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Not all directors are as enthusiastic about Hollywood's 3D push as James Cameron of Avatar fame. Some are against 3D while others are ambivalent about it.

Reports The New York Times: "Behind the scenes ... filmmakers have begun to resist production executives eager for 3-D sales. For reasons both aesthetic and practical, some directors often do not want to convert a film to 3-D or go to the trouble and expense of shooting with 3-D cameras, which are still relatively untested on big movies with complex stunts and locations."

In the nay column put J.J. Abrams, director of the recent Star Trek remake (in 2D). "When you put the glasses on, everything gets dim," he says.

Joss Whedon says he likes 3D as a viewer but opposes a plan to convert The Cabin in the Woods into 3D. He also notes 3D makes it "harder to shoot." What will happen to The Avengers hasn't been decided.

Christopher Nolan is against converting Inception to 3D. Michael Bay will allow Transformers 3 to be at least partly in 3D. Jon Favreau doesn't want 3D for Cowboys & Aliens because it requires digital cinematography and he prefers to shoot a traditional genre (the western) on a traditional medium (film). What Peter Jackson will do with The Hobbit is unclear though a survey of 450 fans showed them dead set against making it in 3D.

The Times notes that nearly 60 3D films are planned for the next two years including Saw VII and Mars Needs Moms!. Theater tickets cost $3-5 extra but 3D movies earn an extra 20 percent on average at the box office.