Star Wars flicks to see 3D re-release, starting with Episode 1 in 2012

The Star Wars series hasn't even hit Blu-ray yet, but The Hollywood Reporter reports sources are saying George Lucas definitely intends to refill his money pit in 2012 by bringing out the movies, one each year, in 3D. Unfortunately that means even if you're optimistically expecting a well done 3D conversion process Episode IV is at least five years away since the plan is to release the movies in numerical order. According to the sources, even after demoing converted 3D footage of the movies in the past, Lucas was moved to greenlight the process after experiencing Avatar and realizing that by the time the movies hit theaters, and eventually homes, there will be more than enough capable screens to watch them on. Of course, all could be forgiven if this meant there were enough petty cash floating around to convince Lucas it's time to restore and rerelease the original editions on Blu-ray, but we're not holding our breath.Star Wars flicks to see 3D re-release, starting with Episode 1 in 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  The Hollywood Reporter  | Email this | Comments

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