3D Films
Created by Daniel Smith on 05 May 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Here is a list and time table for upcoming 3D Stereoscopic films that are in the production pipeline. This data has been culled from multiple sources on the net as well as my own inside knowledge. Email me if you have additions, corrections, or insight on a particular film.
2008:
- U2 3D(January 23rd, 2008 for IMAX limited release / February 15th for wide release including Real D theaters) (3ality Digital / National Geographic is Distributor) From their Vertigo tour of South America
- Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (February 1st to 7th) (Disney) Live concert shot in 3D.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (July 11th, 2008) (New Line) Trip beneath the earth’s surface, loosely based on the book Cast: Brendan Frasier, Josh Hutcherson
- Fly Me to the Moon 3D (August 15, 2008) Animated about 3 houseflies traveling to the moon aboard Apollo 11. Voices: Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Nicollette Sheridan, Kelly Ripa and “Buzz” Aldrin.
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (November 21, 2008) (Warner Bros) Just like the Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood will have selected scenes converted to 3D IMAX.
- Bolt (November 21, 2008) (Disney) (Chris Williams, Director) (Score by John Powell) This feature animation revolves around a TV star Dog named Bolt (Voice John Travolta) who is accidentily shipped from his Hollywood sound stage to New York City thereby finally seeing the real world He thought he had superpowers.
- Coraline (Limited December 2008 Release) (Laika / Focus Features) In this animation, a girl discovers a bricked up wall behind a door that leads to an alternate world, complete with a different mother and father. Voices: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane and Keith David.
2009:
- My Bloody Valentine 3D
(January 16, 2009) (Lionsgate Entertainment) (Director - Patrick Lussier) Jaime King to play lead role of Sarah Palmer. Remake of the original horror movie. - Monsters vs. Aliens (March 27th, 2009) (Dreamworks Animation) A monster hunter is called upon to battle aliens who have disrupted cable TV service. Rex assembles a team of monsters to help including Ick!, Dr. Cockroach, the 50,000 Pound Woman and Insectosaurus.
- Under the Sea 3D (Spring) (IMAX) UNDER THE SEA 3D will transport moviegoers to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia, New Guinea and others.
- Up (May 29th, 2009) (Disney-Pixar) A senior citizen’s adventures with a wilderness Ranger: “Our hero travels the globe, fights beasts and villains and eats dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon.”
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (July 1st, 2009) (Fox) (Carlos Saldanha, Director) Animation - Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah and Dennis Leary are all back to lend their voices.
- Piranha 3D (July, 2009) (Alexandre Aja) (Dimension Films) A remake of Joe Dante’s original, Arizona’s Lake Havasu ruptures its floor after an earthquake releasing prehistoric piranhas.
- G-Force (July 24th, 2009) (Disney) (Jerry Bruckheimer) (Hoyt Yeatman, Director) Live Action / Animation Blend - Voices: Penelope Cruz, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Bill Nighy and Tracy Morgan. An elite guinea pig commando force try to stop a billionaire from taking over the world.
- Planet 51 (Nov 20th, 2009) (Sony) (Jorge Blanco, Director) Voices by: Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson (astronaunt Chuck Baker) , Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott and Justin Long. 3D animation that centers on an astronaut who lands on another planet whose inhabitants live in fear of invasion; this time its humans that are invading.
- Toy Story (Oct 2nd, 2009) (Disney) 2D to 3D digital source conversion and re-release
- Horrorween 3D (October 30, 2009) (Joe Estevez / Ed Meyer) (Adirondack International Pictures) Comedy
- A Christmas Carol (November 6th, 2009) (Zemeckis / Jim Carrey) (ImageMovers) Jim Carrey, Bob Hoskins (Mr. Fezziwig), Robin Wright Penn, Colin Firth, Sammi Hanratty and Gary Oldman.
- Avatar (December 18th, 2009) (James Cameron) A paraplegic war vet goes to Pandora, home of the Na’vi, a humanoid race.
- Final Destination 4 (2009) (David R. Ellis, Director) (Rumor: Release date - August 14th, 2009)
- Frankenweenie (2009) (Tim Burton / Disney) Digital 3D: Stop Motion Animation. A young boy brings his dog back from the dead.
- The Jonas Brothers 3D (Jan / Feb 2009) (Disney) Concert movie shot from their 38 city “Burning Up” North American tour.
- Dawn Of The Dead (2009) (George A. Romero) (Richard Rubinstein) Re-release of the original 1979 zombie classic converted from 2D to 3D.
- The Dark Country (2009) (Thomas Jane / Tab Murphy) A newly wed couple are forced to deal with a dead body in the desert on the way to Las Vegas
- Little Hercules 3D (2009) (Mohamed Khashoggi / Innovate Entertainment)
- The Evil Dead: The Musical (2009) (Christopher Bond and Hinton Battle Directors)
2010:
- Toy Story 2 (Feb 12th, 2010) (Disney) 2D to 3D digital source conversion and re-release
- Alice in Wonderland (March 19th, 2010) (Tim Burton / Disney) (Writer, Linda Woolverton) (Producers, Richard Zanuck, Joe Roth, Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd) Disney Digital 3D: Performance Capture AND Live Action.
- How To Train Your Dragon (March 26th, 2009) (Dreamworks Animation)
- Alpha And Omega (April 16th, 2010) (Lionsgate) CG Animation. The movie is about a couple of young wolves and their adventures. Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Justin Long, Larry Miller and Dennis Hopper lend their voices to the project.
- Shrek 4 (May 2010) (Dreamworks Animation)
- Blue Man IMAX 3D June 2010
- Toy Story 3 (June 18th, 2010) (Disney) Third sequel to the great films that started Pixar
- Rapunzel (Christmas 2010) (Disney-Pixar) (Directors: Glen Keane, Dean Wellins) be transported to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses.
- Boat (2010) (Gaumont) (Franck Chorot, Producer) centers on a cheetah and a porcupine who must change their identities to gain entry to Noah’s Ark when they discover that their animal breeds were already represented on board. They decide to create a fake species called “porceetahs”.
- Around The World in 50 Years (2010?) (nWave) (Director, Ben Stassen) (Producers, Gina Gallo, Mimi Maynard, Domonic Paris, Caroline Van Iseghem & Ben Stassen)
- Cereal Heroes (2010) (Fable Works LLC) (Sparx Animation Studios)
- Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (January 10th, 2010) (Sony Pictures Imageworks Animation) Food pours down from above just when the a town called Chewandswallow needs it most - however it soon overwhelms everyone.
2011:
- Puss In Boots (Dreamworks Animation) Spin off from Sherk.
- Newt (Summer) (Disney-Pixar) (Director, Gary Rydstrom) What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can’t stand each other?
- The Bear and the Bow (Christmas) (Disney-Pixar) (Director, Brenda Chapman) A rugged and mythic Scotland is the setting for Pixar’s action-adventure “The Bear and the Bow.”
- Crood Awakening (Dreamworks Animation) (Written by John Cleese) This animation is set in prehistoric times where a leader of a tribe is threatened by a newcomer genius with inventions such as fire.
- TR2N (Spring) (Disney) (Director: Joseph Kosinski) A sequel to Tron.
2012:
- Cars 2 (Summer) (Disney-Pixar) (Director, Brad Lewis) Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe.
- King of the Elves (Christmas) (Disney-Pixar) (Directors, Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker) Legendary storyteller Phillip K. Dick’s short story becomes the basis for this fantastic and imaginative tale about an average man living in the Mississippi Delta, whose reluctant actions to help a desperate band of elves leads them to name him their new king.
2013:
- Lord Stanley (Winter) (Danimation Films) (Director, Danger Smith)


