Insights from the Cinematic World: 3D

Casting began in mid-December 2009. On February 22, 2010, Cary Elwes was listed on the Toronto Film & Television's official list of personnel website for Saw 3D but on March 8 his name along with other cast members were removed from the list. The following month, Lionsgate confirmed his reprisal Lawrence Gordon, last seen in the first film. Dunstan and Melton said that Elwes was on set and filmed new scenes.

Saw 3D

Saw 3D, previously known as Saw VII, is an 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery and Cary Elwes. It is the seventh and final installment of the Saw film series, and the first shot in 3D.

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Richard Dreyfuss said that he accepted the role only after Bob Weinstein persuaded him by offering the actor a larger salary. Dreyfuss also stated that the ill-fated character he plays, is a parody and a near-reincarnation of Matt Hooper, the character he portrayed in the 1975 film Jaws.

Piranha 3-D

Piranha 3D is a 3D horror film and the second remake of the 1978 film, directed by Alexandre Aja and featuring an ensemble cast including Jessica Szohr, Adam Scott, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Brook, Richard Dreyfuss, Jerry O’Connell, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames, Dina Meyer, Cody Longo, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Paul Scheer, and Eli Roth.

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With a budget of $60 million, principal photography began on September 29, 2009, in Toronto, Canada, and wrapped in December 2009. Roberts began filming his scenes on October 10, 2009 and finished in about ten weeks. Anderson used James Cameron's Fusion Camera System, or more specifically a Sony F35 camera.

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife is an 3D science fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Kim Coates, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe and Shawn Roberts. It is the fourth installment in a series of film adaptations based loosely on Capcom’s survival horror video game series Resident Evil.

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