The Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition box set is a special edition release of Avatar, comprised of 3 discs that contain 45 minutes of unfinished deleted scenes, along with a finished 16 minutes included in the film that is a flowing, cohesive version of the movie.[2] 20th Century Fox released the Extended Collector's Edition on Blu-ray and DVD on November 9 2010 in the USA and Canada.[3] It was released in the UK, Ireland on November 12.
It was first revealed on the trailer for A Message from Pandora, a special feature on an environmental campaign in Brazil, produced by James Cameron and included in the Collector's Edition.[4] It includes the theatrical cut, the special edition re-release, and a new extended cut of the film.
Content[]
James Cameron confirmed that one of the three discs would contain a special feature on an environmental campaign in Brazil, A Message from Pandora.[5] Another disc contains the movie, with 16 minutes of finished, new material, and the other one more special features, including 45 minutes of unfinished material.
There was also a limited edition with only 1000 copies available. This edition includes an artbook, exclusive case, and a signed film negative.[6]
New Scenes[]
Avatar- Extended Collector's Edition- On Blu-ray-DVD November 16
In the 16 minutes of finished material, the Earth opening is included, totaling about 4 1/2 minutes of the new footage. The studio that financed the release paid roughly one million dollars for the Earth scene to be included in the Collector's Edition. James Cameron quoted: " 'Guys, I want each of you to cut a new version of the start of the film, Reel 1, that doesn't have any Earth in it at all.' And they looked at me like I was out of my mind. And I said, 'No – it's gonna work.' They had to figure out the details. I said, 'Just grab a couple of things to use as flashbacks, and start it in space when Jake opens his eyes.' "[7]
| # | Title | Duration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scenes 002 - 019 "Earth" |
10:15 | The Earth opening in which Jake intervenes in a bar fight. He later attends his brother's cremation, and hears about his opportunity on Pandora. Includes an additional shot during the landing sequence. |
| 02 | Scene 69A "Sylwanin" |
00:49 | Additional dialogue in the link room following Jake's first night in Hometree. |
| 03 | Scenes 102, 105, 106, 109 "Alternate Montage with Grace's Story" |
05:40 | At Site 26, Grace encourages Jake to care of his human body that he's neglecting. She microwaves a meal pouch as he's losing weight. Grace tells Jake how the Old School House was closed: Sylwanin, along with other young Na'vi hunters, had set an RDA bulldozer on fire and fled to Grace's school seeking protection. RDA troopers followed them and opened fire. Grace evacuated most of the kids, although Sylwanin and other Na'vi were killed. Though a scientist is supposed to remain objective, Grace reveals the pain she still harbors about this. |
| 04 | Scene 178 "They Bulldozed a Sacred Site" |
00:46 | Additional dialogue ahead of the attack on the Hometree, with Grace musing about the situation. "You know, they never even wanted us to succeed. They bulldozed a sacred site on purpose to trigger a response. They're just fabricating this war to get what they want." |
Disc 1: Three Movie Versions[]
- 2009 Original Theatrical Edition, including optional family audio track.
- 2010 Special Edition Re-Release with 7 additional minutes, including optional family audio track.
- 2010 Collector’s Extended Cut with 16 additional minutes, including alternate opening on Earth.
Disc 2: Filmmaker's Journey[]
- Over 45 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes.
- Capturing Avatar: Feature-length documentary covering the 16-year filmmakers’ journey, including interviews with James Cameron, Jon Landau, cast and crew.
- A Message from Pandora: James Cameron’s visit to the Amazon rainforest.
- The 2006 art reel: Original pitch of the Avatar vision.
- Brother termite test: Original motion capture test.
- The ILM Prototype: Visual effects reel.
- Screen tests: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana.
- Zoë’s life cast: Makeup session footage.
- On-set footage as live-action filming begins.
- VFX progressions.
- Crew film: The Volume.
Disc 3: Pandora's Box[]
- Interactive scene deconstruction: Explore the stages of production of 17 different scenes through three viewing modes: capture level, template level, and final level with picture-in-picture reference.
- Production featurettes: Sculpting Avatar, Creating the Banshee, Creating the Thanator, The AMP Suit, Flying Vehicles, Na’vi Costumes, Speaking Na’vi, Pandora Flora, Stunts, Performance Capture, Virtual Camera, The 3D Fusion Camera, The Simul-Cam, Editing Avatar, Scoring Avatar, Sound Design, The Haka: The Spirit of New Zealand.
- Avatar original script.
- Avatar screenplay by James Cameron.
- Pandorapedia: Comprehensive guide to Pandora.
- Lyrics from five songs by James Cameron.
- The art of Avatar: Over 1,850 images in 16 themed galleries (The World of Pandora, The Creatures, Pandora Flora, Pandora Bioluminescence, The Na’vi, The Avatars, Maquettes, Na’vi Weapons, Na’vi Props, Na’vi Musical Instruments, RDA Designs, Flying Vehicles, AMP Suit, Human Weapons, Land Vehicles, One-Sheet Concepts).
- BD-Live extras (requires BD-Live-enabled player and Internet connection--may be available a limited-time only): Crew Short: The Night Before Avatar; additional screen tests, including Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, and Laz Alonso; speaking Na’vi rehearsal footage; Weta Workshop: walk-and-talk presentation.
Official Description[]
Collector's Edition advertisement
"Experience the spectacular world of James Cameron's Avatar as never before with this all-new three-disc extended collector’s edition. The journey begins with three movie versions: the original theatrical release, the special edition re-release, and the exclusive extended cut not shown in theaters. And that's just what's on the first Blu-ray disc. The set's bonus feature run more than eight hours and include over 45 minutes of deleted scenes; actor's screen tests; on-location footage; feature-length documentaries on the film's groundbreaking production; an interactive scene-deconstruction feature that lets you explore different levels of production for 17 scenes; a comprehensive guide to the world of Pandora; and more. The greatest adventure of all time just got bigger and better. "
References[]
- ↑ https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Avatar-Blu-ray/10629/
- ↑ https://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2010/08/awesome-news-future-earth-will-be.html
- ↑ List of international release dates on Facebook
- ↑ https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5057
- ↑ https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5057
- ↑ https://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2010/10/avatar-extended-collectors-edi.html
- ↑ https://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2010/08/awesome-news-future-earth-will-be.html