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Masih ingat dengan lagu tersebut? Well... tahun depan sepertinya Anda akan kembali sering mendengarkan lagu itu diputar seiring dengan perilisan kembali film yang pernah menduduki posisi sebagai film terlaris sepanjang masa, Titanic, pada tahun depan. Tidak sekedar perilisan ulang biasa, sang sutradara film tersebut, James Cameron, juga telah mengkonversi Titanic ke dalam format 3D!

Tahun lalu, di kala gegap gempita perilisan Avatar – yang akhirnya sukses menenggelamkan Titanic dan menggantikan posisinya sebagai film terlaris sepanjang masa, Cameron sempat mengungkapkan bahwa dirinya sedang melakukan konversi 3D terhadap Titanic dan siap untuk merilisnya ulang. Konversi yang dilakukan Cameron sendiri tidak main-main. Tidak seperti film-film lainnya yang hanya menjalani proses konversi 3D dalam hitungan bulan, Cameron dan timnya melakukan konversi 3D terhadap Titanic lebih dari setahun. Hal tersebut, tentu saja, dilakukan agar penonton dapat lebih merasakan pengalaman berada di atas kapal pesiar legendaris yang pernah menjadi kapal persiar termewah di dunia tersebut.

Titanic 3D sendiri akan dirilis pada tanggal 6 April 2012, dalam rangka turut memperingati 100 tahun tenggelamnya kapal pesiar tersebut. Kapal pesiar Titanic sendiri berangkat dari pelabuhan Southampton menuju New York pada 10 April 1912. Dibintangi Leonardo DiCaprio dan Kate Winslet, ketika dirilis pada akhir 1997, Titanic sukses bertahan sebagai peraih keuntungan terbesar selama hampir empat bulan. Titanic juga berhasil menyabet puluhan penghargaan, termasuk memenangkan 11 penghargaan dari 14 nominasi yang diterima di ajang Academy Awards.

Berikut press release mengenai perilisan ulang Titanic:

PARAMOUNT PICTURES, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT TO SET SAIL AGAIN WITH JAMES CAMERON’S OSCAR-WINNING “TITANIC” WITH A WORLDWIDE 3D RE-RELEASE ON APRIL 6, 2012

Movie’s Re-Release to Coincide With the Centennial of the Ship’s Sailing

HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 19, 2011) – Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment jointly announced today that James Cameron’s “TITANIC” will be re-released worldwide on April 6, 2012.

The release, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic setting sail (April 10th), will present the film in 3D for the first time ever.

Written, directed and produced by Cameron, “TITANIC” is the second highest grossing movie of all time. It is one of only three films to have received a record 11 Academy AwardsÒ including Best Picture and Best Director; and launched the careers of stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Called “A spectacular demonstration of what modern technology can contribute to dramatic storytelling” by Variety upon its release in 1997, the long in the works 3D conversion is being overseen by Cameron and his Lightstorm producing partner Jon Landau who produced the hit movie.

Said Cameron, “There’s a whole generation that’s never seen ‘TITANIC’ as it was meant to be seen, on the big screen.  And this will be ‘TITANIC’ as you’ve never seen it before, digitally re-mastered at 4K and painstakingly converted to 3D.  With the emotional power intact and the images more powerful than ever, this will be an epic experience for fans and newcomers alike.”

“This new presentation of Paramount’s top-grossing film is particularly special because 2012 is the 100th anniversary of our studio. Paramount has had the pleasure of introducing audiences to some of the all-time classics of cinema during that century of moviemaking and we cannot think of a better way to mark the occasion than with this re-release of ‘TITANIC’,” said Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures.

Commented Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairmen and CEOs, Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman: “Our 30-plus year relationship with Jim Cameron and Lightstorm has been enormously rewarding, from ‘Aliens’ to ‘Avatar’, and the global phenomenon of ‘TITANIC’ remains one of the greatest sources of pride in our history.  We are pleased to allow a new generation of audiences to experience the film in its brilliant digital restoration in 3D.”