Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition With 45 Minutes Deleted Scenes Announced

For those of you who decided to buy Avatar on DVD and Blu-ray as soon as it came out — shame on you! With movies of this caliber you’re supposed to wait a while because the studio always has some extras up their sleeve. In this case, they’ve announced the release of Avatar’s Extended Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray, which has over 8 hours of bonus material including 45 minutes of deleted scenes..45 minutes! Check out the details below…

The AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray will contain even more bonus material and will provide a compelling interactive viewing experience. Leveraging the unparalleled interactive technology of Blu-ray, fans can dive further into the world of the Na’vi and experience the international sensation from behind-the-scenes with a “master class” on the production of the film. Viewers can experience the full film in three stages of production: ‘Performance Capture’, ‘Template’ and ‘Final’ as well as a composite of all stages in “Pandora’s Box”. This mode is complemented by interviews with James Cameron and the crew and ultimately serves as a complete and enlightening tutorial on the making of AVATAR.

Exclusive Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Boxset:

• Extremely Limited UK Fan Pack- only 1000 copies available
• Limited Edition, numbered solid box with exclusive artwork
• Exclusive James Cameron signed film cell
• “Making of Avatar” hardback book
• Contains Extended Blu-Ray Collector’s Edition- 3 discs:

Disc One

• Original Theatrical Version
• Special Edition Re-Release
• Collector’s Extended Cut
• Over 15 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening

Disc Two

• “Capturing Avatar“ An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew
• Deleted Scenes – including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes
• Production Materials

Disc Three

• Open “Pandora’s Box” and go deeper into the filmmaker process
• Interactive Scene Deconstruction: Explore the various stages of production through 3 different viewing modes
• Production Shorts: 17 featurettes covering performance capture, Scoring the film, 3D Fusion Camera, Stunts and much more
• Avatar Archives including original scriptment, 300 page screenplay and the extensive Pandorapedia
• BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials

AVATAR Extended Collection’s Edition: 3-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray:

Disc One

• Original Theatrical Version
• Special Edition Re-Release
• Collector’s Extended Cut
• Over 15 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening

Disc Two

• “Capturing Avatar“ An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew
• Deleted Scenes – including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes
• Production Materials

Disc Three

• Open “Pandora’s Box” and go deeper into the filmmaker process
• Interactive Scene Deconstruction: Explore the various stages of production through 3 different viewing modes
• Production Shorts: 17 featurettes covering performance capture, Scoring the film, 3D Fusion Camera, Stunts and much more
• Avatar Archives including original scriptment, 300 page screenplay and the extensive Pandorapedia
• BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials

AVATAR Collector’s Edition: 3-Disc Special Edition DVD:

Disc One & Two

• Original Theatrical Version
• Special Edition Re-release
• Collector’s Extended Cut
• Over 15 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening

Disc Three

• “Capturing Avatar“ An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew
• Deleted Scenes – including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes

Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition will be available in stores and online starting November 15th (UK) and November 16th (US).

Will you be buying the new Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition?

Source: Collider