Flying Tigers in 3D soon
Genson Entertainment (Hollywood, California) and Identity Studios announced today a partnership to produce (in glorious 3D stereoscopic format) Chennault, the maverick story of General Claire Lee Chennault's Flying Tigers in China during World War II.
Identity FX is known for its role as a stereoscopic conversion provider on Namia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Green Lantern, and Conan the Barbarian.
As a period aviation epic and an account of actual events, the Chennault movie will require strict attention to historical detail: Identitywill be taking on the task of bringing to life the vintage aircraft and historic locales necessary for the authenticity of the film.
The Flying Tigers brought about what is widely considered by military historians to be nothing short of a miracle. Utilizing their many years of experience as combat pilots, General Chennault and his fellow Flying Tigers successfully drove the much larger and better equipped Japanese Air Force out of South East Asia, shooting down ten Japanese planes for every one American plane lost.
At times, John Woo has been tied to the project, and talks were held about an IMAX 3D release in 2012. We will know more soon, so recheck periodically the Identity web site...
