This Geek News just in: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the first installment in the two-part Potter finale, will only be released in 2-D.
Warner Bros. released a statement Friday informing the collective film-viewing public that the first leg of HP7 would not be prepped for a 3-D release by the time the movie's drop date, November 19, rolled around. According to the statement, "Despite everyone's best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality. We do not want to disappoint fans who have long-anticipated the conclusion to this extraordinary journey."
No word on whether anyone questioned the validity of that "extraordinary journey" statement, but truth be told, transferring the film into 1,000 or more 3-D prints/files does nothing to make it any extraordinary-er. In fact, in recent history, almost every film that wasn't shot for 3-D but released a 3-D version not only didn't benefit from the added dimension, but ultimately failed in a 3-D setting. For all the visual splendor of, say, Avatar or one of Robert Zemeckis' 3-D motion-capture films (The Polar Express, Beowulf, etc.), there is just as much dingy visual ineptitude in 3-D versions of Clash of the Titans, Legend of the Guardians, or countless other unfortunate forays into 3-D technology.
And aside from all the supposed "disappointment" over the lack of a 3-D Potter 7-1, the film will still be released on countless IMAX screens, which remains the ultimate film-viewing experience, whether it's shown in three dimensions or two.
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