Due to the success of “The Final Destination” over the weekend, we can expect to see a lot more 3-D movies going into development over the next few months. Just this morning The Hollywood Reporter had news of a film in the works titled “Drive Angry,” which will feature Nicolas Cage popping out at you in three dimensions.
Also in the past few days were reports of a possible 3-D “Swamp Thing” remake and confirmation that The Weinstein Co. is moving ahead on a third “Halloween” movie that will be made in 3-D and released next summer.
The “Halloween 3-D” news is interesting because the sequel must have been put into gear before the weekend’s box office figures came in with “Halloween II” under-performing in third place. But the fact that it was beaten by a 3-D horror film only goes to show that a similarly enhanced sequel is a good move for the Weinsteins.
Another good move would be to release the thing in October rather than in August, as they did with “Halloween II.” Many people believe the new sequel’s disappointing box office take was partly due to its untimely release date.
Of course, a third installment in the rebooted “Halloween” franchise will not involve Rob Zombie, who directed the first two films. Zombie told MTV News recently that there is nothing more for him to do with the series and that the latest installment wraps up the story.
Could that mean a 3-D remake of “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” is in order? There are actually a few of us who would be interested in that. But only a few.
With all the excitement for 3-D films, including at international film festivals like Venice and with dramatic, non-genre films, it was surprising to hear that Guillermo del Toro will not be filming the “Hobbit” movies in 3-D. This despite the rumors and despite del Toro’s endorsement of both the format and the biggest 3-D movie of the year, “Avatar.”
“I’ve seen ‘Avatar’ and I was absolutely blow away by it!!” del Toro wrote in the forum of “Lord of the Rings” fansite TheOneRing.net. “I myself expect to explore 3D soon enough- it is the future, just not my immediate future.”
Maybe del Toro will do “Hellboy 3-D,” although he has a lot of other projects in his pipeline following “The Hobbit” to choose from that probably have precedence. Meanwhile, in the next few days it will be more shocking to see movies announced that aren’t planned for a 3-D release.
This morning’s news that “Bad Boys” is getting a third installment had some of us wishing for the sequel to be titled “Bad Boys 3-D.” And certainly a 3-D “Rambo” sequel would be more interesting than just another plain old 2-D installment. Right?
Would you see another “Halloween” movie if it were in 3-D? Are there any other upcoming sequels you’d like to see in the 3-D format?
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