Director Louis Leterrier's man-vs.-Greek-gods epic "Clash of the Titans" grossed a hearty $493 million worldwide earlier this year, thanks in part to the fact that it was the first major release to employ 3-D after "Avatar" revolutionized the format. But despite the allure of 3-D helping to beef up its box-office haul, "Titans" was taken to task by critics for the not-so-seamless nature of the three-dimensional effects, which were added after the movie had already been filmed in 2-D.
MTV News's Rick Marshall caught up with Leterrier in advance of his appearance at Long Beach Comic Con on October 30, and the director spoke frankly about his 3-D remorse and the status of the "Clash of the Titans" sequel.
"Obviously, we would have done it completely differently," he admitted of the 3-D. "I'm not the guy paying for it, so the decision to convert it in 3-D was not mine, but seeing a couple of tests, I was supporting it. My concerns were always about the schedule. Everyone had concerns about it, because we were very aware that with these visual effects, we spent so many weeks perfectly completing them so they don't stick out... They have a tendency to get broken visually when you're converting everything to 3-D. Rotoscoping everything makes everything stick out, therefore making what's not real stick out more. I like my visual effects to be as seamless as possible. Integrated as much as possible. So this was a concern." Read More...
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