Fox Home Entertainment has dated the hyped Blu-ray Disc and DVD release of Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition for November 16 in North America and November 15 in other territories. That’s the same day Paramount is releasing the other Avatar, The Last Airbender on Blu-ray and DVD.
The three-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets will include three versions of the film: the original theatrical cut; the special edition re-release with 8 additional minutes that ran briefly in theaters this past August; and a new collector’s extended cut with another 16 minutes added and an alternate opening. If that were not enough new footage, an additional 45 minutes of deleted scenes are also included.
All the Avatar versions on Blu-ray will be presented in 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. A Blu-ray 3D version is expected to be available exclusively this December bundled with Panasonic 3D hardware, and individually at retail sometime in 2011.
The complete break out of bonus features by disc are as follows.
Disc One
- Original Theatrical Version
- Special Edition Re-Release
- Collector’s Extended Cut – 16 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening
- Family Audio Track (All Objectionable Language Removed)
- Original Theatrical Release
- Special Edition Re-Release
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
Fox has priced Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray with an SRP of $54.99. Pre-order information is not available yet (I’ll share it when it is), but you can click the image below for a nice high-res look at the cover art and interior packaging.
