3D Nightmare

[Sarangel]

From Reuters:

By Sheigh Crabtree

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sally will drop nightshade into Dr. Finkelstein's tea in 3-D come Halloween, when Walt Disney Pictures releases a digitally remastered version of "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."

The digital release of the 1993 stop-motion animated classic is set for October 20.

"Nightmare" marks the second digital 3-D theatrical release from Disney after "Chicken Little" did banner business last year in digital 3-D on 84 U.S. screens at 81 locations. The digital 3-D boxoffice returns outperformed the standard screenings nearly 3-to-1, according to Disney estimates.

Burton and "Nightmare" director Henry Selick are involved in the digital remastering of the stop-mo feature starring Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town.

"When visitors came to visit the set of 'Nightmare Before Christmas,' they were always amazed by the intricate sets and beautiful puppets -- that they actually existed in miniature," Selick said Monday. "It was disappointing to see this effect lost on film. By remastering for 3-D, I hope that some of this magic can be captured and shown to the audience in a way they've never seen before."

Disney's rerelease of the wicked tale represents the first 3-D feature to stake a claim on the Halloween holiday, much like Warner Bros. Pictures called dibs on the Christmas frame with the 3-D rerelease of 2004's "The Polar Express."

"Nightmare" is in the early stages of being digitally scanned and converted into 3-D by the computer-graphics group at George Lucas' Industrial Light + Magic.

Executives were reluctant to discuss the design of the 3-D passive glasses that will be handed out to audiences at "Nightmare" screenings but suggested they will be appropriately ghoulish and collectible.

 

[CheezDoodle]

That's really cool, (if it's not a rumor) I'd like to see it.

 

[Micca]

It's an extraordinary film. I hope the 3D version attracts a new audience.

 

[BeccaGrace]

O.M.G. ...this will make my entire household VERY happy!!!!!
And some huge marketing along with it so I can buy NBC-themed stuff to my hearts content...perhaps a Zero t-shirt or jammies?
And maybe a Happy Meal tie-in for the kids....although I don't know how many other 3 and 5 year olds are obsessed with this movie.

 

[tmt martins]

You know I'm so in .The glasses will go right with my Shark boy / Lava Girl glasses.