Avatar is a long movie to begin with, so why exactly is James Cameron adding 9 minutes to the runtime for the film's August 27th re-release? ShockTilYouDrop.com's Ryan Turek sat down to talk with Cameron to find out why!

In the video, courtesy of our friends at ComingSoon.net, you'll see the man himself explain why he chose to re-release Avatar, as well as why he chose to put specifically 9 minutes of previously unseen material back into the mix, extending the length of the film to almost 3 hours!

Enjoy the interview below, and for more Avatar action, check out our Avatar pictures and Avatar trailers galleries!

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