The news is all over the web that George Lucas has green lighted converting Star Wars into 3-D. Since the movies were originally shot in 2-D, this will mean that a 2-D to 3-D conversion process will be used. The first film to be released will be Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. You can expect it to be released in 2012.
Just think. Now you get to see all your favorite characters in 3-D, such as Jar-Jar Binks and the Ewoks.
It had been reported that Lucas had delayed converting the Star Wars movies into 3D until there were enough screens available to screen them.
Following the success of James Cameron’s Avatar, which broke several box office records, 3D movies have become more common.
This year, Alice In Wonderland, Toy Story 3 and Shrek Forever After were all released in 3D and proved to be a big hit at cinemas.
But reactions to the news about Star Wars have been mixed.
Yeah, I am sure the reactions are mixed. How well can you do a 2-D to 3-D conversion? What about the first movie? You know, the real first movie – Star Wars: A New Hope – which was released in 1977. How well can you do a 2-D to 3-D conversion on that?
