The Hollywood Reporter tells us that James Cameron's Titanic and George Lucas' Star Wars - the Phantom Menace are being remade in 3D for relase in 2012. Estimated cost per film is between USD$10 and $12 million. 2012 is significant as it is the 100th year anniversary if the sinking of the monster ship.

The company in charge of converting Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's tragic love story into 3D has not yet been chosen, but the cost is estimated at $10 to 15 million US dollars, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Following the lack of success of Clash of the Titans in 3D, and lukewarm response to others that have been remade as against shot in 3D, this will be an interesting exercise. I just hope they do "2001: A Space Odyssey" - a film screaming for 3D if ever there was one!

By David Hague

David is the owner and publisher of AusCam Online. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers. Following that, he ran a software distribution company on the Gold Coast and was one of the first to recognise the potential of Microsoft Windows.

Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.

He went back into full time journalism as the Managing Editor for Channel 7's 'Gadget Guy', Peter Blasina's publications VideoCamera and Pixelmag, before starting Australasian Camcorder magazine when these publications were shelved. He lives at Sydney's Avalon Beaches nearly on the ocean front with dog Budweiser and in his spare time is a nut for motor sport, road safety, fishing, science fiction - especially Dr Who - and technology.

David can be contacted via david@auscamonline.com