TV spot for Special Edition 'Avatar' re-release

By Anthony Pearson Jul 18, 2010, 8:57 GMT

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks Cameron\'s return to feature directing since helming 1997\'s ...more

We have added a new TV spot for the August theatrical re-release of James Cameron's box office record breaking 'Avatar'. The 'Avatar: Special Edition' will feature over eight minutes of never before seen footage.

Since it's release in December 2009, 'Avatar' has become the highest grossing movie of all time, taking in over $2.7 billion worldwide in box office reciepts.

Watch the TV spot in standard or HD below;

'Avatar: Special Edition' hits select screens around the world from August 27th.

When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.

Directed by James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens, Terminator) the film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, CCH Pounder and Dileep Rao.