With all the 3D films coming down the pipe, I was actually shocked to hear this bit of news. Michael Bay doesn’t want Transformers 3 to be in 3D!
Bay found the 3D cameras too heavy and cumbersome for the fast pace action scenes. “I shoot complicated stuff,” he explained.
“Studios might be willing to sacrifice the look and use the gimmick to make $3 more a ticket, but I’m not. ‘Avatar’ took four years. You can’t just sh*t out a 3D movie. If this isn’t going to be excellent, I don’t want to do it. And it is my choice.”
Michael Bay is Awesome.
And awesome means that no matter what anyone says about your films, you keep smiling, get a hot chick to wash your car as an audition – make her a star and you just keep pushing on.
And since he appears to have a lot to say about it, it looks like Transformers will NOT be in 3D.
3D is a gimmick, but then so is using computer generated characters. But you use what works for your film. Bottom line is that while the gimmick might earn you $3 more a ticket, imagine how much more the production costs would be to make the film 3D in post?
While I wouldn’t mind seeing this in 3D, I can respect Bay taking a stand.
