Martin Scorsese Announces First 3D Project! HUGO CABRET Starts Shooting This June!!

Jim here. Exciting News!! If you have been reading MarketSaw, then you know already that Martin Scorsese has been harboring a deep desire to shoot a movie in stereoscopic 3D.

That day, ladies and gentlemen, has come! According to Variety, the bestselling children's book from Brian Selznick entitled HUGO CABRET will be transformed into a modern S3D film by the master himself.

The story is about a 12 year old orphan who solves a mystery about a broken robot. It will be Scorsese's first family oriented film.

Sony is distributing the movie now called THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET and has slated December 9, 2011 for release. Scorsese starts shooting in London this June.

WOW. So happy he is ramping up work in 3D so quickly! Can anyone see a downside to Scorsese joining the momentum? What a coup to have that guy not only endorse the next phase of Hollywood's evolution, but help build its legacy. I am so looking forward to this project.