George Lucas told Access Hollywood that the success and overwhelming response of James Cameron’s AVATAR, and it’s successful use of the 3-D technology, could very well move forward STAR WARS films in 3-D as well.
At the HBO Golden Globes party on Sunday, Lucas was quoted as saying “I liked it. I make movies like that, [so], I can appreciate what [James Cameron] went through to do it”
AVATAR won the Golden Globe for Best Picture, which (coupled with it’s overwhelming financial take) must certainly be a big motivating factor behind the renewed interest for George to explore 3-D technology. ”[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.”
Lucas went on to say “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.”
Before that however, George is writing and producing the movie “Red Tails,” about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
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Could be cool…I prefer some sort of NEW Star Wars flick…that I could be a part of and all. 😉