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3-D Pirates? Disney, Depp, Bruckheimer Enter the Third Dimension
3-D Pirates? Disney, Depp, Bruckheimer Enter the Third Dimension
[Posted by David S. Cohen] To date, other than James Cameron's Avatar, there have been no announcements of a major franchise installment in live-action 3-D. No 3-D Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Die Hard or Pirates of the Caribbean. We hear from people who've worked on live-action 3-D that ...
'Beauty and the Beast' going 3-D
hollywoodreporter.com — Belle, the Beast and all the dancing silverware in "Beauty and the Beast" are getting a 3-D makeover. Producer Don Hahn and directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale -- the filmmakers behind the 1991 feature -- are using the film's original computer ... (more) 'Beauty and the Beast' going 3-D
Disney to Release Beauty and the Beast in 3-D
comingsoon.net — The Walt Disney Studios has begun re-rendering its Oscar®-winning animated favorite, Beauty and the Beast , in preparation for its Disney Digital 3-D(TM) debut on the big screen in 2010, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney ... (more) Disney to Release Beauty and the Beast in 3-D
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Pirates of the Caribbean 4 in 3D?
/Film — David Cohen on Variety’s Thompson On Hollywood Blog says that Disney is probably planning to release a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film in Digital Disney 3D. A couple weeks ago super-duper-producer Jerry Bruckheimer told us that screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are currently finishing up work on The Lone Ranger, before they start work on “the story and plot-lines” for a fourth Pirates film. When asked about the possibility of shooting some sequences of Pirates 4 in IMAX, Bruckheimer seemed enthusiastic ...

Man-Child Geek Round-Up: X-Men Teens Coming From Josh Schwartz
:: The Playlist :: — That horrible X-Men, babies, sorry teenagers project, "X-Men: First Class" is going forward. Yes, there was the comic The New Mutants that specifically dealt with teenagers grappling with their new powers (most Marvel mutants gain powers around puberty), but this one is being written by "Gossip Girls" creator Josh Schwartz (who also did the pitiful, "The O.C.") Does that mean Alexandra Patsavas (Schwartz's go-to girl for music) with cheesy, pseudo hip, teen emo-indie rock like Paramore and ...

3D Updates: Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast and Pirates of the Carribean
FirstShowing.net — ... AIW in 3D at all. Period. They intend on converting to 2D movie to 3D after the fact in post production!" It'll still be 3D in the end, it just won't look as good as if it were entirely shot in 3D (like say, James Cameron's Avatar). To me this just means that it's going to turn out a lot worse in 3D, because anything not built (or shot) from the ground up in 3D usually ends up terrible. I'll just stick with the 2D version, thank you! Lastly, David Cohen at Variety speculates that we could end up seeing Pirates of the Caribbean 4 ...

Poll: Should Disney Make 'Pirates 4' in 3-D?
Cinematical — ... , and a continuation of their most popular live-action franchise right now. Those brilliant minds over at Variety seem to think it'd be a no-brainer for Disney to bring Pirates into 3-D territory, and when ...

Downey on 'Avengers', Rejected 'Twilight' Script, 'Terminator' Poster and Much, Much More
RopeofSilicon.com — ... SUPERHERO POLL: Readers at Newsarama.com want "Fringe" star Mark Valley to play Captain America. RUMOR: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 speculated to be coming by way of Disney 3-D. RUMOR: Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson is said to be attached to direct the new He-Man film. Finally, Robert Downey Jr. talked to MTV about The Avengers spin-off featuring a superhero team-up and said: The danger you run with colliding all these worlds is [director] Jon [Favreau] was very ...

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