Following in the steps of "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," Disney announced that "The Avengers" will be released in both 3D and 2D. This should come as a surprise to no one, as director Joss Whedon has apparently been planning on the post-conversion into three dimensions since before he started filming the movie.
JoBlo caught up with the director after the announcement was made. He sought to calm any skeptics of 3D by saying that "'The Avengers' isn't obnoxiously 3D." Whedon went on to say that he thought of the conversion process "every second" while filming so the 3D will have a clear place in the movie.
"There's no, 'Oh look, we're going to spend 20 minutes going through this tunnel because it's in 3D!' And no one is pointing at the screen the entire time. But it's an action movie. Things tend to hurtle toward the screen anyway," he explained.
It should be noted that Whedon shot the ending credit scene of "Thor" with 3D cameras to try out the technology, and decided that it wasn't to his liking. Marvel stood behind his decision to shoot "The Avengers" in 2D and then convert the film to 3D after the fact because Whedon didn't want to deal with the production issues associated with the extra equipment, /Film reports.
That being said, Whedon is a fan of how the 3D will fit into the movie.
"Yeah, it's fun!...I'm not a big fan of extreme long lens, talky movies -- I like to see the space I'm in and relate to it, so 3D kinda fits my aesthetic anyway. And the technology has advanced so far in the past couple years," Whedon said, adding that "there definitely are movies that shouldn't be in 3D."
"The Avengers" hits theaters on May 4.
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