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‘Avatar 2’ Due on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, ‘Avatar’ on 4K UHD for First Time June 20

Avatar: The Way of Water

Stephanie Prange

It’s the announcement disc collectors the world over have been waiting for: Walt Disney Home Entertainment has finally announced a DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Blu-ray 3D and 4K Ultra HD release date for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water.

The film, the year’s No. 2 movie with a domestic gross of more than $283 million, will arrive on all three disc formats on June 20.

On the same date, the studio will also release the original Avatar on 4K Ultra HD for the first time in High Dynamic Range to digital retailers, as well as on Blu-ray Disc.

The Avatar: The Way of Water release will include more than three hours of bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast and crew.

The 4K edition of the original Avatar has both existing and new bonus features including “Memories From Avatar,” where producer Jon Landau leads a conversation with cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, recalling memories from production and reflecting on the success of the film. “Avatar: A Look Back” provides a retrospective where cast and filmmakers reflect on their journey making Avatar, the groundbreaking technologies they used to create it, and the effect the film had on audiences worldwide.

Nominated for numerous Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Avatar: The Way of Water became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. Produced by Cameron and his longtime partner Jon Landau, the 20th Century Studios-Lightstorm Entertainment production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet. Joining the adult cast are newcomers Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass and Jack Champion.

The original Academy Award-winning Avatar introduced the world of Pandora and became the highest-grossing film of all time earning more than $2.9 billion worldwide and receiving nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won three Oscars, for Best Cinematography, Production Design and Visual Effects.

 

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