Excel Home Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment alongwith Director James Cameron have unlocked the secrets of Pandora and have decided to take fans on a guided tour of Cameron’s vision with the highly anticipated release of AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD. With three versions of the film, AVATAR fans will experience an all-new extended cut of the film, in addition to hours of never-before-seen material including over 45 minutes of amazing deleted scenes.

The three-disc AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and AVATAR Collector’s Edition DVD both feature the original theatrical release, a special edition re-release, and new collector’s extended cut with sixteen more minutes including an exclusive alternate opening earth scene. Viewers will have the ability to journey to the far-reaches of Pandora with “Capturing Avatar“ an in-depth feature length documentary covering the 16-year filmmaker journey that includes all new interviews with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew exploring Cameron’s unique vision for the film now seen by more than 310 million people worldwide.  The Oscar and Golden Globe winning epic is the highest grossing film of all time, taking in over $2.7 billion in worldwide box office. It is also the top-selling Blu-ray disc of all time.

The AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray will contain more bonus material and will provide a compelling interactive viewing experience.  Leveraging the unparalleled interactive technology of Blu-ray, fans can dive further into the world of the Na’vi and experience the international sensation from behind-the-scenes with a “master class” on the production of the film. Viewers can experience the full film in three stages of production:  ‘Performance Capture’, ‘Template’ and ‘Final’ as well as a composite of all stages in “Pandora’s Box”.  This mode is complemented by interviews with James Cameron and the crew and ultimately serves as a complete and enlightening tutorial on the making of AVATAR.

AVATAR Extended Collection’s Edition: 3-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray:

Disc One include Original Theatrical Version, Special Edition Re-Release, Collector’s Extended Cut and 16 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening.

Disc Two include “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 and Production Materials.

Disc Three include Open “Pandora’s Box” and go deeper into the filmmaker process, Interactive Scene Deconstruction: Explore the various stages of production through 3 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 and BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials (UK, France, Germany, Japan, Australia & US).

AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition: 3-Disc Special Edition DVD:

Disc One & Two include Original Theatrical Version, Special Edition Re-release and Collector’s Extended Cut.

Disc Three include New/ Additional Scene Deconstruction from Special Edition and Extended Cut, “Capturing Avatar“ – An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew and Deleted Scenes – including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes.

Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition is available on Blu-Ray (3 Disc Special Edition at Rs. 1499), DVD (3 Disc Special Edition at Rs. 599) and Steel Book Blu-Ray (3 Disc Special Edition at Rs. 1999) at all leading stores across the country.