Cameron confirms Blu-ray 3D plans for Avatar

$230 million blockbuster will utilize recently announced 3D technology.

By Will Federman, December 21, 2009 (6) comments


3D is going to make 2D look like 1D.

3D is going to make 2D look like 1D.

Not content with his $232 million box-office haul from over the weekend, director James Cameron is already thinking ahead to the inevitable Blu-ray release for Avatar.

Considering most of the hype (and serious awards consideration), seems to be centered around Cameron’s unprecedented use of 3D technology – and the recent announcement that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has adopted official 3D specs for the format – many were wondering about whether or not Blu-ray 3D had found its killer app (so to speak).


Speaking with MTV, Cameron acknowledged Avatar is expected to hit home video before summer, but just a standard release. However, the auteur does have plans for a Blu-ray 3D release sometime in the future.


“Probably the initial Blu-ray release of Avatar won’t be in 3-D and then a subsequent release will be in 3-D. That’s my guess right now,” said Cameron, “So we will probably put out a disk, you know, in six or eight months, let’s call it six months, and then after that we will have a 3-D disc when there are enough sets available.”


There is good news for fans who want more of the Skittle-colored world of Pandora and its inhabitants. It seems deleted scenes with the Na’vi, pulled from the theatrical cut, will find their way back into the standard Blu-ray release.


“It’s all wonderful stuff, but it was sort of bogging down the middle section of the movie. There’s plenty for a value-added DVD experience on this film. Of course, we’ll have to go punch it all up and get it all mixed and stuff like that.”


So we might have to wait a little bit longer for Avatar in 3D, but it is coming.


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6 Responses to “Cameron confirms Blu-ray 3D plans for Avatar”

  1. Shannon says:
    December 29, 2009 at 6:07 am

    WOW… James Cameron – You ARE the best. I don’t have blueray yet but I will be when the AVATAR with 3D goggles come out…

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  2. InfamousPR says:
    December 31, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    If you don’t have Bluray, you should. It’s amazing and you won’t go back to DVD, I promise you. This film I will be buying it for my Bluray player even if it costs $100. I will also buy me a new bluray player since I will see this one a million times that it will burn my current player LOL… Best movie I’ve seen in my life EVER!!!! Thanks James, you are the best director born, may God bless you always and please make a Sequel!!!!!

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  3. Georg says:
    January 12, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    I have a 52″ “3d ready” plasma and cant wait to see this in 3D! I am looking forward to the blu ray 3D of avatar. Nice to read it WILL come out :)

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  4. Andrew A. Sailer says:
    February 13, 2010 at 1:01 am

    Avatar was a great movie, I just watched it a few day ago. I don’t usually go to the theather because I get nervious around a lot people but I think I’ll give this one a shot because people are saying that it’s even better on the big screen, I think it might be in 3D. Anyway the movie Avatar get two thumbs up from me, I watch all of my movies at voobymovies,com if anyone was wondering and it’s free

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  6. Sheldon says:
    March 5, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    I loved Avatar will see it at least 5 times :) . 3 in IMax :)

    Cant wait for 3D BlueRay. I will be ready with a new HDTV that can support the new polar 3D and sterescopic Tech

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