First look at the tech – and budget – behind Avatar…and Titanic coming BACK to theaters in 3D?
The New York Times posted an extended article on the making of James Cameron’s upcoming 3D epic Avatar. It has a lot of info on the film and the groundbreaking technology behind it from Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Katenberg, and Cameron himself. One of the major bits of information was that producers are digitalizing ….
Aphrodite IX comic adaptation coming to big screen in 3-D
Threshold Entertainment and Platinum Studios are teaming up with Top Cow to bring the comic Aphrodite IX to the big screen, and the film will be shot in 3-D, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Mattel to create toy line for James Cameron’s Avatar – plus how amazing will the benchmark effects be?
Fox Licensing & Merchandising has selected Mattel to develop a toy line inspired by one of the most anticipated films of the year – James Cameron’s Avatar. Tapped as master toy licensee for the epic sci-fi film property, Mattel will create a line of action figures and vehicles scheduled to hit retail nationwide in October ….
Friday the 13th Part 3 – 3D Deluxe Edition DVD review
Spine-tingling horror gets a triple play, as Paramount Home Entertainment releases Friday the 13th Part 3 the Deluxe Edition on DVD – in 3D – for the first time in the U.S. While the third in the series of Jason movies starts to show it’s cracks, it’s still reminiscent of a time when slasher films ….
Groundbreaking 3D Monsters vs. Aliens spot to air during Super Bowl and 3D Chuck episode to follow
“Don’t Chuck Your Glasses” after Super Bowl XLIII DreamWorks and SoBe Lifewater announced that they are teaming with Intel and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide Monstrous 3D event for Super Bowl XLIII. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break event will mark the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s premier 3D movie trailer for ….
Original Night of the Living Dead returning to theaters in 3D
Night of the Living Dead is getting a unique dimensional twist that promises to pull viewers closer to the undead action. The team at Legend Films and PassmoreLab is bringing new life to the undead by converting the previously colorized genre-defining zombie film into 3D. The enhanced 1968 George A. Romero cult classic is slated ….
Zemeckis, Burton and Bruckheimer projects may go 3D and IMAX
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, the 3D 2009 holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will be the first film from The Walt Disney Studios slated for IMAX theaters under a new five-picture agreement the studio has reached with big screen movie exhibition company, it was announced yesterday by president of Walt Disney ….
James Cameron’s Avatar to be released in IMAX 3D opening day
IMAX and Twentieth Century Fox announced this morning that they have reached agreement to release the highly anticipated 3D motion picture Avatar in IMAX 3D simultaneously with the motion picture’s premiere in conventional 3D theatres on December 18, 2009. Avatar is directed and written by Oscar Winner James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, ….
Kung Fu Panda sequel Pandamonium coming in 2011
According to Variety, DreamWorks has greenlit a sequel to Kung Fu Panda called Pandamonium, which is scheduled for release on June 3, 2011. Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have signed on to reprise their voice roles for the film, which will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story on Kung Fu ….
Madagascar 2 IMAX version getting extended run
IMAX and DreamWorks announced today that the IMAX release of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has been extended to include the Thanksgiving holiday, and will now run into December. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will also play for the full run in new IMAX Digital theatres, which began rolling out this summer. These theaters are equipped with ….
Superman Returns in IMAX 3D One Day Early
Superman Returns is the world’s first live-action Hollywood feature to be converted from 2D to IMAX 3D format. IMAX is using its proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology to convert approximately 20 minutes of the film into An IMAX 3D Experience. And this eye-popping goodness will be on-screen one day earlier than it’s standard cinema counterpart. ….
Superman Returns to Be First Live-action Feature Converted into IMAX 3D
IMAX Corporation and Warner Brothers announced yesterday that Superman Returns, directed by Bryan Singer, will become the world’s first live-action Hollywood feature to be converted from 2D to IMAX(R) 3D. IMAX Corporation will use its proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology to convert approximately 20 minutes of the film into An IMAX 3D Experience, the most immersive cinematic 3D ….
IMAX to Get V for Vendetta
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that V For Vendetta, a thrilling action- adventure from the creators of The Matrix trilogy, will be simultaneously released to IMAX and conventional theatres on March 17, 2006. Produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski Brothers, directed by James McTeigue and starring Natalie Portman, V For Vendetta ….