James Cameron on final director's cut

[Tymian]

James Cameron has said that he will not revisit Avatar following the release of the definitive director's cut in November.

The Oscar-winning director released Avatar: Special Edition in cinemas last month, incorporating nine minutes of additional footage into the original cinematic version. A final director's cut is scheduled to be released on DVD in November, with another seven-minute extension.

Cameron told Total Film that November's release is the final working of the 3D epic that he will be involved in. He said: "No, I'm not going back to this.

"There's no revisiting this downstream, and I don't see it coming back into theatres at all unless 20 years from now they want to do something and I'm a doddering old guy that can't stop them."

A sequel to Avatar is currently slated for a 2014 release date.

So it seems that we will have Cinema SE ver extended by 7 min with finished footage, I kinda hoped for 16-17 mins more *sad* but well at least seven more........


Source digitalspy

[Human No More]

Do want...

Sad there won't be another rerelease though...

[rasomaso]

Well I guess it's good, he can focus more on the sequel
I'm fine with 16 minute extension since I didn't see the SE (waiting for the BD)

[Woodsprite]

Wait wait. By the "7-minute extension", does he mean there'll be 7 minutes added along with the 16-17 minutes of extra footage, or just 7 minutes period, without the other 16-17 minutes?

[rasomaso]

I think it's just 9 mins from the theatre release + 7 more on BD?

[Tymian]

to be honest for sure i don't know as in one interview He(Jc) said cinema Se ver + additional 16-17, and now it's only 7 so confusing

[Vauktu]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

Wait wait. By the "7-minute extension", does he mean there'll be 7 minutes added along with the 16-17 minutes of extra footage, or just 7 minutes period, without the other 16-17 minutes?

I think it could go either way.

[TheIknimaya]

I'm pretty sure that the special edition in November is 16-17 minutes longer than the original/first theatrical cut. The 16 minutes will include the extra 9 minutes from the recent re-release, and also includes the extra 7 minutes to be included on the Blu-ray.

So the 9 minutes from the release + the new 7 minutes specifically for November edition = 16 minutes.

[Woodsprite]

Ah... That makes sense.

[Pandora's Boxed?]

And of the extra 7 minutes, 5 minutes or so will be the restored "Earth" scenes JC has said, excerpts of which can be seen in the original movie trailers.

[Helicoradian]

Looking forward to the earth scenes (which I assume will include the bar fight scene)

[Sìltsan'awpo]

Originally Posted by Helicoradian

Looking forward to the earth scenes (which I assume will include the bar fight scene)

I will never understand why that scene was cut out.

[Dreaming Of Pandora]

Yeah I always found that odd when I first saw the trailer. There's a tiny bit of the Earth scene in the trailer, yet for some reason never in the movie. We'll all find out the juicy details in the DVD.

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by Sìltsan'awpo

I will never understand why that scene was cut out.

Not enough time and more important things to add.
I still want to see the avatars attack Hell's Gate

[TxonTirea]

Originally Posted by Human No More

I still want to see the avatars attack Hell's Gate

^^QFT

Really looking forward to it. Of course, I have other things to anticipate in that month too, so for me waiting won't be so bad.