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‘Titanic 3D’ Featurette: James Cameron Pitches His 3D Vision

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:02:19 +0000

It was a year ago that we first learned that Titanic was being converted into 3D, and since then, reaction has been joyous nostalgia juxtaposed to continued disdain for a filmmaking format that some just refuse to embrace.

Well, anti-3D people, James Cameron feels your pain and he wants to explain to you (and anybody else who may be wondering) just why Titanic 3D is going to be worth your while. Better yet: he’s not going to just tell you, he’s going to (sort of) show you why Titanic is worth a 3D conversion.

For those who may be too young to remember: James Cameron (Avatar) directed this little film called Titanic back in the late ’90s. It was a fictional chronicle of love set on the real-life “indestructible” cruise liner that [SPOILER ALERT!] ...

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‘Titanic 3D’ Setting Sail In Spring 2012

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:44:27 +0000

James Cameron’s Titanic was an unprecedented box office smash when it hit theaters all the way back in 1997. The film also launched the careers of both Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet; ended up snagging a record eleven Academy Awards at the 1998 Oscars ceremony; and remains the second-highest grossing theatrical release of all time – behind Cameron’s other ultra-expensive must massively popular project, Avatar (ignoring inflation adjustments, of course ;-P).

Word got out last year that Cameron’s historical romance would (shockingly) be given a 3D theatrical re-release sometime in 2012 – and now an official release date has been set for the titular vessel’s return to the big screen.

Cameron and Michael Bay recently opened up about the current state (and future) of 3D cinema, a bit of filmmaking technology that the ...

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Titanic 3D Confirmed for 2012 Release

Ross Miller — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:56:19 +0000

If you didn’t think Roland Emmerich’s disaster spectacle 2012 had enough destruction in it – and lacked a pivotal third dimension – then here’s some news you’ll be interested in. James Cameron’s Oscar-winning and box office behemoth, Titanic, will be getting a 3D re-release in the Spring of 2012.

We’ve heard rumblings for a long time that Titanic would eventually get a 3D release and more recently Cameron said the aim was to release it in spring of 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the titular ship’s sinking. Now Los Angeles Times – in a piece celebrating Titanic actress Gloria Stuart’s 100th birthday – has confirmed the aim by saying that Cameron is, “converting the blockbuster into 3-D for re-release in April 2012, the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking.”

Now that we know that Titanic will be ...

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Cameron Eyeing Avatar & Titanic Theatrical Re-Releases

Mike Eisenberg — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:03 +0000

If anybody believes Gordon Gekko that “greed is good” it has to be James Cameron. As if $2.6 billion worldwide wasn’t enough for the creator of Avatar, in an interview with USA Today, the box office master is looking to milk his biggest cows for everything they’ve got.

“The wildcard is that we might be re-releasing [Avatar] this fall. It’s kind of gotten stomped out (in theaters) because of Alice in Wonderland. The word we’re getting back from exhibitors is we probably left a couple of hundred million dollars on the table as a result.”

“We’re targeting spring of 2012 for the release (of a 3D version of Titanic), which is the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of the ship.”

Avatar could ...

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Avatar Hits $2 Billion, Oscar Competition Gets Stronger

Rob Keyes — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:03 +0000

Sick of Avatar or its week-after-week success and record-breaking numbers? Well, many moviegoers certainly aren’t as Avatar was again #1 at the box office this weekend, destroying Mel Gibson’s return to glory. Avatar’s estimated $30 million domestic draw over the weekend makes it number one for the seventh weekend in a row (7th!) and it also marks the largest 7th weekend for any movie ever.

Last weekend Avatar became the top grossing film of all time, finally passing Cameron’s other film in the Titanic and if that wasn’t enough, this weekend it passed the $2 billion mark, surpassing every expectation imaginable and further hammering down the predictions of those who doubted it could succeed.

This sure makes the Oscar race more interesting this year as James Cameron and Avatar won big at the ...

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Avatar is #1 All-Time Box Office Movie

Rob Keyes — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:21:46 +0000

I bet all those naysayers and doubters about how well Avatar would do at the box office have little to say now. James Cameron’s Avatar has surpassed Titanic as the number one all time grossing film worldwide. A fact that differs widely from the opinion of those who said it couldn’t beat The Twilight Saga: New Moon…

Yesterday, Monday January 25th, Avatar hit the $1.843 billion mark, finally passing the director’s other success story about that sinking ship. No one can doubt James Cameron ever again when it comes to what he can do with any property and Fox Studios has smiles all around. I’m waiting for Cameron to come out and say he’s “King of the World” (of Pandora this time?).

While sitting high as the #1 worldwide, Avatar still has a bit to go ...

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Avatar: More Records, Downloadable Script & TV Deal

Rob Keyes — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:11:30 +0000

If Avatar wasn’t making enough headlines already, we have some more for you. In this update on James Cameron’s success story about native blue aliens fighting back to protect their world, we talk about where and when Avatar will air on TV, a few more records broken domestically and across the seas, and the screenplay being made available for you for free!

The Screenplay

20th Century Fox has put up the full screenplay for James Cameron’s Avatar to download for free. You can check it out here on PDF to see what didn’t make it into the final cut of the theatrical version.

Or, if you’re in the light humor type of mood, you can check out the abbreviated version below.

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Avatar Is An Epic Success

Rob Keyes — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:15 +0000

Back in the day (read: three weeks ago), some people said James Cameron’s weird blue alien movie with its gimmicky 3D effects would flop at the box office. Heck, they had spent so much making this movie and so much marketing it last minute, that there’s no way it would succeed, right? It would never come close to the numbers that Twilight Saga’s New Moon made in November; It wouldn’t even compete against Sherlock Holmes.

Those people were all wrong.

After 17 days, including a December opening weekend record, a record for the largest opening of an original film not based on an existing property (novel, short story) or film (sequel, remake), the biggest second weekend of all time, the biggest third weekend of all time, among many other records, Avatar hit it big amongst ...

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Avatar Sets December Box Office Record [Updated]

Rob Keyes — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:17:33 +0000

Update: Avatar just keeps on breaking records and barriers…

The weekend’s nearly over and the estimates for James Cameron’s Avatar are in. We’re looking at a $73 million domestic opening and just over $159 million worldwide bring its town debut gross at over $232 million.

Are these good or bad? Well, fans of the industry should be happy to know that this is the largest opening ever for an original film not based on an existing property (novel, short story) or film (sequel, remake) – so that’s always a win. It beat out Lord of the Rings: Return of the King for best December opening and (Update) might just squeeze past I am Legend. It’s also James Cameron’s biggest debut and I think Terminator 2, Aliens and Titanic were decent hits looking back on ...

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A Cameron Cornucopia – The Value of James Cameron

Mike Wilkerson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:37:29 +0000

We are on the cusp of the debut of one of Hollywood’s most anticipated releases in years, James Cameron’s Avatar. With concern about being the “most expensive movie in feature film history” and its likening to the wars overseas (essentially a movie-inspired take on the conquest of big oil over the small but feisty, native inhabitants of “Pandora”), there is a lot for Avatar and James Cameron to overcome even before its official release. Like most things however, one can find many potential answers from a review of the previous history of just about anything. Whether it’s the potential of a person to pay back money they might receive or the value to be reaped from a multi-million dollar blockbuster, answers can be found in what’s come before.

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Cameron Confesses ‘Titanic’ Wasn’t a Passion Project

Scott Miller — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:13:15 +0000

Ever wonder where Titanic got the drive to be so unbelievably, terrifyingly successful? Turns out the highest-grossing film of all time was only looking for acceptance from its distant, enigmatic director, James Cameron – acceptance that never came. James Cameron shared his thoughts on the doomed ship flick (and apparently everything else) in an interview with Playboy, due out in December.

Cameron went on to say:

“I made Titanic because I wanted to dive to a shipwreck, not because I particularly wanted to make the movie…Titanic was about ‘f*ck you’ money…”

He might mean ‘lots of money.’ Remind me to use that on grandma when she asks how much turkey I want on Thanksgiving. Speaking of family, Cameron had this to say about his:

“They were pretty much against everything. I can’t think of anything my dad was for except hockey. He used to throw ...

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Titanic and Terminator 2 3D Still In The Works

Anthony Ocasio — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:54:38 +0000

With the re-release of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D around the corner, the question around town has been: What’s the next blockbuster to enter the third dimension?

If you ask the folks over at Lightstorm Entertainment (James Cameron’s production company), the answer is obvious… Titanic?

Now, before you go running for your tissue box and 3D glasses, an insider suggests one should not expect to hear any specifics announced until later next year – but you’re not going to have to wait too long as Lightstorm partner Jon Landau says, “I don’t think it’s too far into the future. We’re pretty far down the road.”

As we previously reported for all you Cameron-atics (Yeah, totally just made that up), Titanic isn’t the only film on the books for receiving the 3D treatment. In fact, Lightstorm has done ...

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‘Titanic’ And ‘T2′ In 3D? (Plus New Avatar Pic)

Ross Miller — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:42:28 +0000

With his 3D CGI, Motion-Capture extravaganza Avatar on the way at the end of the year, just what else has James Cameron got on the horizon? Well, how about taking some of his past movies and transforming them into 3D as well? Word is that Cameron is thinking about doing his mega-success Titanic in 3D, and maybe Terminator 2, as well.

On top of this news, we also have a brand new image from Avatar, which shows the director himself getting in on the action. Sweet.

Cameron spoke with Empire at Comic-Con recently where he gave his thoughts about his love of 3D technology. It is here that he mentioned his plan to bring Titanic to three-dimensional life:

“We’re going to do Titanic in 3-D! We’ve already done a 90 second clip of it ...

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