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Avatar To Return To Theaters In The Fall?
Nick Mahar
If you were one of those few who didn't get to experience Avatar in IMAX you're in luck. Director James Cameron is teasing a re-release of the most successful film of all time with 20 minutes of extra footage!
Talking to USA Today Cameron said,
The wildcard is that we might be re-releasing the movie this fall. It's kind of gotten stomped out (in theaters) because of Alice in Wonderland. The word we're getting back from exhibitors is we probably left a couple of hundred million dollars on the table as a result. The question is the appetite still going to be there after the summer glut of movies. We're going to assess that. We're talking about maybe adding in additional footage and doing something creative.
Slashfilm speculates there could be up to 20 minutes of deleted scenes after Cameron stated there was 6 minutes of deleted scenes, and another 15 minutes of unfinished special effects. Cameron also says that Titanic is set for re-release in 3D around 2012.
When asked about how hard 3D conversion is Cameron said,
They're converting Clash of the Titans in eight weeks. But I'm guessing six months to a year to do it right. We're targeting spring of 2012 for the release (of a 3D version of Titanic), which is the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of the ship.
When is Avatar coming out in 3D on Blu-ray?
We're not officially announcing it right now but I'm hoping for fall. The wildcard is that we might be re-releasing the movie this fall. It's kind of gotten stomped out (in theaters) because of Alice in Wonderland. The word we're getting back from exhibitors is we probably left a couple of hundred million dollars on the table as a result. The question is the appetite still going to be there after the summer glut of movies. We're going to assess that. We're talking about maybe adding in additional footage and doing something creative.
The madness at the movie theaters might not be over. There is a very good chance of Avatar being re-released this year.
