AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH is ready to ignite a journey directly into your living room. In the continuing off-Earth adventures on the planet of Pandora, Jake and Neytiri guide their family through grief, encountering nomadic Wind Traders, and the vicious Ash People — a warlike clan led by the fierce Varang who threaten their path forward. With a hosted review copy of the film, we took at look at the exclusive bonus content including deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes.

The film was first available for purchase in Digital on March 31 and is now available in 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD starting May 19. We are sharing our honest thoughts here but it’s important to note that MouseInfo is an Amazon Affiliate so qualifying purchases made from this page may be eligible for commission.

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The digital and physical home release promise several bonus features including an expansive look at the creation of Pandora, detailing the development of Na’vi culture, language, design, costumes, and environments. Behind-the-scenes material highlights the filmmaking process with deep dives into performance capture, visual effects, and 3D technology, alongside a tribute to producer Jon Landau and a limited-edition 4K Ultra HD SteelBook representing a Mangkwan attack and the serene rainforest beauty. A comprehensive 3-movie collection bundle will also bring together Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avatar: Fire and Ash.

This home release features a veritable treasure trove of extras with a Making-Of documentary that, on its own, runs almost along as the film itself broken up into several digestible chapters to help you get as in depth into the lore and behind-the-scenes magic as you like or letting you pick and chose from all the options. RDA Orientation showcases the passion by Cameron for this world with two featurettes that feel ripped straight from the archives of Walt Disney Imagineering with theme-park-ready features that are fully in-world debriefs on Pandora language as well as key information about the land, the peoples, and the cultures — absolutely insanely nerdy stuff. Fantastic! The 20-minute Jon Landau Tribute pays a warm homage to the late COO, executive producer, and friend of James Cameron who was pivotal to helping the original AVATAR ascend. If all of that wasn’t enough, there’s a collection of also-fun marketing materials that will only prove more entertaining as time goes on as what feels hot, cool, and new now will be looked on in the future as quaint, charming, and historic — there’s two trailers plus the fiery end-title ballad by Miley Cyrus for the song “Dream as One.” In typical fashion for Lightstorm Entertainment, you’re getting your money’s worth here!

See a full listing of all the Bonus Features below provided courtesy of Disney.

Bonus Features

As always, bonus features may vary by product and retailer. Below is a full summary provided courtesy of Disney.

• English Family Audio Track: All objectionable language removed.
• Igniting the Flame: The Making of Avatar: Fire and Ash: A series of featurettes that explores the filmmakers’ journey making Avatar: Fire and Ash with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and insights about the process from the creative talents who shaped the film.
  • Writing the Sequels: In 2013, James Cameron gathered a team of top screenwriters to craft a vision for the Avatar sequels. Together they created an ambitious saga that weaves new stories, clans, biomes, creatures and, most importantly, a family for Jake and Neytiri.
  • Pandoran Design: Production Designer Dylan Cole and his team tackle their biggest design challenge: creating a vivid world and culture for the new clans, the Wind Traders and the Ash People, and the creatures that share their world.
  • RDA Design: Production Designer Ben Procter and his team of concept artists and art directors showcase the sets of Bridgehead and the RDA. From concept art to over 70 sets, Procter’s designs set the stage for many of the film’s action scenes.
  • The Women of Pandora: Dive deeper into James Cameron’s fiercest Na’vi warriors with the powerhouse actors that define these epic roles.
  • Varang and the Mangkwan: Like every aspect of the Avatar films, Varang and the Mangkwan are a melding of talents, from character and scenic design to costumes and body art, but most distinctive is the performance by Oona Chaplin. Discover how she approached her role.
  • Capturing Performance: Cameron and his cast take the “freedom to imagine” on Avatar’s capture stage. The characters come to life instinctively as actors rely on their connection to each other, rather than the physical trappings of lighting, costumes, and sets.
  • Stunts: Second unit director Garrett Warren takes us inside the action of Fire and Ash. If you see it in the film, his stunt team did it for real: climbing, falling, fighting, shooting, swimming, and even dogfighting on ikrans.
  • Editing and Virtual Camera: On the Avatar films, Editorial is the quiet hero of production. Discover the editors’ complex process of transforming filmed “scenes” from the capture stage into performance edits, camera loads, shots, templates and finally, a finished film.
  • WĒTĀ FX: Weta FX tackles the monumental task of rendering every shot in photoreal detail. Fire and Ash is bigger and more complex than any film before it, with giant set pieces, virtual characters, dynamic creatures and vivid effects.
  • ILM: ILM undertakes a pair of key scenes: Jake’s imprisonment in a thanator cage, and his thrilling escape on the gritty tarmac of Bridgehead.
  • Score: Composer Simon Franglen takes us behind the scenes of his thrilling score for FIRE AND ASH, capturing the majestic beauty of the Wind Traders and the unsettling world of the Mangkwan. Also hear from Miley Cyrus on her hit single, “Dream As One.”
  • The Art and Impact of 3D: James Cameron takes us inside 3D, a critical component of the Avatar films. Audiences feel the immense scope of Pandora, not just through the breadth of the movie screen, but in the endless depth enabled by stereoscopic filming.
  • Home in New Zealand: Though Fire and Ash’s live action filming was centralized in one cozy corner of Wellington, vendors from all parts of New Zealand banded together to build the sets, costumes, props, and even working maritime vessels.
• Jon Landau Tribute: If James Cameron is the guiding vision for the Avatar sequels, producer Jon Landau was their nurturing heart. In this warm tribute, the filmmakers celebrate a beloved friend and colleague with remembrances from cast and crew.
• RDA Orientation: Do you have what it takes to survive the wild frontier of Pandora? In these tutorial videos, the RDA provides essential training in Na’vi language and an intelligence briefing on the clans of Pandora and the biomes they inhabit.
  • Na’vi 101: The RDA’s Official Language Orientation: Before you set foot on Pandora, the RDA requires personnel to complete Na’vi language training. This video covers the basics of Na’vi – greetings, key phrases, proper pronunciation, and cultural mores. Trust us: say it right or pay the price.
  • Pandora Intelligence Brief: Prepare for deployment with this essential RDA orientation video designed to give new recruits a tactical edge when navigating the uncharted territories of Pandora. This isn’t just a new world. It’s a new frontier.
• Marketing Materials & Music Video: Marketing materials used to build audience awareness of the film.
  • “Dream as One” Music Video: Multi Grammy-winning superstar Miley Cyrus performs her emotional end-title ballad, “Dream as One,” in the official music video.
  • Theatrical Trailer 1: New clans, new villains. The Sully family fights to survive. Watch trailer 1 now.
  • Theatrical Trailer 2: The Pandoran world goes deeper than you can imagine. Watch trailer 2 now.

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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH is now available on Digital and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and DVD.

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