New Details on BD/DVD special edition and Avatar 2

[Human No More]

Epic

I hope it has some nice new bonus features too

[Woodsprite]

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.

[Tymian]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

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?

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

[TheIknimaya]

"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."

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.

[Raptor]

This link has some, well, interesting news.

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.

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.

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

[HarryCanyon]

It's on my christmas list now.

[Human No More]

Can't wait