Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim to Get a 3D Conversion

Posted by on September 12th, 2012   Filed under: Action, Industry News, Sci-fi
Source: Variety

Although it feels like the 3D craze has been dying down a little bit as of late, the reality is that most studio blockbusters are still getting a major box office boost from 3D ticket prices, particularly overseas. That being said, a lot of next year’s summer blockbusters still have not yet confirmed their 3D release plans including Iron Man 3, Man of Steel and Fast & Furious 6. We do know that Star Trek Into Darkness will get post-converted as will G.I. Joe: Retaliation (which was delayed in order to accommodate the conversion). As for Guillermo del Toro’s giant robot vs. aliens movie Pacific Rim, he had previously stated that he didn’t think it would be right for 3D. Unfortunately, it looks like Warner Brothers has forced his hand on the matter.

According to Variety, Pacific Rim will indeed be post-converted to 3D. The good news is that the movie will not need to be delayed in order to make it happen and is still scheduled for release on July 12th. Could Warner Brothers be attempting to make up for the extra profits they potentially left on the table without a 3D version of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises?

Del Toro appeared at Comic-Con earlier this summer where he said that the 3D would not work for his film because of the massive scale of the robots and monsters. We can only assume that the studio moved forward with the 3D conversion against his will, but it will be interesting to see if he makes a public statement on the matter. At any rate, Pacific Rim will also be released in 2D, although it will probably be harder to find. Are you looking forward to Pacific Rim and does it sound like something that might be worth seeing in 3D?



  • patrik

    I will definitely check it out. In 2D..

  • Maopheus

    I don’t think WB left any profits on the table with regard to TDKR and it potentially having been converted to 3D. Having seen it, I just don’t see 3D adding much to it. If anything, they lost profits from people being scared off the first weekend with the shootings. WB would never say that of course because it’s completely inhumane and crass, but if there’s a buck to made, they’ll try to make it. Which leads to another question as to why they don’t try to film the entire movie or at least parts in native 3D. Is it that much more expensive to film in 3D as opposed to post-conversion?

  • I predict within 5 years ALL movies will be offered in 3D only, which will finally open the door to whatever pointless novelty technology is waiting to come through the door. Thus, granting the ability to raise the price of a single movie ticket to more then $25 and beyond. Can’t wait to spend that on the remake/reboot of Annie

  • patrik

    Tickets already run at $16-20 here in Sweden so I think it’s safe to guess that tickets will cost at least 20-25 dollars in a few years regardless of if there’s a new technology or not..