Avatar getting a re-release this summer? | Movie News
AVATAR didn't clean up at the Oscars like many thought (and some hoped) it would. Really though, when a film makes a trillion dollars, do a few golden statues matter? Nope. And to help ease their pain, Fox and Jim Cameron are planning on re-releasing AVATAR later this year.
Cameron, who was in New York City filming a Black Eyed Peas concert (??), spoke to USA Today and said that the influx of spring 3D movies like ALICE IN WONDERLAND and CLASH OF THE TITANS robbed AVATAR of its precious screens and potentially cut short its financial windfall. So now the current plan is to re-release the movie this summer. But why would audiences care about AVATAR in the summer when there's a new blockbuster hitting theaters every Friday? Well because Cameron has an ace up his sleeve, that's why.
Turns out Cameron will insert some deleted scenes into the movie and use the ole "never before seen footage" trick to get people back in theaters for one more AVATAR screening. But does this diminish returns on the eventual DVD and Blu-ray release? Not sure but with the additional 3D ticket costs, that's a risk Fox seems willing to take. So what about you? Would you go see AVATAR in theaters again just to see some extra footage in 3D?
Source: USA Today
Extra Tidbit: Cameron doesn't have much nice to say about the conversion process used on TITANS in the above article.























































































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but i would gladly see avatar again with extra footage since i saw it opening night and i would like to see it again soon anyways.
but i would gladly see avatar again with extra footage since i saw it opening night and i would like to see it again soon anyways.
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I'm very happy to hear I still have a chance to see it in IMAX
I'm very happy to hear I still have a chance to see it in IMAX
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I still won't see Avatar though, because it looks absolutely lame...
I still won't see Avatar though, because it looks absolutely lame...
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and not a very good one I must say...
and not a very good one I must say...
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here is a quote from the article:
"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...
here is a quote from the article:
"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."
MIGHT re-release in the FALL because the EXHIBITORS say it still has the potential to make lots of money. He also makes good points in the article regarding the quality of 3d in future films. its worth a read.
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Every time a movie leaves an impact, like Avatar did, it gets a re-release. Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Gone With The Wind, Psycho, The Dark Knight, etc... all had re-releases, and some had MULTIPLE re-releases. This isn't anything new.
If you're going to call Cameron a greedy...
Every time a movie leaves an impact, like Avatar did, it gets a re-release. Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Gone With The Wind, Psycho, The Dark Knight, etc... all had re-releases, and some had MULTIPLE re-releases. This isn't anything new.
If you're going to call Cameron a greedy bastard, then you need to call Spielberg, Hitchcock, & Nolan greedy bastards as well.
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That seems even more crazy to me. Even though Avatar was overrated, I tried to defend Cameron, but now I don't know what the man is thinking.
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That seems even more crazy to me. Even though Avatar was overrated, I tried to defend Cameron, but now I don't know what the man is thinking.
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Yeah, geeze, you guys. Jim is really hurting to pay the bills, and the jackass theaters wanted to play new movies! The nerve.
Yeah, geeze, you guys. Jim is really hurting to pay the bills, and the jackass theaters wanted to play new movies! The nerve.
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-James Cameron's tombstone
-James Cameron's tombstone
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This is actually a smart move on Cameron's part. Everyone I know loves the hell out of this film, and I for one would kill to see an uncut version of Avatar in theaters.
Nolan did a re-release for TDK (and didn't even add anything extra to it). No one called him greedy. -_-
This is actually a smart move on Cameron's part. Everyone I know loves the hell out of this film, and I for one would kill to see an uncut version of Avatar in theaters.
Nolan did a re-release for TDK (and didn't even add anything extra to it). No one called him greedy. -_-
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George Lucas?!? *GASP*
Silly Cameron, don't you know deleted scenes are for the Special Features section of your Blu-ray release, not a theater re-release. That's just greedy.
George Lucas?!? *GASP*
Silly Cameron, don't you know deleted scenes are for the Special Features section of your Blu-ray release, not a theater re-release. That's just greedy.
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Like quoted already, that is THE BIGGEST BULLSHIT STATEMENT I'VE EVER READ! Makes me sick, and glad I've never seen it, and confident I never will.
Like quoted already, that is THE BIGGEST BULLSHIT STATEMENT I'VE EVER READ! Makes me sick, and glad I've never seen it, and confident I never will.
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F**k him right in his tin ear.
F**k him right in his tin ear.
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It made an obscene amount of money! Its gross could keep a small country running for years! God Cameron is a greedy son of a bitch!
And like before I predict audiences will fall for this...
It made an obscene amount of money! Its gross could keep a small country running for years! God Cameron is a greedy son of a bitch!
And like before I predict audiences will fall for this ruse and go see it anyway. That's America for you.
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you always seem so negative or jealous... or slightly retarded
you always seem so negative or jealous... or slightly retarded
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Awww, shame.
Little Jimmy Cameron, sitting in a (blue) tree, M-I-L-K-I-N-G.
Awww, shame.
Little Jimmy Cameron, sitting in a (blue) tree, M-I-L-K-I-N-G.
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