Our neon-tinged dystopian future cities used to be Tokyo, but now they've gone Vegas. Or so it would seem, from our first glimpses of Jake Sully on Earth from November's three-hour extended Avatar DVD. Which may actually be worth getting.
I have to say, if you're going to draw a sharp contrast with the ultra-colorful, glowing blue Pandora, having Earth be ultra-colorful and full of blue glow as well seems counter-intuitive. Although maybe that's the point? The blue glow on Earth is unnatural and neon, not spiritual and natural.
Here's another brief trailer, showing Jake Sully brawling on Earth:
Here are the details on the 3-disc BluRay set, coming November 16:
Disc One
Original Theatrical Version
Special Edition Re-Release
Collector's Extended Cut
Over 15 more minutes and exclusive alternate openingDisc Two
"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
Production MaterialsDisc Three
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
BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials
You could seriously kill a weekend with this box set — and it might be pretty fascinating to see into Cameron's film-making process. I have a feeling this will be the nerd holiday gift. [Collider]