What are you seeing that I'm not seeing? Nothing in the text refers to an Extended Edition one way or another, only the cover art references it. The text does mention that the 2-disc SD DVD and the Blu-ray will share all extras, so it stands to reason that the extended edition will apply to both...
Notice the cover art for the 2-Disc UK release: The Golden Compass (UK - DVD R2 | BD RB) in News > Releases at DVDActive Extended Edition? Hmm...wonder if Japan will have this; if so, I'll go that route and screw the truncated U.S. release...
I've never seen a case quite like THE GOLDEN COMPASS, an unqualified bomb in the U.S. (damn fundamentalists) but an unqualified blockbuster overseas. Will the overseas dollars "rescue" the possibility of a sequel, or will the series die before it really gets off the ground by U.S. box office...