By Rob Siebert
Editor, Fanboy Wonder

The Star Wars films are coming back to theaters in 3D.

image from newsinfilm.com

Lucasfilm Ltd announced this week that they will release all six of the films in 3D, starting with Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 2012.

“Getting good results on a stereo conversion is a matter of taking the time and getting it right,” John Knoll, visual effects supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic said via press release. “It takes a critical and artistic eye along with an incredible attention to detail to be successful. It is not something that you can rush if you want to expect good results. For Star Wars we will take our time, applying everything we know both aesthetically and technically to bring audiences a fantastic new Star Wars experience.”

The New York Times reports that the Star Wars films represent the first 2D franchise to be fully converted into 3D in the post-Avatar era. The 3D version of The Phantom Menace will reportedly be released in February 2012.