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20th Century Fox Entertainment has officially announced Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition for Blu-ray release on November 16 in North America (and internationally from November 15). As previously reported, this edition will consist of three discs and contain three versions of the film, including an all-new extended cut, as well as hours of never-before seen material including over 45 minutes of deleted scenes.

The filmmakers and the studio had informed consumers that this Collector's Edition was coming up at the same time that the first edition was announced (see Blu-ray.com, March 16).

Filmmaker James Cameron said: "I told our team – let's do the ultimate box set of Avatar, with everything in it the fans could possibly want. There's an extended length cut that's sixteen minutes longer, plus documentaries, behind the scenes featurettes, artwork and over 45 minutes of deleted scenes. Everything worth putting into a special edition is in this set," said James Cameron.

This edition will feature the original theatrical release, a special edition re-release, family audio track with all objectionable language removed and new collector's extended cut with sixteen more minutes including an exclusive alternate opening Earth scene.

A 3D Blu-ray version is not included and has not been announced separately. Panasonic representatives confirmed last month that it would be exclusively available to buyers of Panasonic 3D plasma TVs (see Blu-ray.com, September 3).

"Capturing Avatar" is an in-depth feature length documentary covering the 16 year filmmaker journey including all-new interviews with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew exploring James Cameron's unique vision for this film.

Fans can dive further into the world of the Na'vi and experience the film from behind the scenes, with a "master class" on the production. Using Blu-ray interactivity, viewers can experience the full film in three stages of production: Performance Capture, Template (or "1990's video game" version) and Final as well as a composite of all stages in "Pandora's Box". This will be supported with interviews by Jim Cameron and the filmmakers and serve as a "master class" on the making of Avatar.

Contents by disc are as follows:

Disc One
Original Theatrical Version
Special Edition Re-Release
Collector's Extended Cut (16 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening)
The original theatrical and special-edition versions will include a "Family" audio track with all objectionable language removed.

Disc Two
Capturing Avatar: An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew
Deleted scenes: including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes
Production materials (BD-exclusive)
Disc Three (all contents BD-exclusive)
Open "Pandora's Box" and go deeper into the filmmaker process
Interactive Scene Deconstruction: Explore the various stages of production through three different viewing modes
Production shorts: 17 featurettes covering performance capture, scoring the film, 3D Fusion camera, stunts and much more
Avatar Archives, including original scriptment, 300 page screenplay and the extensive Pandorapedia
BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials

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