Marvel confirms 3-D for “Thor,” “Captain America”
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Remember the other day when we questioned the longevity of the 3-D craze, citing a story that Zack Snyder seemed to be leaning away from a post-production conversion for his upcoming “Sucker Punch” flick? Well, today’s announcement by Marvel Studios puts the 3-D train right back on track.
It seems that next summer’s blockbuster comic-book adaptations of “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” will be released in 3-D, according to the L.A. Times. This is only surprising because Marvel avoided the technology on “Iron Man 2,” which could have boosted its box office cume with a 3-D conversion … but might have attracted fanboy scorn if the end result was muddy (like “The Last Airbender”) or headache-inducing (like “Clash of the Titans”).
“We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience,” said “Thor” director Kenneth Branagh to the Hero Worship blog. He’ll reportedly make a similar case to fans at Comic-Con.
But “Thor” is finished filming, so this will be a post-production conversion, right? That’s not a good sign. At least “Captain America” director Joe Johnston has the advantage of shooting with 3-D cameras. (Though Drew McWeeny at Hitfix writes that Johnston tested the 3-D rigs and hated the process … interesting.)
News on these anticipated titles continues to break as Comic-Con nears. We’ll bring you what we know, so keep reading.
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