Avatar: The Way of Water | 16 DEC 2022 | Don't worry guys, critics like it

[Gavin Feng]

11 minutes ago, dignam said:

28.03 will be the digital home release date.

 

https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-digital-release-date-bonus-details/

 

three hours extras.

 

I'm alive.

 

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Bonus Features* 

Inside Pandora’s Box (A series of featurettes on the challenges facing cast and crew as filmmakers devise new technologies to push the limits of cinema)

• Building the World of Pandora – James Cameron and a team of talented artists combine years of research with their design skills to build the world of Pandora with new characters, creatures, indigenous clans, underwater environments and the take-no-prisoners hard-tech world of the RDA.
• Capturing Pandora – James Cameron’s approach to performance capture has the cast performing in a volume rigged with infrared cameras to capture their movement, and head rig cameras to capture emotion on their faces with only the boundaries of imagination to limit them.
• The Undersea World of Pandora – Co-production designer Dylan Cole and his team conceive of the marine creatures required for Avatar: The Way of Water while James Cameron and his stunt team devise extraordinary means to bring those creatures to life in a performance capture tank.
• The Challenges of Pandora’s Waters – James Cameron tackles the “non-trivial challenge” of performance capture above and below the water’s surface, utilizing a wave machine and current generator to reproduce ocean conditions, and underwater vehicles to replicate creature movement.
• Pandora’s Returning Characters – James Cameron reunites with his returning cast – Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang. Together they discuss the amazing evolution of their characters in Avatar: The Way of Water. 
• Pandora’s Next Generation – Meet the talented young newcomers who have been cast as the next generation of Na’vi and follow them through the adventure of making Avatar: The Way of Water. 
• Spider’s Web – James Cameron introduced the human character of Spider into the fabric of Pandora – thus creating a host of technological challenges on set…and an incredible journey for the young actor, Jack Champion.
• Becoming Na’vi – The Avatar cast is immersed in the culture of the indigenous Na’vi, living off the land in the Hawaiian rainforest and training in a multitude of disciplines in preparation for their roles.
• The Reef People of Pandora – In true James Cameron-style, the Metkayina reef clan has been developed with great attention to detail, bearing unique evolutionary traits and a culture – with new dwellings, new clothes and different way of life – all a result of living off the ocean. 
• Bringing Pandora to Life – Once James Cameron completes his virtual production process, every sequence is turned over to Wētā FX to bring Pandora to life – with unprecedented advancements in facial performance, environments and making CG water look real.
• The RDA Returns to Pandora – Co-production designer Ben Procter and his team present an armada of new vehicles and human technologies that the RDA brings to Pandora – in concept design and with practical builds.
• The New Characters of Pandora – Meet the important new characters of the Avatar saga played by Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell and Jemaine Clement.
• The Sounds of Pandora – Hear how James Cameron worked with composer Simon Franglen to create the distinctive music of The Way of Water while building on James Horner’s brilliant score for Avatar, and learn how Chris Boyes created the immersive sounds of Pandora.
• New Zealand – Pandora’s Home – The production of the Avatar sequels is so thoroughly ensconced in New Zealand that James Cameron considers The Way of Water a “New Zealand film.” Hear reflections from the cast and crew, including the remarkable New Zealand crew, on making the film.
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• More from Pandora’s Box (Additional featurettes that highlight special teams within the production)
• Casting – Discover the screen tests that won the talented young cast their roles in Avatar: The Way of Water.
• Stunts – The Avatar stunt team isn’t just creating breathtaking action, they’re driving the story. From racing underwater on ilus, flying the skies on ikrans, to maneuvering RDA speed boats, the stunt team leaves you breathless and wanting more.
• The Lab – Explore the Lightstorm Lab, the backbone of virtual production for the Avatar films. Comprised of specialized teams, the Lab builds & supports every aspect of the production – environments, motion edit, Kabuki, sequence, post-viz and software development.
• The Troupe – Avatar’s Troupe is the Swiss Army Knife of acting, while playing dozens of roles on set, in the performance capture volume and on live-action sets, they bring life to Na’vi clans and RDA Recoms. They also play Na’vi-scale puppets on the live-action sets.

• Marketing Materials & Music Video (Marketing materials used to build audience awareness of the film)

• Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) Music Video – Multi-Grammy-winning, music superstar, The Weeknd, performs his emotionally packed end title song in the official music video for the smash hit “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength).”
• Theatrical Trailers 1 & 2 – Avatar: The Way of Water used two theatrical trailers to engage the audience. The first was a teaser trailer released 7 months before the film. The second was a standard trailer that premiered 5 weeks before the film’s release. 
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[Borobudur]

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The sci-fi epic will be available to purchase on March 28, setting course for Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu and Movies Anywhere. Digital editions will be available in 4K Ultra HD quality with Dolby Atmos audio.

103 days or 15 weeks of theatrical window!

[adaros]

2 hours ago, Gavin Feng said:

 

three hours extras.

 

I'm alive.

 

 

can't wait for all these extra content

[AJG]

Looks like IMAX Enhanced is only for Disney+

[interiorgatordecorator]

no mention of the missing 30 minutes? maybe a special edition is possible

 

at the every least ill finally have ultra hd pics of the zoomer fr bussing fr navi
 

Edited March 7, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[TheDude391]

1 hour ago, AJG said:

Looks like IMAX Enhanced is only for Disney+

God, Disney sucks...let's hope the disc release has it.

[interiorgatordecorator]

29 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

no mention of the missing 30 minutes? maybe a special edition is possible

 

at the every least ill finally have ultra hd pics of the zoomer fr bussing fr navi
 

 

or are they just saving those for the phyisical?

[AJG]

6 minutes ago, TheDude391 said:

God, Disney sucks...let's hope the disc release has it.

 

No Disney movie has had IMAX Enhanced on Disc since... ever (IIRC certain Marvel films had them but only on the 3D Blu-Ray's exclusive to Europe).

 

There's also only 2 IMAX Enhanced movies released on Digital Stores and those were Top Gun Maverick and Aquaman.

Edited March 7, 2023 by AJG

[adaros]

1 hour ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

no mention of the missing 30 minutes? maybe a special edition is possible

 

at the every least ill finally have ultra hd pics of the zoomer fr bussing fr navi
 

first Avatar Collectors Extended Edition blu-ray was release November 16th, 2010, there's still hope!

[interiorgatordecorator]

Luiz gave a 2.3-2.33 billion final range, which seems reasonable

 

 

 

[marveldcfox]

Apparently Top Gun is going to win best vfx oscar. You heard it here first.

[interiorgatordecorator]

29 minutes ago, marveldcfox said:

Apparently Top Gun is going to win best vfx oscar. You heard it here first.

 

would be silly

[setna]

1 hour ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

Luiz gave a 2.3-2.33 billion final range, which seems reasonable

 

 

 

 

2.33??
i don´t see it at all unless there are some bump by Oscars or another thing that i don´t know. 
In normal conditions i don´t see it doing more than 15-20 M WW from now.

[Dragoncaine]

1 hour ago, marveldcfox said:

Apparently Top Gun is going to win best vfx oscar. You heard it here first.

TGM is the better movie but that would be stupid as hell

[dignam]

11 hours ago, marveldcfox said:

Apparently Top Gun is going to win best vfx oscar. You heard it here first.

[Elessar]

Congrats, well deserved!

 

[european1992]

2 hours ago, Elessar said:

Congrats, well deserved!

 

This is probably the most deserved win in history. 

[Borobudur]

7 hours ago, Elessar said:

Congrats, well deserved!

 

Hope the win keep the movie in public's awareness or interest for one more weeks before the competition wear down the run. 

[interiorgatordecorator]

https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2022/12/14082407/2212059_crosstabs_MC_ENTERTAINMENT_AVATAR_SEQUEL_Adults_v1-1.pdf

 

pretty interesting little survey on pre-release (of 2) opinions on the avatar franchise

[Deuce66]

Chugging along nicely, $680M is a done deal. 

 

 

 

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