10 Insane Things Studios DEMANDED In Movies
9. No 3D, No Greenlight - Star Trek Into Darkness
In the early 2010s it was incredibly common for 3D to be shoehorned into just about every major blockbuster release, regardless of whether it actually benefitted the end product or not, largely because it was an easy way for studios to boost their box office revenues.
But it was immensely rare for a film's entire commercial existence to be predicated on a 3D presentation, and yet, that's precisely what happened with J.J. Abrams' Star Trek sequel Star Trek Into Darkness.
Right from the horse's mouth, Abrams himself revealed months before the movie's release that Paramount wouldn't greenlight the film unless he agreed to produce a version of it in 3D.
Abrams ultimately agreed upon the condition that it wouldn't be filmed in 3D but instead post-converted - a far cheaper and less technically taxing method, albeit one which typically produces far less impressive results than shooting with native 3D cameras.
Abrams added that he approached the post-conversion process "very cynically" but ultimately enjoyed it, and that it didn't detract from him getting to make the 2D movie he actually wanted to make.
After all, who the hell is watching Star Trek Into Darkness in 3D in 2025? Do you even know anyone who still has a 3D TV?