James Cameron’s latest trip to Pandora comes home as a Collector’s Edition on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™, packed with over nine hours of bonus features and a stack of deleted scenes.
Pandora is coming home. Avatar: Fire and Ash Collector’s Edition arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ on 21st December from 20th Century Studios, and if you like to see how the sausage (or the performance capture) gets made, this one has plenty to dig into.
The film, and the numbers behind it
The third chapter earned $1.5 billion worldwide, placing it among the Motion Picture Association’s top-grossing films of all time. It also holds a 90% Verified Hot on the Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes®, and picked up Best Visual Effects at both the Academy Awards® and BAFTA, among other honours. Critics called it “truly epic” (Ben Travis, Empire) and “gloriously intense” (Nick Howells, The Standard).
The story picks up with Jake and Neytiri guiding their family through grief as they travel Pandora’s skies with the nomadic Wind Traders. Their path is threatened by a fierce new enemy, the Ash People, who have turned against Eywa and the ancient Na’vi way. If you want a refresher on how this chapter was first teased, our Fire and Ash trailer coverage has you covered.
What’s in the extras
This is where the Collector’s Edition earns its name. There are over nine hours of bonus features, with more than six hours of never-before-seen material. The headline items include:
Deleted and extended scenes: ten deleted scenes or sequences, including “Selfridge’s Arrival”, “The Coming of Age Ceremony” and “Alternative Ardmore Death”, plus extended cuts of “Wind Traders Travel Vignettes” and “Sullys Escape from Ash Through Swamp”.
Performance capture: nine side-by-sides, five scene deconstructions and two demos. One pairs Stephen Lang with Oona Chaplin, the other Sam Worthington with Sigourney Weaver, both recorded at Manhattan Beach Studios on 20th November 2025.
Making-of material: the two-part Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films, a Stephen Lang piece called “Infinite Space”, and Igniting the Flame, a series of featurettes with behind-the-scenes footage. There’s also a Jon Landau tribute, in which the filmmakers remember the producer with cast and crew.
Panels and more: awards panels with the cast, department heads and music team, a Miley Cyrus awards Q&A, the “Gone with the Wind TrAIders” crew short, and the “Dream as One” music video. Both theatrical trailers are included too. Physical copies add archives of the script and production art.
There’s an English Family Audio Track with all objectionable language removed, and an RDA Orientation set of tutorial videos covering Na’vi language and the clans and biomes of Pandora. Do note that bonus features vary by product and retailer.
Where to pre-order
You can pre-order now at Amazon, HMV and Rarewaves. Check the listing you choose for exactly which extras come with it, then clear a few evenings before 21st December. There is a lot of Pandora to get through.
