Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition

Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition
Basic Information
Region	1
Disc #	3
Released	November 9, 2010
Country	USA
Studio	Lightstorm Entertainment
Distributor	20th Century Fox
Genre	Sci-Fi
Rating	PG-13
Technical Information
Disc Type	Blu-ray: 50 GB dual layer
Video	NTSC 1.78:1
Audio	English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles	English
Run Time	178 minutes min.
Basic Information
Region	Europe/Australasia
Disc #	3
Released	12 November 2010
Country	Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands
Studio	Lightstorm Entertainment
Distributor	20th Century Fox
Genre	Sci-Fi
Rating	UK, Ireland: 12
Technical Information
Disc Type	Blu-ray: 50 GB dual layer
Video	1.78:1 AVC 1080p
Audio	DTS-HD MA 5.1 to 7.1

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. 20th Century Fox released the Extended Collector's Edition on Blu-ray and DVD on November 9 2010 in the USA and Canada. 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. It includes the original 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. 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.

New Scenes

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.' "

Disc 1: Three Movie Versions

1. 2009 Original Theatrical Edition, including optional family audio track.
2. 2010 Special Edition Re-Release with 7 additional minutes, including optional family audio track.
3. 2010 Collector’s Extended Cut with 16 additional minutes, including alternate opening on Earth.

Disc 2: Filmmaker's Journey

1. Over 45 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes
2. Capturing Avatar: Feature-length documentary covering the 16-year filmmakers’ journey, including interviews with James Cameron, Jon Landau, cast and crew
3. A Message from Pandora: James Cameron’s visit to the Amazon rainforest
4. The 2006 art reel: Original pitch of the Avatar vision
5. Brother termite test: Original motion capture test
6. The ILM prototype: Visual effects reel
7. Screen tests: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana
8. Zoë’s life cast: Makeup session footage
9. On-set footage as live-action filming begins
10. VFX progressions
11. Crew film: The Volume

Disc 3: Pandora's Box

1. 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
2. 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
3. Avatar original script
4. Avatar screenplay by James Cameron
5. Pandorapedia: Comprehensive guide to Pandora
6. Lyrics from five songs by James Cameron
7. 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)
8. 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. "