Lucas targets Star Wars in 3D

George Lucas has yet to work in the new 3-D technology that is sweeping Hollywood, but the director told Access Hollywood that the success and achievements of “Avatar” could help bring “Star Wars” into the third dimension.

“I liked it. I make movies like that, [so], I can appreciate what [James Cameron] went through to do it,” George Lucas told Access Hollywood at the HBO Golden Globes party on Sunday.

”[I’m] happy it’s so successful, and worked very well in 3-D,” he continued. “Haven’t been a big fan of 3-D, but that movie definitely improves in (the field of) 3-D.”

George was so impressed with the movie’s technology – which took home the trophy for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 2010 Globes – that he thinks it could help pave the way for creating 3-D versions of his “Star Wars” movies.

“We’ve been looking for years and years and years of trying to take ‘Star Wars’ and put it in 3-D,” George explained to Access. “But, [the] technology hasn’t been there. We’ve been struggling with it, but I think this will be a new impetus to make that happen.”

On the other hand, , George is writing and producing “Red Tails,” about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

source: Access Hollywood

STAR WARS to return in 3D?

Marketsaw.blogspot.com has reporter what seems to be a rumor, that may well be reliably turn out to be true...

With the rising popularity and success of the latest advancements in digital 3D cinema, Lucasfilms is prepping up a new STAR WARS trilogy, this time in stereoscopic 3D. This is NOT the TV series, these are brand spankin' new 3D STAR WARS movies.

And we are also not talking about the re-release of the six existing STAR WARS movies which is already being set to be released in 3D format as well. We are talking about a NEW set of Star Wars movies.

I know some of you are rolling your eyeballs because Lucas has already ruined his own Star Wars Universe by directing Episode 1,2, & 3. I admit being one of those who has already lost faith in the Star Wars Universe actually. But in a positive turn of events, Lucas will be producing and NOT directing these new episodes. The source of this news, which is at marketsaw.blogspot.com also revealed that Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola (both personal friends of Lucas) may be tapped to direct these movies.

Check out the full article here

Well, I WAS a big STAR WARS Geek. I still sometimes am one. And I do want STAR WARS regain its respect. Lucas should have done this (giving directorial powers to a batter director) earlier though. The damage of the Prequels has been done.