According to David Bentley’s article in the Coventry Telegraph, James Cameron may re-release Avatar in late summer or fall of 2010. He has more than forty minutes of unseen footage that didn’t make the cut recently seen in theatres. Cameron says that ten or twelve minutes of unseen film could easily be added to the existing movie. This would put the total length of Avatar at 170 minutes which is the maximum length allowed at Imax venues.

Why re-release? Cameron told USA Today he’s been informed that because Avatar was taken out of Imax theatres to make room for Alice in Wonderland he’s left “a couple hundred million on the table.”

James Cameron is also talking to FOX about the making of two sequels that would take advantage of the existing special effects processes already developed for the first Avatar. (see Alex Ben Block’s article in the Hollywood Reporter)

Your Life:

Whether you approve of the movie Avatar or not, a valuable principle can be learned from James Cameron’s idea to re-release a slightly different version of the movie and to produce two new sequels. As a mother, father, teacher, coach or leader in any capacity it’s essential that you find a variety of ways to restate your core values and goals to those you’re responsible for. Consider Jesus’ communciations regarding the kingdom of God. There are 52 verses in which Jesus is communicating about the kingdom of God to the public and to His disciples. Consider the gospels of which there are four. Or consider the word love in God’s scriptures. He uses that word or some variation of it 697 times. He devotes an entire chapter to it. (1 Corinthians 13) And Jesus finds several ways to identify it as the greatest commandment.

Anytime you or I have an important message to pass along we need to find creative ways to restate it. The more important the message, the more often and the greater the variety should be when restating.

One of the most important messages I desire to communicate to those I’m responsible for was best expressed by Jesus when He said,

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.”

Matthew 22:37, 38

(See Barry Werner’s post about restating your goals and core values at his Leadership Principles blog)