Will Paramount Release Iron Man 2 in 3D?

There is a rumor circulating the net via Aint it Cool News that Paramount is considering releasing Iron Man 2 in 3D. There is a one minute clip of the film in 3D that is apparently amazing and Paramount is looking into how much it will cost to make Iron Man 2 entirely in 3D. They are even going as far as looking into converting the first Iron Man into 3D. I have my reservations with taking a movie like Iron Man and tinkering with it in this manner. I have always felt that 3D movies are all about the gimmick. Most of them are not very good (Monsters vs Aliens, My Bloody Valentine) and some are amazing (Pixar’s Up is all that comes to mind.) The idea of taking a good movie like Iron Man and presumably Iron Man 2 is a risk that I don’t believe Paramount and director Jon Favreau should jump into.

Aint it Cool had this to say about the 3D conversion:

Right now, there is a 1 minute demo of IRON MAN 2 converted to high quality digital 3D. I’m told this one minute is totally like Kim Basinger & Mickey Rourke in 9 1/2 WEEKS. HOT! Crazy Hot! Right now the Suits at Marvel & Paramount & now also Disney are considering this 1 minute.

Jon Favreau has been flirting with the 3D idea for some time now so this does not come as a major surprise. I enjoy the fact that Favreau wants to take new technology and run with it, but I don’t believe this is the movie to do that with. As cool as the idea of Iron Man flying through the sky in 3D would be, I think the rest of the film would suffer from the gimmick.

But hey, that is just my opinion. What do you think? Iron Man 2 Hits theaters May 7, 2010.