Will IRON MAN 2 be in 3D?
Scoop master extraordinaire Harry Knowles got himself an interesting bit of news concerning everyone's favorite sarcastic tin man and the third dimension. It would seem that a little birdie notified Mr. Knowles via Twitter that there currently existed a one minute piece of test footage for IRON MAN 2 that has been converted to high definition digital 3D. The purpose of said test footage is to determine if Paramount is going to move forward in the process of converting the entire film to 3D, of which three companies are currently in a bidding war for. Furthermore, there are rumors that the studio may go back and convert the first film to 3D as well, most likely for a special limited release in conjunction with IRON MAN 2's release next May.
While Knowles is extremely confident, saying "I can state that the following is absolutely true," this news has yet to be confirmed or even addressed by Paramount, Marvel, director Jon Favreau, or any other related parties. However, almost this exact time last year, Favreau stated at an IRON MAN DVD conference that the only thing stopping IRON MAN 2 from being in 3D would be budget.
Let's hope the head geek is right and that Favreau gets his greenbacks, seeing how IRON MAN 2 3D would provide for some welcomed whiplash.
Read on for more about the 3D transfer process!
As a side note, I recently had a conversation about the 3D transfer process with director Meni Tsirbas (BATTLE FOR TERRA), a man who spent many years as a visual effects artist on films like TITANIC and HELLBOY. Essentially, the transfer of film not shot in 3D over to 3D has a long, intricate explanation attached to it, of which I did not even fully understand. Basically, from what I got from Meni's explanation, the challenge with the process comes down to two obvious things. Time and money. It's complicated and expensive. Yet, we see more and more film makers utilizing this process to enhance the film viewing experience. An example would be James Cameron, who Meni said converted a segment of TITANIC to 3D for a recent technology conference.
I believe the reason we are starting to see more 3D technology utilized is it seems to be slowly but surely earning its place as a viable way to further the world of story telling. As opposed to being used as a contrivance. And while the fair share of 3D skeptics still exist, do not forget that sound and color in film were once seen as gimmicks too.
However, films like FINAL DESTINATION 3D and MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D are not helping in breaking down this stereotype, as the technology used in this way is a blatant gimmick, equivalent of something you would see in a theme park.
We here at Gordon and the Whale hope for the best, so that our list of 10 films that should have been in 3D may one day soon be more than just our nerd fantasy.
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