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New Details on BD/DVD special edition and Avatar 2

Latest MTV interview with JC about new BD/dvd special edition and more information regarding Avatar 2

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"We're doing a longer version for the DVD that is 16 to 17 minutes longer," he said, "but you'll have the choice: You can watch [the nine-minutes-longer version] or you can watch the original if you want to."

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With the mega-blockbuster's re-release approaching, details about the next two films have started to trickle out via the maestro himself, specifically Cameron's hints that the second film will involve the oceans of Pandora. Given his water-related filmmaking experience (see "Titanic" and "The Abyss"), as well as his fondness for diving as a hobby, MTV News recently asked Cameron if he'll shoot sequences underwater.

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"I think what we should do there is — because we'll have to have characters that are in and under the water — is that we should actually capture them underwater," Cameron explained. "It's not the same as going diving, but I like to keep my diving, which I do for pleasure, separate from work."

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He added that diving for work is not as much fun. "Diving for shooting a movie is work," he said. "Diving for exploration is a gas. I like to keep my peas and carrots separate."

Even more avatar (that means more Neytiri :D <3 ) i so can't wait for this ........ Need MOAR :P

Source MTV

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I'm confused, so we get the choice of the soon to be released extended version (+9 min) or the version that we have now. Where would the extra 7-8 minutes go if the extended BD/DVD is 16-17 minutes longer? Unless I misread something...

And the sequels :)

So he's most likely going to shoot the sequels back to back, with at least one having motion capture performed underwater. The budget for this will make the first film look very inexpensive in comparison :P:D

But it sounds like one hell of an undertaking, and he's the guy that can could do it :)

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Originally Posted by Helicoradian (Post 86628)

i have problem with it too, my guess is he make little mistake in inter :P

16 to 17 minutes...
What's all the buzz about 6 hours then...

The 6 hours was the initial table read, I don't know why everyone thinks it was 6 hours of footage.

And I guess they decided to omit the 40+ mins of un-finished footage, probably for the best I guess. Any idea when its coming out?

Grrrrrr....

What ever happened to the 45 minutes of extra stuff?

I supppose if it's really unfinished I can understand it, but still.....

There's absolutely no way that the original cut is 6 hours. I remember they only shot 45 more minutes than the final release version. In any case, I really hope they don't release too many versions because I don't want to go broke. :P

The whole six hours thing is where Sam said in an interview was the first version he watched or something, it could of had different versions of different sequences or something.

Thing is, Cameron said "DVD version" when he mentioned the 16-17 extra minutes... But he never said anything about the Blu-Ray. Should we just assume he meant both? Or was he really just talking about DVDs only?

Do we know when this next dvd/blu-ray release will be? I wish it was more like the 30-45extra minutes they originaly stated, but hey, i'm happy with anything.

Hopefully in december in time for christmas maybe i'll buy it as an after-christmas gift and sell the bareboned Blu-Ray i own.

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Originally Posted by electrosphere11 (Post 86737)

Do we know when this next dvd/blu-ray release will be? I wish it was more like the 30-45extra minutes they originaly stated, but hey, i'm happy with anything.

The special edition dvd/blu-ray should be released sometime in November.

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Originally Posted by Helicoradian (Post 86828)

The special edition dvd/blu-ray should be released sometime in November.

Thank Eywa

16-17 moar minutes on the DVD and BD? Well, that's how people make money. They're taking advantage of us. First there's a normal version, then a special edition (and all fans want to have these additional minutes on DVD/BD no matter what), maybe in 2011 there will be even 30 minutes more? :( It's always all about money... :(

But on the other hand - additional 16-17 miutes? WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! :D:P

Epic :D

I hope it has some nice new bonus features too :)

What I've always been waiting for was a feature on the DVD or Blu-Ray where you could watch the entire film with a split-screen or picture-in-picture of the actual film paired with the footage from the mo-cap studio.

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Originally Posted by Woodsprite (Post 86727)

I think so, as when they are talking about normal edition he never mention about BD either, He started that later on :P
Imo it would be illogical to do only dvd ver, but if they do that i will be so sad :(

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So I assume this means that the DVD/Blu-ray will give us the choice to watch the theatrical, the 9 minute longer version, and the 16-17 minute longer version? I remember reading a while back that the special edition in November would have 3 versions of Avatar. I guess we will find out when it comes out.

Also, there is no way that they will only release it on DVD and not Blu-ray. There is just absolutely no way. If they are going to have three versions of the movie, and all those other special features, and all the bonus features in 1080p I assume (I hope), then Blu-ray is the only way to go. James Cameron was pushing Blu-ray as the best way to view Avatar.

This link has some, well, interesting news.

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When scenes are added to a movie for a rerelease — especially pop culture milestones like Star Wars and Avatar — doesn’t it blur the lines of history? For instance, is this new version with the extra nine minutes now the official director’s cut of Avatar? Or is the one that made billions of dollars last year the official film?
This rerelease is a limited special edition. It’s just an experience you can have with your family at the end of the summer. The last hurrah in theaters. People can watch the original release — it still exists indefinitely on DVD and Blu-ray — or they can watch this new one. We’re going to do an even longer version that will exist only on DVD <wah????>. There are people who felt that they could have spent more time in Pandora. So we’re giving them that.

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Well, there were reports that some of those fans were so upset Pandora didn’t really exist outside your movie, they fell into serious depressions after leaving the theater.
I suspect that’s hyperbole. Everybody writes in purple prose in the blogosphere. But I would hate to think that people really were getting depressed. If they really feel that they’re not getting enough of the wonders of the natural world in their life, then they should just go on a damn walk in the woods. Or go snorkeling.

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What’s this we hear about you writing a novelization of Avatar?
I hate that term. A novelization is when the merchandising department hires a hack writer for $15,000 to adapt my script. This is the novel.

But it’s the same story as the movie?
Yeah. But it’s a different art form, a different medium. It’s more inside the minds of the characters. It gets into Grace’s back-story, how she came to the planet as a young scientist. It sets up all the seeds of what will happen over the greater story arc.

James Cameron talks 'Avatar' sequel, the evolution of 3D, and respect for his geeks | EW.com

It's on my christmas list now.