James Cameron announced at the end of the
Avatar panel at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) that fans would be treated to an
opportunity to screen free footage of his latest epic August 21, which he dubbed "
Avatar Day."
With "
Avatar Day" just a week away, 20th Century Fox has finally announced
details about this historic event. Beginning on Monday, August 17, at noon PST, thousands of tickets will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis for screenings of 16 minutes of
Avatar footage at 101 IMAX venues across the United States and Canada. There will be two showings, one at 6:00 PM and another at 6:30 PM, and the footage will include an introduction by Cameron and scenes
not previously shown at SDCC.
Cameron has described himself as a "dreamer" and said that he created
Avatar for all of the other dreamers out there, introducing the SDCC footage with these words:
"How many of you have ever wanted to go to another planet? Second question: Are you ready to go to Pandora?"
Avatar was written and directed by Cameron and also stars
Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana and
Giovanni Ribisi.
Avatar opens December 18th!
8/19 UPDATE! Weren't able to get your IMAX tickets for Avatar? You're not alone. The official Avatar Twitter page, @officialavatar, put up this notice:
Due to the overwhelming response for tickets to the Avatar event on 8/21, our servers have crashed. We will update you as soon as possible!