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Lucasfilm To Work With Prime Focus On 3D ‘Star Wars – Phantom Menace’ Conversion

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 5:10pm PDTTags: 3D, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Fox said earlier this month that the 3D Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is due to be released Feb. 10, 2012. Today’s release:

LOS ANGELES (March 29, 2011) — Lucasfilm, one of the world’s leading film and entertainment companies, and Prime Focus, the global visual entertainment services company, are proud to announce their collaboration on the 3D conversion of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace for theatrical release, heralding an exciting new era in Star Wars entertainment. Prime Focus was selected by Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) following an exhaustive testing process.

“It was incredibly important to me that we have the technology, the resources and the time to do this right,” said Star Wars creator George Lucas. “I’m very happy with the results I’ve been seeing on Episode I.” 

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TCA: Discovery Networks News

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 6, 2011 @ 2:48pm PSTTags: Discovery Communications, George Lucas, Isaac Asimov, Ridley Scott, TCA, TCA Winter Tour, Television Critics Association, TV, TV Deals
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Two notable announcements from Discovery Communications’ portion of TCA’s winter press tour:… Read More »

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Lucas Converting ‘Star Wars Saga’ To 3D

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday September 28, 2010 @ 7:51pm PDTTags: George Lucas, Movies, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

UPDATE: This is big news and Lucafilm intends to make a big announcement about this long-awaited live-action Star Wars Saga conversion to stereoscopic 3D tomorrow. Can you imagine the Death Star trench run and the Tatooine Podraces in that format? Yikes! Plus, with Industrial … Read More »

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Salt Represents ‘People Vs. George Lucas’

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 11:06am PDTTags: Documentaries, George Lucas, Internet

People_Vs_George_LucasThe London-based sales company is handling international sales on the documentary that explores the love/hate relationship that fans have with the Star Wars creator. Director Alexandre O. Philippe has boiled down over 700 hours of footage submitted by fans. Clips include … Read More »

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‘Indy 4′ Reels In $311 Million Global: But Fans Fume Spielberg-Lucas Phoned It In

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Sunday May 25, 2008 @ 3:18pm PDTTags: Box Office, Directors, George Lucas, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Box Office, Iron Man Box Office, Movies, Paramount, Steven Spielberg, Studios, Summer Movies, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian Box Office

MONDAY AM: Paramount’s Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull keeps piling up the box office gross domestically and internationally. After a 19-year hiatus, the fourquel mega-hit became the 10th biggest Friday-through-Sunday in the U.S. of all time, the 5th … Read More »

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INDY MEMORIALIZED! Fourquel Reels In $151M Holiday Wkd, $311M Global; But Fans Fume Spielberg-Lucas Phoned It In

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday May 22, 2008 @ 7:30pm PDTTags: Box Office, Directors, George Lucas, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Box Office, Iron Man Box Office, Movies, Producers, Studios, Summer Movies, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian Box Office

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MONDAY AM: It’s officially a mega-hit for adventurer Indiana Jones after a 19-year hiatus. The 10th biggest Friday-through-Sunday in the U.S. of all time, the 5th biggest international opening of all time, Steven Spielberg’s biggest opener (passing War Of The Worlds), and George Lucas’s second best opener behind … Read More »

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