Star Wars 3D starting in 2012

[Bullwinkle]

Unfortunately, the only one you'll be able to see before the world ends is Phantom Menace.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46774

An official announcement is expected from LucasFilm Wednesday.


“The Phantom Menace” will be the 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.

[Destructor]

*rolls eyes at Lucas' stupidity*

[Teggy]

Worst idea ever.

[CeeKay]

what, you guys aren't looking forward to licking Jar Jar's backside?

[Bullwinkle]

I'm, um, actually looking forward to this.

Granted, I don't care as much about Ep 1, but I'll still go.  If only to make it more likely that I'll get to see the trench run in 3D!

[metallicorphan]

i am actually in

the pod race will be worth the price of the ticket alone...but fuck....2017 until its all done???

Star Wars Death Star trench run will be good,as will the Speeder bike chase from Jedi

so,3D TVs are just coming out,but by the time these(at least as a box set) are released on DVD or BR whatever in 3D,3D will prolly be dead in the water again...most of us are sick of 3D already!!!

[PR_GMR]

I think someone got a bee-wit jealous of James Cameron.. and that someone knows he can squeeze more money of the cash-cow's tits.

[metallicorphan]

I think someone got a bee-wit jealous of James Cameron.. and that someone knows he can squeeze more money of the cash-cow's tits.

i think you could probably put everyone on that list since Avatar came out

[Teggy]

My main issue with this is that these movies were not designed with 3D in mind, so they will probably just look crappy and that this is nothing more than a cash grab.  If Lucas wants my money he can re-releaese the unedited original trilogy on Blu-ray or in theaters. I'm sure plenty of people will willingly part with  their money for that.

[SkyLander]

Fuck you, George Lucas.



Fuck.....you.

[kronovan]

OUT for many reasons.

[PR_GMR]

Fuck you, George Lucas.



Fuck.....you.

I pity the Jeeeediiiii that falls in love with you
Oh, shit he's a goldigga! I thought you should know, nigga!

[McBa1n]

Fuck you, George Lucas.



Fuck.....you.

I second the motion.
Fuck George Lucas.

[th'FOOL]

I'm, um, actually looking forward to this.

Granted, I don't care as much about Ep 1, but I'll still go.  If only to make it more likely that I'll get to see the trench run in 3D!

Yeah, I'm in as well. With as many times as I rewatch those movies, he could put them out on the big screen again right now with no 3D and the kids and I would be there to see 'em all at least once (Ep IV and Ep V as many times as possible).  Fuck all you haters.

[Laner]

Oy.  I'm sure I'll go see them (well, at least the OT), but geez louise George - you can quit beating the horse at any time.

[Isgrimnur]

It's the Disney strategy.  Put them back out every seven years to have the kids extort another round of toy money out of their parents. 

[raydude]

actually if you think about it, Lucas at least put it in the order such that the original trilogy will get the box office record sales and hype they deserve (since they come last). Especially if the 3D technology keeps advancing year after year.

[Larraque]

actually if you think about it, Lucas at least put it in the order such that the original trilogy will get the box office record sales and hype they deserve (since they come last). Especially if the 3D technology keeps advancing year after year.

Good point. However, Han will still have shot second in the 3d version, and creepy ghost of Hayden Christiensen will still be staring down at you at the end of jedi.

Additionally, I bet he will throw in additional stupid - as he does with every edit of the movies.

[cheeba]

I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan. I have no interest whatsoever in seeing these movies in 3D.

[Caine]

It's the Disney strategy.  Put them back out every seven years to have the kids extort another round of toy money out of their parents. 

goddamn disney "vault".  so glad pixar didn't allow that shit to happen to them.

[Wargus]

I don't get it - why doesn't he just let somebody else make more SW movies?  Hell, any hack would be better at it than Lucas.

[Bullwinkle]

It's the Disney strategy.  Put them back out every seven years to have the kids extort another round of toy money out of their parents. 

goddamn disney "vault".  so glad pixar didn't allow that shit to happen to them.

The Vault is actually a clever idea.  Obviously, it drives up demand.  But Disney's in a unique position, since their films are on a natural cycle anyway (kids grow too old for them, then want to rediscover them when they get a little older, then want to share with their kids [there are always more kids]). 

Most importantly, though, is that the whole Vault business lends elevates the films even beyond the pure classic status they currently have.  This goes great until Fox & the Hound or Oliver & Co. have to go back.  Then the whole thing is spoiled.

[metallicorphan]

It's the Disney strategy.  Put them back out every seven years to have the kids extort another round of toy money out of their parents. 

goddamn disney "vault".  so glad pixar didn't allow that shit to happen to them.

The Vault is actually a clever idea.  Obviously, it drives up demand.  But Disney's in a unique position, since their films are on a natural cycle anyway (kids grow too old for them, then want to rediscover them when they get a little older, then want to share with their kids [there are always more kids]). 

Most importantly, though, is that the whole Vault business lends elevates the films even beyond the pure classic status they currently have.  This goes great until Fox & the Hound or Oliver & Co. have to go back.  Then the whole thing is spoiled.

i still have to watch my Fox and the Hound DVD..but i remember crying when i was a kid at it,so i have been avoiding it

[Blackjack]

Nothing excites me more than the thought of Jar-Jar Binks in living 3-D. 

[CeeKay]

Episode I will hit the screens in 3D on February 10th, 2012.

[metallicorphan]

less than a year..hmm,wonder why he didn't go with May 25th or May the 4th even,as every star wars film has been released in May
so i wonder if it will be every February after that then for the rest until as said 2017

[Flatlander]

This franchise needs a reboot.   Leave it alone for a few years and hand it off to some new director.




Oh.................and Fuck Lucas.

[Kevin Grey]

less than a year..hmm,wonder why he didn't go with May 25th or May the 4th even,as every star wars film has been released in May
so i wonder if it will be every February after that then for the rest until as said 2017

The 1997 re-releases started in January and were quite successful so the timeframe makes sense. 

[PeteRock]

I don't get it - why doesn't he just let somebody else make more SW movies?  Hell, any hack would be better at it than Lucas.

Because he is George Lucas.  I'm starting to wonder if his own ego would rival Charlie Sheen's.   

[hepcat]

Oy.  I'm sure I'll go see them (well, at least the OT), but geez louise George - you can quit beating the horse at any time.

same.  i'll go more for the spectacle, though. 

[whiteboyskim]

I might go see one or two of them (certainly Revenge of the Sith) just to see the quality of the conversion, but the real ticket is in 2015 when Star Wars (fuck you A New Hope) hits. My son will be the same age I was when I first saw it. 3D or no, I'm going to see Star Wars with my son in the theater and showing him what an experience that is.

[Purge]

I might go see one or two of them (certainly Revenge of the Sith) just to see the quality of the conversion, but the real ticket is in 2015 when Star Wars (fuck you A New Hope) hits. My son will be the same age I was when I first saw it. 3D or no, I'm going to see Star Wars with my son in the theater and showing him what an experience that is.

"Daddy, did star wars movies suck this bad when you were a kid too?"

[Caine]

I might go see one or two of them (certainly Revenge of the Sith) just to see the quality of the conversion, but the real ticket is in 2015 when Star Wars (fuck you A New Hope) hits. My son will be the same age I was when I first saw it. 3D or no, I'm going to see Star Wars with my son in the theater and showing him what an experience that is.

not only am I planning on doing the same thing with my son (he'll be 7 by then) but i am going to try and keep TESB and RotJ spoiler free until he sees them in the theater.

damn shame they are going in order though as it would be great to see clone wars and sith in the theaters. 

[metallicorphan]

I might go see one or two of them (certainly Revenge of the Sith) just to see the quality of the conversion, but the real ticket is in 2015 when Star Wars (fuck you A New Hope) hits. My son will be the same age I was when I first saw it. 3D or no, I'm going to see Star Wars with my son in the theater and showing him what an experience that is.

not only am I planning on doing the same thing with my son (he'll be 7 by then) but i am going to try and keep TESB and RotJ spoiler free until he sees them in the theater.

damn shame they are going in order though as it would be great to see clone wars and sith in the theaters. 

yeah whenever i tell anyone to see the star wars movies i always tell them to see 4-6 first....that way Yoda as a little green muppet but a great Jedi is a total surprise when Luke is looking for him and finds him,and of course the parental thing...and watching in that order,you may actually stay interested in the first two movies(TPM,AOTC)

[kronovan]

At this point I don't care what he does with the original trilogy, just as long as he lets someone else with untarnished talent make the next chapter-Thrawn trilogy, or an Old Republic trilogy. Rehash after prequel after rehash just doesn't cut it Mr Lucas. I'm not that big a fan of 3D w/shades, so I'm out on this.

[Purge]

I'm surprised that I haven't seen an article on TheOnion.com heralding that the last three people who have not seen Star Wars have just watched all six movies.

[metallicorphan]

first poster




I guess Qui Gon,Young Anakin,Padme and Jar Jar are not in this version

[Blackjack]

It's pretty funny old Darth Maul gets the center of the poster when he has no backstory (some of the books gave him one, so probably you can read those and maybe it'll make him seem more interesting in the movie), and gets

Spoiler for Hiden:

cut in half (God Forbid, someone here maybe never saw it?)

just when he's threatening to become interesting.

I remember a conversation with my newspaper's sports editor...
"Well, Darth Maul is pretty cool."
"But what's his story? Who is he? Why do we care?"
"Uhhh, and he's got a double blade light saber. That's cool!"
"How does he relate to anything else in the movie?"
"Look, he's red, he's got horns on his head, he's got a double blade light saber! What the hell more do you want?"
We didn't resolve our conversation.  

[faide]

Interestingly enough, it appears Darth Maul is coming back to life in the Clone Wars cartoon.   Will be interesting to see how they pull that off..

Here's the article about it:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/12/star-wars-clone-wars-darth-maul/

[Autistic Angel]

It's pretty funny old Darth Maul gets the center of the poster when he has no backstory (some of the books gave him one, so probably you can read those and maybe it'll make him seem more interesting in the movie), and gets

Spoiler for Hiden:

cut in half (God Forbid, someone here maybe never saw it?)

just when he's threatening to become interesting.

I remember a conversation with my newspaper's sports editor...
"Well, Darth Maul is pretty cool."
"But what's his story? Who is he? Why do we care?"
"Uhhh, and he's got a double blade light saber. That's cool!"
"How does he relate to anything else in the movie?"
"Look, he's red, he's got horns on his head, he's got a double blade light saber! What the hell more do you want?"
We didn't resolve our conversation.  

Yeah, that's a problem with pretty much all the prequel characters. 

-Autistic Angel