So, after the recent announcement that the first part of Deathly Hallows will not be converted, Warner Bros just said to Variety that they hired Prime Focus to convert 2 back titles: “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”. The have already started working on “Half-Blood Prince”
Prime Focus was the company also responsible for the rushed 3D conversion job of “Clash of the Titans” (which we know what are the results)… But now they’re trying to save their faces by producing more high quality conversion. We hope so.
Those Harry Potter 3D conversions will be released in blu-ray 3D format maybe end of next year.
Warner Bros just stated today that the first part of the last film of the Harry Potter saga, is not going to be released in 3D.
The original plan was to convert in post-production Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I in 3D (since it was filmed in 2D), but the studio felt that the quality was not good enough (which is good because 2D to 3D conversions has failed terribly lately)
Here’s the full statement:
We will not have a completed 3D version of the film within our release date window…Despite everyone’s best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality. We do not want to disappoint fans who have long-anticipated the conclusion of this extraordinary journey.
The movie will still be released on IMAX, but only in 2D format on July 15, 2011 (also in regular movie theaters)
The final installment Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, however WILL be released in 3D. Let’s hope they get it right.
