Canadian director James Cameron and Fox movie studio are considering a re-release of their 3-D blockbuster Avatar which would include additional scenes.

Plans appear to be in the works to inject about 10 to 12 additional minutes to the 160-minute long sci-fi feature. The Hollywood Reporter says the new version may be released in the late summer.

New scenes might include a party scene involving the alien Na’vi village and more scenes where the main character, played by Sam Worthington, is trying to prove his mettle with the Na’vis of Pandora.

The movie, which has already broken box office records and raked in more than $2.6 billion US worldwide, would see a re-release on IMAX and digital screens.

More than 80 per cent of Avatar ‘s domestic business has been in 3-D theaters, which represented fewer than half its runs.

Reports of a re-release first surfaced on Thursday when Imax CEO Richard Gelfond spoke at an investor conference in New York City predicting a late summer/fall release. Gelfond mentioned that Cameron had about 40 minutes of material that didn’t make the theatrical cut.

Then Cameron himself told USA Today on Friday that he’s talking to the studio about a re-release, “something creative,” which would come out at the end of year, though it’s not confirmed yet.

The director says theatre owners believe they lost “a couple of hundred million dollars” in total when Avatar was ousted from their 3-D screens by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, which is also a 3-D movie.