Titanic in 3D

James Cameron has speculated before about re-releasing his mega-hit Titanic in 3D. Now he confirms it is going to happen.

In an interview with USA Today, the director mentions that he plans to re-release the film with the same technology he used for Avatar. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

The director says, "We’re targeting spring of 2012 for the release [of a 3D version of Titanic], which is the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of the ship."

His film Avatar is still playing on the big screen and will come back to theatres at the end of the summer or in the fall in an extended version.

Cameron has some 40 minutes of cut scenes to work with. He could add 10 more minutes to the current film. The maximum length an IMAX film can be is 170 minutes and Avatar already clocks in at 160.

Avatar was knocked out of the #1 spot at the box office when Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was released.

Rumour has it that an Avatar DVD will be released on April 22 but nothing has been confirmed. The 30 minutes Cameron has in reserve could end up on the DVD version of the film.

James Cameron will next direct the action-sci-fi film Battle Angel in 2011. The cast has not been confirmed.