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Billie Eilish and James Cameron Co-Direct 3D Concert Film
The film Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D, shot across four concerts using 17 mobile cameras, opened to near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes scores. Eilish, 24, and Cameron, 71, attended its London screening on April 28, 2026. Forbes reported the project focuses on capturing individual concert days rather than a tour narrative.
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Billie Eilish and James Cameron co-directed the concert film Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D, which has earned a 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes critic score based on over 50 reviews and a 99 percent audience score. Forbes reported that the 24-year-old Grammy winner and the 71-year-old director combined their talents for the project, which was shot across four concerts using 17 different mobile cameras.
A cameraperson followed Billie Eilish specifically with a 3D camera during filming.
Eilish wore the same outfit across the four concerts for continuity. James Cameron told the New York Times that his goal was to be surveillance cameras for the film. “We were just going to be surveillance cameras,” he said.
He added that the approach avoided any conceit of starting at the beginning of a tour and capturing behind-the-scenes moments.
““It’s not like one of those conceits where, ‘OK, I’m Martin Scorsese, and I’m going to start at the beginning of the Stones tour, and hit all these amazing behind-the-scenes moments.’ That wasn’t the gig.””
“— James Cameron, to the New York Times Cameron further stated that the film “is not the story of the whole tour. It’s the story of the day-of.” The project was screened on April 28, 2026 in London, where Billie Eilish and James Cameron posed for photographers. The film is competing with The Devil Wears Prada and Mortal Kombat in theaters during its release weekend. Forbes reported that the 3D approach draws on Cameron’s reputation for making 3D movie-watching worthwhile over the last two decades. One concert captured in the film took place when Billie Eilish performed onstage at Videotron Centre on September 29, 2024 in Quebec City, Quebec. The production’s emphasis on real-time capture rather than a comprehensive tour story sets it apart from previous high-profile concert films. Forbes reported that the collaboration between the pop musician and the director, whose combined Grammys and Oscars would not fit on a floating door, represents a unique theatrical experiment. The near-perfect audience score of 99 percent reflects strong turnout from fans of either artist over the opening weekend.”
