A REPORT on Reuters’s US site claims that two upcoming Harry Potter films will be converted into 3D ahead of their release in late 2010 and summer 2011. This follows a similar report on Televisions.com that “Clash of the Titans”, a remake of the 1981 Laurence Olivier classic, is expected to undergo 3D conversion for its release in March 2010. A 3D rerelease of “Toy Story 2″ is also currently showing in British cinemas, but only for a limited time period of two weeks.
But conversion to 3D is surely no substitute for being filmed in 3D in the first place – and news about such projects is spread a lot more thinly. “Ghostbusters 3″, for example, is expected to be filmed in 3D, but that won’t hit cinemas until 2012.
In the meantime, we can enjoy a smattering of converted releases – George Lucas, for example, has hinted at rereleasing the “Star Wars” films in 3D. And, of course, various UK broadcasters are looking at bringing 3D content to the living room within 2010.