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Friday, 06 November 2026 14:42

20th Century reveals the Avatar: Fire & Ash CE at last, plus more on The Devils, Turbine’s Texas Chainsaw 2 & HBO’s Lanterns

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Before we get to the big news today, we’ve got two more new disc reviews for you here at The Bits…

Stephen has turned in his in-depth look at Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita (1962) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion’s excellent The Complete Kubrick 4K UHD + Blu-ray box set. (And he’s already digging into Dr. Strangelove, I’m sure.)

And Todd Doogan and I have tag-teamed a look at Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (1949) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.

Now then, the big release news today is that 20th Century Studios and Disney have finally revealed the long-awaited Avatar: Fire and Ash – Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD. Look for the 4-disc set to street on 12/8. Here’s what it will look like…

Avatar: Fire and Ash - Collector's Edition (4K Ultra HD)

Disc One and Two include the film on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Disc Three and Four will contain the set’s special features. [Read on here...]

And here’s what those special features will include…

All New Bonus Features

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
    • Episode 1
    • Episode 2
  • Stephen Lang: Infinite Space
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
    • Wind Traders Travel Vignettes – Extended Cut
    • Sullys’ Escape from Ash Through Swamp – Extended Cut
    • Quaritch Tells Ardmore that Spider Can Breathe Pandoran Air – Deleted Scene
    • Selfridge’s Arrival – Deleted Scene
    • Lo’ak Chases After Payakan – Deleted Scene
    • Jake Leaves Reef to Attack the RDA – Deleted Scene
    • The Coming of Age Ceremony – Deleted Scene
    • Jake and Spider are Held Captive at Bridgehead – Deleted Sequence
    • Quaritch’s Reflection – Deleted Scene
    • Neytiri and Spider Return to the Reef Without Jake – Deleted Scene
    • Alternative Ardmore Death – Deleted Scene
    • Neytiri Presents Pril to Tonowari – Deleted Scene
  • Performance Capture Side-by-Sides
    • Jake and Neytiri Argue about Faith
    • Jake and Lo’ak Clash over Payakan
    • Jake and Neytiri Fight about Spider
    • Kiri & Tsireya Comfort Lo’ak in His Time of Need
    • Tsireya Tells Lo’ak about Payakan
    • Quaritch Arrives at Ash Village and Strikes a Deal with Varang
    • Beach Standoff
    • Ronal Tells Kiri that She Must Do Something
    • Ronal Gives Birth, Jake and Lo’ak Surface
  • Scene Deconstructions
    • Lo’ak Shows Jake the Recovered War Bow
    • Family Meeting to Send Spider Away
    • Varang’s Fire Dance and Sullys’ Escape
    • Kiri Learns She is Eywa’s Child
    • Kiri Teaches Spider to Ride an Ilu
  • Performance Capture Demos
    • Performance Capture Demo #1 with Stephen Lang and Oona Chaplin, November 20, 2025, Manhattan Beach Studios
    • Performance Capture Demo #2 with Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver, November 20, 2025, Manhattan Beach Studios
  • Awards Panels: Cast | Filmmakers I Music
    • Awards Panel with Cast, Disney Lot, Main Theatre – November 30, 2025
    • Miley Cyrus Awards Q&A, DGA Theater 1 – December 4, 2025
    • Awards Panel with Department Heads, AMC Century City – January 8, 2026
    • Music Panel, Vibrato Grill Jazz – January 9, 2026
  • Gone with the Wind Traders Crew Short
  • Archives (Physical Only)
    • Script
    • Production Art

Additional Bonus Features

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
    • Theatrical Trailer 2

You’ll also get a Movies Anywhere Digital Copy code. So there you go.

Also today, our friends at Warner Clockwork have just answered at least one question about the soon-to-be-announced 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray editions of Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971)—they are indeed coming from Warner Clockwork here in the States, and not from Warner Archive or Criterion. (Note that we expect the UK release to be from the BFI.) As we mentioned earlier this week, the official announcement is set for 11/10. Here’s today’s tease…

Warner Clockwork's The Devils 4K tease

Meanwhile, the good folks at Turbine Media in Germany have set Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) for 3-disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Special Edition release on 11/19. In terms of special features, look for the same content as the label’s previous 4K Mediabook edition. You can pre-order it here.

And finally today, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, HBO, and DC studios have just officially set Lanterns: The Complete First Season for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 2/9/27. The set will include all 8 episodes plus Inside the Episode featurettes, and additional “exclusive-to-home-entertainment” special features TBA.

That’s all for now. Have a great weekend!

- Bill Hunt

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