American Landmarks Are Safe: 'Independence Day' 3D Re-Release Canceled

Briefly: You won't get to see the White House blow up in 3D. Not as Roland Emmerich envisioned it, anyway. While Fox had plans to release a post-converted 3D version of Independence Day on July 3, 2013, the studio has scrapped that plan. We know that the re-release was a bit of pump-priming for the possible sequel. (Or sequels, as there has been talk of two more films.) So with this cancelation, does that mean the sequels are off, too. We don't know at this point. We also don't know precisely why this re-release was canned; does it have to do with general interest in the film, or pricing and logistical problems with the conversion?

And while we're on the subject of 3D re-releases from Fox, there's word that the studio has pulled the Revenge of the Sith 3D release up by one week. So the 3D version of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones will hit on September 20, 2013, and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith arrives on October 4. Hooray?