Green Hornet Writer Evan Goldberg on 3D and Michel Gondry's 'Secret Shelf of Shame'

Still, you have to admit that there are a lot of s**ty post-conversions in the marketplace right now.

Because they rushed it! They rushed it! I bet you a million dollars that if you were there [in the executive suite], you'd see them making the decision to rush it, financially. I mean, we pushed for 3D because we saw the mistake they made [by not greenlighting it in the first place]. I can confidently say that if you're at the panel where we're showing footage in 3D, you'll throw all your concerns out the window. And it's not even 100% done yet!

When Seth went to make Zack and Miri and Observe and Report, I went on a two-month campaign to figure out, is 3D smart? I went to all the companies and vendors and conventions and I talked to DPs and did all the research because we didn't just want to be, like, "Let's do this!" We concluded that this movie will be in 3D, and a huge portion of movies from now on will be in 3D, also largely because it will get you to the theater. I can get a TV as big as a theater in my house now, hypothetically. One of my friends has one, and we kind of stopped going to the theater because we can just watch movies at his place and make microwaved popcorn and stop when we want to.

So how do you combat that?

The theater remains relevant because of 3D. It makes it an event. You go there, 400 people put on their glasses, and it's just fun.

Then why wasn't Green Hornet shot in 3D to begin with?

Because we couldn't convince the studio to do it. Then, when all these disasters happened with other films, we said, "Look, it takes time, and they didn't take the time. We're gonna take the time and we're gonna do it right." It's just awesome. Also, this isn't a cartoon or a giant CG movie -- these are real people. My simplest pitch is this... What's more emotional: seeing someone cry on a movie screen, or seeing someone cry directly in front of you? The one in 3D.

I've been working on this movie for so long, and the 3D fights, they're just better. If the Bourne movies were in 3D, I would love the car chases even more! I can't wait for them to convert old movies to 3D. I want them to convert Terminator 2 to 3D more than I want anything in the world. I am 100% confident in 3D, and I still think it's nuts that people are so against it. I don't get it. I understand that Clash of the Titans and other things didn't work out, but 3D is a work in progress, and those particular movies rushed it. It's like if you rush the CG, and you end up with the effects out of, like, Wolverine -- I assume that's what happened, I don't really know what the hell happened there, but it was very strange. Take your time, like the other X-Men movies, where it looks awesome!

You definitely have strong feelings about this.

I'm passionate about this 3D s**t. [Laughs]

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