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BBC News - George Lucas to release Star Wars in 3D

 

The entire Star Wars film saga is to be converted into 3D, director George Lucas has announced.

 

A statement on the Star Wars website said: "The cutting edge conversion will take that immersion to the next thrilling level."

 

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is expected to be released in 2012, with the other films to follow.

 

Last month, it was announced that 3D films had helped boost UK box office takings by 8%.

 

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.

 

"Watching TPM (The Phantom Menace) in 3D would be like the car actually crashing into your face as opposed to just unfolding before your eyes," British Star Trek actor and science fiction fan Simon Pegg said on micro-blogging site Twitter.

 

Another user dubbed GeorgeMcCallum added: "Do you not think that Star Wars in 3D may ruin the context of the film, messing around with a movie which is already so popular?"

 

Lucas directed the first Star Wars film in 1977 and also its three prequels Industrial Light & Magic, the part of Lucas's production company Lucasfilm that specialises in visual effects, will supervise the project.

 

ILM's John Knoll said: "Getting good results on a stereo conversion is a matter of taking the time and getting it right.

 

"It takes a critical and artistic eye along with an incredible attention to detail to be successful. It is not something that you can rush if you want to expect good results.

 

"For Star Wars we will take our time, applying everything we know both aesthetically and technically to bring audiences a fantastic new Star Wars experience."

 

In April, DreamWorks announced the first three Shrek movies would be converted to 3D.

 

It has also been reported that Warner Bros has plans to rerelease the Harry Potter films in the newly revived forma

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Yeah, Pegg, well you're just jealous because you've been in shitty Star Trek and not the real deal.

 

Pegg needs to button it when it comes to cussing Star Wars, it's virtually a career for him. We get it, Pegg, you think the prequels are a bit shit, deal with it instead of boring us all senseless.

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Yeah, Pegg, well you're just jealous because you've been in shitty Star Trek and not the real deal.

 

Pegg needs to button it when it comes to cussing Star Wars, it's virtually a career for him. We get it, Pegg, you think the prequels are a bit shit, deal with it instead of boring us all senseless.

 

NERD RAGE!

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You've got to admit that Jar Jar Binks is a massive ballon-head tho mate.

 

There are problems with the prequels (and the originals, for that matter) but if you don't act like a big spazzy jilted girl, unlike Pegg, you can actually enjoy them.

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I quite enjoyed all of the star wars film. i watched them with my sons, who are well into sci-fi and way less cynical than your average star wars fan, so I was able to sort of watch it through their eyes. they prefer the old ones too, but the first three aren't that bad. George Lucas sold out a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

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