After the success of Titanic 3D, many studios having been casting around to see which movie they think might be worth adding an extar dimension too. A few months ago it was revealed 20th Century Fox was planning a 3D version of Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi action film Independence Day, to be released next July 3rd, however now they have pulled the plug on the conversion, at least for the time being.
Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic sci-fi film starred Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum and Randy Quaid. The story followed Captain Steven Hiller as he battled invading space aliens. The film brought in over $800 million worldwide, which would suggest a 3D version would be a success, although many have questioned whether it’s reputation is strong enough that people would want to see it in cinemas again, even with the 3D gimmick.
Fox still has plans to release sequels to the film titled ID Forever – Part 1 and ID Forever – Part 2, and it’s beens suggested the the 3D version of the original may re-emerge once it’s known when those movies might hit cinemas, with a re-release planned in the run up to those movies.