14 DAY TRIAL // “Titanic” fans, James Cameron has excellent news for you: he's almost done converting the 1997 masterpiece to 3D. On Friday, Cameron screened 18 full minutes from the 3D version of the film for an audience in Los Angeles.
Word that Cameron was going to start working on “Titanic” to give it the 3D treatment began making the rounds shortly after the astounding success of “Avatar.”
An estimated release date was announced for April 2012 and, as AceShowbiz can confirm, that is truly the case.
Cameron showed 8 scenes amounting to 18 minutes to the audiences, who are said to have been impressed by what they saw on screen, even if wasn't new content.
“They included the moment when Jack and Rose meet at the Titanic's grand stairwell, dance at the steerage section, and kiss on the bow of the passenger liner. It also sees the vertical sinking of the elite ship after it struck an iceberg in northwest Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage,” AceShowbiz writes.
Speaking after the screening of why he decided to make “Titanic” in 3D, Cameron said it was a wonderful opportunity to bring people back into theaters, especially since many fans probably never saw the blockbuster in a cinema.
He believes “Titanic” is that kind of movie that needs to be re-released.
“There are certain films that are being brought back to the theater. There's a whole generation who haven't seen ['Titanic'] in theaters at all,” Cameron said.
“I think it looks spectacular. If I had 3D cameras at the time and there had been 3D theaters at the time, I certainly would have shot it in 3D,” he added.
“It's also just a way of reinventing the concept of a re-release and getting people to come back to theaters and commit that three hours and 15 minutes to go through the experience again,” the director also said.
Because “Titanic” wasn't shot in 3D, it's not fully 3D but rather, as Cameron puts it, “2.99D.” Nevertheless, since we're talking of a director that always takes everything very seriously, it's bound not to disappoint.
“Titanic 3D” will not include additional footage, and will be out in theaters on April 6, 2012.