Twentieth Century Fox and James Cameron officially announced that
Avatar: Special Edition will be released in theaters August 27, in a limited engagement and exclusively in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D. This version of Cameron's epic
Avatar will include more than eight minutes of new footage. No comment was made on an eventual Special Edition Blu-ray release, let alone if it would include a 3D version.
The studio claims that since last December, the number of available digital 3D screens has exploded, and moviegoers who missed experiencing the film in 3D will now have that opportunity.
James Cameron also commented: "Audiences repeatedly told me they wanted more of Pandora, and wished they could have stayed there longer. So we're making that possible.
Avatar: Special Edition: will be exclusively in 3D, and will have eight minutes of never before seen footage, including new creatures and action scenes. Whether you already love the movie, or you've never seen it, with this Special Edition, you'll be seeing it like never before."
Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time, taking in over $2.7 billion in worldwide box office. It is also the top-selling Blu-ray disc of all time.