Lucas plans 3-Dversions of 'Star Wars'

George Lucas is such a fan of the latest 3-D technology that he is planning to remaster all the ''Star Wars" films for rerelease in 3-D.

Appearing with other high-profile directors promoting 3-D and digital cinema at the ShoWest exhibitors convention this week, Lucas said he hadn't yet committed to a schedule but hoped to have the first film ready for the 30th anniversary of the original ''Star Wars" movie in 2007, and that he then would rerelease one ''Star Wars" film a year in 3-D.

Lucas was joined by James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Rodriguez, and Randal Kleiser. Peter Jackson joined the group via a pretaped 3-D segment. They all implored the film community to invest in digital projectors, which would allow theaters to show their upcoming movies in 3-D.

Lucas said that because of advances in digital cinematography and projection, the time has come for 3-D to become a more mainstream moviegoing experience.