"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" shot in 3-D by Martin Scocese for 2011

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Martin Scorsese is taking the plunge into 3D.

The helmer will employ the technology for his next project, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret."

Sony, which is distributing the GK Films-produced pic, has dated the film for Dec. 9, 2011.

Based on Brian Selznick's best-selling children's book, story is set in 1930s Paris and centers on a 12-year-old orphan named Hugo, who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robot.

will begin lensing in London in June,

4/19/2010
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017699.html

When a director of that caliber decides to shoot using the Z-axis depth of 3-D this isn't just a fad.