Greg responds...

It was never going to be animated in CGI 3D ala Beast Machines or Starship Troopers or Max Steel. For awhile we did discuss the possibility of animating it in 3D. You know the kind of 3D where you wear the special glasses and the action seems to pop off the screen. Like "CAPTAIN E-O".

It didn't happen for largely logistical reasons. My boss Gary Krisel wasn't sure it was the right story for the fun goofy treatment of colored glasses 3D. We didn't have the time to do the special storyboarding it would require. And making sure all our audience had access to 3D glasses seemed problematic.

But thanks for asking this question. I had completely forgotten about this.