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  • Popular Hollywood films being converted to 3D for re-release

    Popular Hollywood films being converted to 3D for re-release

    MUMBAI: To recreate the same magic that some Hollywood films had on people‘s minds and at the box office at the time of their release, a slew of international hits are now being converted into 3D for a re-release.

    Hollywood filmmakers have found a way to match up to the expectations of the contemporary and tech-savvy audience. The trend has already been a success for a few films such as The Lion King, Finding Nemo and Titanic to name a few. For that matter, The Lion King, that released in 3D in September this year, topped the US box office for the first two weeks of its run and earned almost $80 million.

    Here‘s taking a look at a few films that will again strike the silver screen though in their 3D avatars.

    Independence Day: Roland Emmerich‘s sci-fi blockbuster will return to theatres in 3D now. Though the date has not been decided yet, the producers and Emmerich have long been contemplating a sequel to the movie and have, therefore, decided to come up with a 3D release of the original movie to test waters and find out if there‘s interest among fans for continuation of the story.

    Star Wrs II

    After an overwhelming response to the Stars Wars Episode I 3D release, the series maker George Lucas and new owner Disney have decided to come up with the re-release of its second and third episodes in 2013. While the second film will be released on 20 September next year, the concluding part will release on 4 October, 2013.

    The Little Mermaid

    Released in 1989, the animated classic about a 16-year-old mermaid and her desire to explore more about human beings, has already won two Oscars, and is coming back to enchant the fans in 3D format on 13 September, 2013.

    Jurassic Park

    A Steven Spielberg classic, this film was the first of the Jurassic Park series and will be re-releasing in 3D in the wake of the film‘s 20th anniversary next year. Talking about the coexistence of dinosaurs and human beings and the fight between the two species, the film will be hitting the screens on 5 April, 2013.

    Monsters Inc.

    It wowed the audience when it first released in 2001, and following The Lion King‘s 3D success, the studio is also releasing this one in 3D on 19 December this year.

    A few films that have already been re-released in 3D are Titanic 3D, The Lion King 3D, Finding Nemo 3D, Beauty and the Beast 3D and Star Wars: Episode I 3D.

  • Spielberg scotches off making another action film

    Spielberg scotches off making another action film

    MUMBAI: Steven Spielberg has ruled out directing another high-octane blockbuster.
    The director said he was drawn to his latest film Lincoln as it was a pared-down biopic without big action sequences or special effects. “I knew I could do the action in my sleep at this point in my career. In my life, the action doesn‘t hold any… it doesn‘t attract me anymore,” he has been quoted to have said.
    The director also said that he never expected his acclaimed 1993 drama Schindler‘s List to resonate with audiences. That is why he said that he shot the film in black and white.
    The 65-year old Spielberg made a name for himself in Hollywood with big-budget sci-fi and adventure movies including Jaws, Jurassic Park and the Indiana Jones franchise.

  • Universal to release Jurrasic Park on 19 July 2013

    Universal to release Jurrasic Park on 19 July 2013

    MUMBAI: A day after it was reported that Paramount has preponed the release date of the Tom Cruise starrer One Shot from February 2013 to Dec. 21,Universal studios has sprang a surprise when it announced that it was advancing the release of the 3D version of Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 adventure film Jurrasic Park from 19 July, 2013.

    The studio also announced that it would release the Tom Cruise starrer Oblivion from July 10, 2013, to April 26.

    Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) is directing Cruise in Oblivion, a fantasy about a former soldier who is the last person left on Earth after a war with an alien race. When he encounters a crashed spacecraft with a lone survivor, the two set off on an epic adventure.

    One Shot from February 2013 to Dec. 21was boarding the re-release bandwagon and release the 3-D version of Steven Spielberg‘s Jurassic Park on 19 July 19 roughly around the 20th anniversary of the film‘s original debut in theaters on 11 June 11, 1993.

  • Spielberg not to helm Jurrasic Park 4

    Spielberg not to helm Jurrasic Park 4

    MUMBAI: Steven Spielberg has said that he will produce the fourth version of Jurassic Park, but won‘t helm it.

    “I don‘t want to talk about ‘Jurassic Park 4‘ yet – it‘s too early – but I can tell you that I‘m not directing it. I‘m producing it though,” the 65-year-old Spielberg bared in an interview.

    The filmmaker helmed 1993 the sci-fi thriller Jurassic Park and its 1997 follow-up The Lost World: Jurassic Park. He also produced ‘Jurassic Park III‘, which was released in 2001.

  • ‘Corporate’ DVD incorporates games

    ‘Corporate’ DVD incorporates games

    MUMBAI: Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate is said to first Bollywood DVD with interactive games. The first of its kind DVD is being released by Excel Home Videos in association with Indiagames.

    Adds Excel Home Videos MD M N Kapasi” The DVD signals the convergence of various media and a paradigm shift in the Indian Home Entertainment scenario”.
    Says the lead actress of Corporate Bipasha Basu, ‘This is the first time in India, and we are glad that Corporate is initiating the trend.”

    The DVD has more than Rs 700 worth of mobile games. The highlight of the feature is the office games based on the popular TV series The Office on NBC. The list of games also includes premium titles like Bruce Lee, Jurassic Park, Predator, Championship Cricket and F-Speed Forge in addition to the Office Games, informs the release.