Damn you George Lucas!

[Relique du Madde]

'Star Wars' 3D release targeted for Feb. 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Fox, Lucasfilm eye date around Valentine's Day

By Gregg Kilday and Kim Masters

20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm are zeroing in on a February 2012 release date to launch the first of the "Star Wars" movies to be converted to 3D, "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace."

George Lucas hopes that releasing the film early in the year, outside of summer blockbuster season, will give it an open run at the box office and also set up the opportunity to sell merchandise through the balance of the year. The plan under discussion would make the release of the subsequent films in the series an annual event on the film calendar.

While Fox said it has not decided on a specific date, sources suggested that it is looking at a date around Valentine's Day, which falls on a Tuesday in 2012.

That would point to a release date as early as Friday, Feb. 10 or, more likely, Wednesday, Feb. 15, or Friday, Feb. 17, which also happens to be the beginning of the extended President's Day holiday weekend.

Currently, the only movie slated for February 2012 is Sony's "Ghost Rider 2," which will also be in 3D and is set for Feb. 17.

If the first in the series meets with success, the remaining five films would follow a year apart on comparable dates. However, depending on how the first release performs, the companies could also decide to open the subsequent entries in different spots on the calendar.

When the new special-edition version of the original three "Star Wars" movies were re-released in 1997, that cycle began with a re-release of "Episode IV: A New Hope" on Jan. 31, followed by "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" on Feb. 21 and "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" on March 14.

Launching the movies during the first quarter of the year would also give Lucas Licensing the opportunity to launch new licensing programs that could run throughout the course of the year.

Stop messing around with your finished Star Wars movies and WRITE SOMETHING NEW ALREADY YOU TALENTLESS HACK! Making a flat 2d movie 3d doesn't make it better!

 

[jonesy]

He's been trying to get the live action tv series running. For several years now.

Could the 3D movies be an attempt to collect money for the tv show?

Either way it's starting to look like he's never going to make parts 7-9.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The worst part is he's releasing them in storyline order, IOW, we get the crappy ones first.

Just what we need during a recession: Jar-Jar Binks in 3D!!!

(Meesa not so happy.)

 

[Fast Learner]

Either way it's starting to look like he's never going to make parts 7-9.

I'm nearly positive that he announced at the end of ep 3 that he would never make 7-9.

Plus, if you look at eps 1-3 and at Indiana Jones 4, honestly, I much rather he never make 7-9. I don't need another Highlander 2 to have to try to constantly wipe from my mind whenever someone mentions it.

 

[Orius]

Is this really that big a surprise?

 

[jonesy]

I'm nearly positive that he announced at the end of ep 3 that he would never make 7-9.

Oh. Not really sure if I should be relieved or dissappointed.

 

[Thanee]

(Meesa not so happy.)

Everything has to be 3D these days...

Putting the worst of the six movies out first is not the best idea to test audience acceptance. Especially if the whole difference will be the addition of crappy and pointless 3D postrendering.

Well, probably it will still become a success... people are dumb like that.

OOOooohhh... Star Wars in 3D!!!

Bye
Thanee

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I just had a vision of the Star Wars movies done in 3D...as done on Monster Horror Chiller Theater (a recurring skit on SCTV)!

 

[Fast Learner]

Count Floyd! And Dr. Tongue!

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

George Lucas is just trying to answer all his critics over Episodes 1-3.

So many people complained that the characters lacked depth...