‘Titanic’ 3D Release Coming In 2012

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Posted March 15th, 2010 at 5:17 pm

Everything being released these days is a re-boot or in 3D. Now, we can add older movies being re-released in 3D thanks to James Cameron. According to the USA Today, Cameron will convert one of the highest grossing movies of all-time, Titanic, to 3D. When asked about Titanic, Cameron said “We’re targeting spring of 2012 for the release (of a 3D version of Titanic), which is the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of the ship.”

This is quite different from what he said just last month when he told MTV that it was a cheap move and the audience would see right through it. I guess that only applies to every other movie that isn’t his. I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t mind seeing a ‘Terminator’ or ‘Predator’ in 3D.

Avatar fans who want to see the film in 3D later this year will get the chance. Cameron also said the film would probably get a re-release in theaters this Fall.

The wildcard is that we might be re-releasing the movie this fall. It’s kind of gotten stomped out (in theaters) because of Alice in Wonderland. The word we’re getting back from exhibitors is we probably left a couple of hundred million dollars on the table as a result. The question is the appetite still going to be there after the summer glut of movies. We’re going to assess that. We’re talking about maybe adding in additional footage and doing something creative.

It’s not surprising to see that Alice in Wonderland had such an effect on Avatar when you consider the audience the movie is geared towards. I had the chance to see ‘Alice’ in theaters over the weekend, it’s just a great movie to see even if it wasn’t in 3D. It seems like it would be a pretty smart business move to re-release Avatar in theaters again this fall once it’s completely out of theaters. I know if I can’t watch it at home in 3D, I’d head back to the IMAX and watch it again later this year.

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