Posted by: Sonora on: February 5, 2010
It’s time for this week’s installment of the 3D round-up! All the latest news, brought to you in amazing 3D. Well, not really – we’re not at the point yet where we can view blogs in 3D (but as soon as it’s available, it’s happening on this blog). But in the meantime, here are some 2D offerings on the 3D movie world …
*Avatar is tied with The Hurt Locker in scoring the most Oscar nominations for this year’s awards, with a grand total of nine nominations. Anticipate several horrible jokes about 3D at this year’s ceremony (given: a fake bit about how this monologue/musical number/award presentation is in THREE DEE, prompting a bad actor to lean over the audience with bug eyes and hands waving)
*The latest Dune film may happen in 3D – director Pierre Morel would like that, at least
*Paramount would like to release the next Transformers film in 3D, though the amount of time needed to do so may be a hindrance. Ultimately it’ll come down to the truckload of money that would likely come from a 3D film featuring Megan Fox
*More 3D lovin’ is on the way – Tinto Brass (Caligula) has announced his own plans to direct a 3D erotic film set during the Roman empire
*This past Sunday’s Grammy awards featured a Michael Jackson tribute that was partially in 3D
*And the most shocking news of the week: Fox wants an Avatar sequel. In the same article, it was noted that Avatar’s upcoming DVD release will not be in 3D, as, according to Murdoch, the technology isn’t there yet. You can bet it’s on the fast track though – if there’s one thing studios love more than charging extra at the movie theater, it’s double-dipping via new DVD releases
See everyone next week with more 3D news!