At Comic-Con International in July 2006, Gaiman said "Beowulf" would be released on November 22, 2007. The following October, "Beowulf" was announced to be projected in 3D in over 1,000 theaters for its release date in November 2007. The studios planned to use 3D projection technology that had been used by "Monster House" (another motion-captured animated film that Zemeckis was involved on, but only as an executive producer), "Chicken Little", and 3D re-release of "The Nightmare Before Christmas", but on a larger scale than previous films. "Beowulf" would additionally be released in 35mm alongside the 3D projections.