Reportedly, to mark the 100th anniversary of the sailing of the great ship that sank on April 15, 1912, the director of the movie James Cameron is releasing a 3D version of the 1997 blockbuster on April 6, 2012.

Talking about the 3D remake of the movie that bagged 11 Oscars, the filmmaker said, “The re-released film will be Titanic as you’ve never seen it before, digitally re-mastered at 4K and painstakingly converted to 3D.”

“With the emotional power intact and the images more powerful than ever, this will be an epic experience for fans and newcomers alike,” the renowned director informed.

A whole generation has not seen Titanic--Cameron
While the analysts are wondering why Cameron is investing a huge deal of money on the 3D remake of the movie, the enthusiastic director explained, “There’s a whole generation that has never seen Titanic as it was meant to be seen on the big screen.”

Fox Filmed Entertainment chairmen and CEOs, Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman, added, “Our 30-plus year relationship with Jim Cameron and Lightstorm has been enormously rewarding, from Aliens to Avatar, and the global phenomenon of Titanic remains one of the greatest sources of pride in our history.”

The duo said that they were pleased to allow a new generation of audiences to experience the film in its brilliant digital restoration in 3D, and hoped that the 3D 'Titanic' would also do as well as the original movie.

Warner Bros will release the movie together with 20th Century Fox in theatres throughout the world next year.