Of all movies, why Titanic?
Because this April 14/15 will mark the 100th year anniversary of Titanic's sinking (she was hit by the iceberg on April 14 and went down on April 15, 1912). The hype surrounding this event is actually building up a lot. Therefore, if they were ever going to release the film in 3D, now would be the time.
There are a lot of events going on as well for the 100 year anniversary. From wiki,
- At 12:13 pm on 31 May 2011, exactly 100 years after Titanic rolled down her slipway, a single flare was fired over Belfast's docklands in commemoration. All boats in the area around the Harland and Wolff shipyard then sounded their horns and the assembled crowd applauded for exactly 62 seconds, the time it had originally taken for the liner to roll down the slipway in 1911.
- On 12 March 2012 BBC's Songs Of Praise, from Belfast, took the form of a Titanic memorial. The programme included a selection of maritime hymns and ended with Nearer, My God, to Thee, allegedly the last tune played by the ship's band.
- On 6 April 2012, the 100th anniversary of Titanic's maiden voyage will be celebrated by re-releasing the 1997 feature film Titanic in 3D.
- ITV1 have produced a four-part Titanic mini-series, written by Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes, to be broadcast in early 2012.
- A new original stageplay by Chris Burgess about the Titanic, called Iceberg – Right Ahead! will be performed Upstairs at the Gatehouse from 22 March – 22 April 2012.
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform The Titanic Requiem, a work composed by singer/songwriter Robin Gibb and his son RJ Gibb, on 10 April in London. The event will include a hologram show depicting the sea, the ship, and the iceberg.
- The cruise ship Balmoral, operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has been chartered by Miles Morgan Travel to follow the original route of Titanic, intending to stop over the point on the sea bed where she rests on 15 April 2012.
I personally love Titanic and have seen many documentaries about her. It's a shame that the bacteria on the ship are eating her away at the rate of 400 pounds (180 kg) per day. It has been estimated that within the next 50 years the hull and structure of Titanic will collapse entirely, eventually leaving only the more durable interior fittings of the ship intermingled with a pile of rust on the sea floor.
