” in 2017.
We are going to be SO OLD!
The story indicates the movies are being spaced out this way because it takes about a year to suck each movie into the third dimension.
George Lucas says one hold up has been the wait for enough cinemas to finally upgrade to 3D capability.
Lucas told the New York Times last month that all six movies (in 2D) will be hitting Blu-ray in 2011.
Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i677c428c4dc16c2c7592835d50e86a3a
Each conversion takes at least a year to complete, with Lucas personally overseeing the process to make sure each one is as perfected as possible. Lucas has said that the "Avatar" experience convinced him that "Star Wars" was ready for the state-of-the-art 3D treatment.
Also pushing the timetable is a potential breakthrough in 3D television technology. With Samsung penetrating the market with 50,000-plus 3D-equipped televisions, and Sony planning to send its version to market in the coming months, the home-viewing experience could be primed for 3D DVD versions of the classic films by the time the new 3D series runs its course.
Lucas is purportedly queuing up the theatrical re-releases as a lead-in to the ultimate home viewing experience. Beyond that, the property would launch to all other 3D media.
and the official announcement:
http://starwars.com/movies/saga/announce3d/index.html
