16 March 2010 3:20 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Looks like James Cameron's Avatar will be hitting DVD and Blu-ray a bit sooner than expected -- in just over a month, as a matter of fact. Instead of coordinating the release of the movie to help sell the first wave of 3-D televisions, they have decided to rush it out in time for Earth Day on April 22nd. How environmentally conscious of them! But wait a minute, won't this hurt their plans for a theatrical re-release in the summer [1]? It turns out that it won't, because this initial release will be one that is stripped down and completely devoid of extras. If people want to see the extended cut of the movie with additional scenes, they'll have wait to see it on the big screen (or wait for the multi-disc special edition DVD/Blu-ray that is being planned for the holidays). To make up for the lack of supplementary material, »
- Sean
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