Hailed as one of the greatest music videos of all time, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” will be re-released in 3D, according to the New York Daily News. The recasting of Thriller will be led by original director John Landis, whose work on “An American Werewolf in London” led to his initial hiring in 1983.
Profits from the video were the subject of an ongoing lawsuit that was recently settled. Landis said, “that lawsuit went on for so many years, (but) we settled and they paid me finally, and so, actually there is something happening with ‘Thriller.’ ”
The 14-minute long video for “Thriller” includes narration from Vincent Price, and was created with a $500,000 budget – ten times more than any video at the time. To date, it is the only music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry.
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Landis explained that the video “is going to reappear in a highly polished and three-dimensional way that is very exciting on the big screen.” Meanwhile, an unnamed source close to the Jackson family spoke about the 3-D version of Thriller to the Daily News, saying that Michael would have approved. “His ‘This Is It’ London show was meant to feature a segment which included a 3-D performance,” said the source.
Not only that, but “the estate has been looking at gaming ideas, too… It could a be a dance experience or a zombie-style,shoot-’ em-up-style movie. There are so many possibilities with this creative masterpiece.”
The three-dimensional “Thriller” is slated to appear early next year. In the meantime, be sure to watch this two-dimensional version of the video.
And, if you want to funkify your day, be sure to listen to this audio from L4LM’s Stevie Wonder vs. Michael Jackson concert, featuring members of Lettuce and Snarky Puppy, below: