Samuel Bayer Refused To Convert A Nightmare on Elm Street to 3D

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/04/24/samuel-bayer-refused-to-convert-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-to-3d/

 

While a lot of filmmakers are jumping at the opportunity to convert their films into 3D, Samuel Bayer, the director of Platinum Dunes’ remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, fought against the idea.

 

When New Line initiated several conversations about converting “A Nightmare on Elm Street” to 3-D, “we pushed back,” says director Samuel Bayer. “This was shot in 2-D and was meant to be shown in 2-D.” He added, “Just like I don’t want to see a lot of great movies remade” — alluding to the other Hollywood vogue — “I don’t want to see a lot of them in 3-D.”

 

Of course, having Michael Bay in your corner as a producer probably helped Bayer’s fight against the studio. Bay has been vocal in his dislike for post-3D conversion. The above paragraph is probably the most newsworthy or interesting but from the Los Angeles Times’ article “Popularity of 3-D is affecting how screenplays are written”, which I recommend checking out.

 

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