Details have surfaced about the Australian release of James Cameron’s Avatar Extended Blu-ray which will hit Australian stores on Wednesday 24th November 2010 (November 15th in the UK and November 16th in the US).

Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray will release in two editions, the standard 3 disc blu-ray set and a collector’s edition Tin.

The Standard Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition blu-ray contains the following special features:

• Original Theatrical Version
• Special Edition Re-Release
• Collector’s Extended Cut – 16 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening
• 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 Materials
• 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

The Avatar Extended Blu-ray Collector’s Edition 3 Disc Tin Set contains all the special features mentioned above as well as the following:

• Tin Case
• Limited Edition Film Cell from the movie
• Making of Avatar production booklet

The Collector’s Edition Tin Set is currently available to pre-order from JB HiFi and EzyDVD and is priced at around $69

The Standard Avatar Collector’s Edition Blu-ray can be pre-ordered from the following retailers:

• Chaos
• Amazon.co.uk
• JB HiFi
• EzyDVD.com.au