James Cameron has revealed that Avatar won't be getting a 3D Blu-ray release until November, confirming that the film will not be among the first movies released on the 3D home format.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Cameron announced that Avatar will get a special edition DVD and Blu-ray 3D release in the winter, but a standard non-3D version will hit shops – in the US at least – 22 April.
Fox-trot
It's a touch annoying that Fox has decided to do the dreadful double-dip on the film. This used to happen to DVDs every few years – special edition, extended edition, definitive edition, milking-the-cash-cow edition – but now it seems that distributors are happy to bring out various versions of a movie in the same year.
The last major release to get this sort of treatment was Watchmen.
A November release for the 3D version means that a number of 3D Blu-rays will be on the shelves first – including Monsters Vs Aliens and Cloudy, With A Chance Of Meatballs.
Panasonic, who helped Cameron with the equipment to film Avatar, recently showed off its Panasonic Viera TX-P50VT20 3D TV, which will be one of the first to hit the UK.
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kyjimbo51
May 20th 2010
4. After a lightening strike took out parts of my home theater I discovered that not only will a new 3d tv and 3d bluray player be required to view 3d, you will also have to upgrade your hdmi cables to 3d compatable cables and if you are using an hdmi receiver, it will have to be upgraded to a 3d pass through receiver. I am not purchasing the tv or bluray but will upgrade my burned out cables and receiver to 3d and wait for prices to fall on the other equipment.There also needs to be more choices in 3d movies (Monsters Inc and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs? REALLY?) Maybe in another year.
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dbn1875
February 26th 2010
3. Does anyone know how the 3d version will work. Will it be like My Bloody Valentine or coraline with the Green/Red glasses or will it mean a new having to buy a new TV, blu ray and expensive rechargable glasses?
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ginga_nut
February 21st 2010
2. I can safely say that a 3D TV is not on my shopping list for a few years or at least until my current Sony Bravia 100hz blows up, So 3D BluRays mean diddly squatt. Just get the normal ones out loaded with BD live & extras...please.
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watcherzero
February 20th 2010
1. Its actually a change, they were saying a couple of months ago that they wouldnt relase this film in 3d.
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