KING KONG ON DVD 11/22

[edgedrv]

Warner's new 2-disc King Kong DVD is expected to street on 11/22. Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is producing extras for the forthcoming release. Jackson is working on a new 2-hour/7-part documentary, RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World, that will be included on the set. Among other things, the documentary will include a segment on the infamous "spider pit" deleted scene (including a recreation of the lost footage). Other extras on the Kong release will include a documentary on director Merian C. Cooper, trailers for other films by Cooper, and audio commentary by legendary stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen, actress Terry Moore and special effects guru Ken Ralston. Warner's King Kong will be available in THREE versions - a 2-disc special edition, a 2-disc collector's edition packaged in a collectable tin and including a 20-page reproduction of the original souvenir program, postcard reproductions of the original one sheets, and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of a vintage 27-by-41-inch movie poster", and finally a 4-disc collector's box set which includes the 2-disc King Kong DVD along with The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. Each version will contain the same two Kong discs (just the packaging and the "in the box" extras differ).

[johnnyweekes70]

I knew they were holding out. I'm glad they're not copping out by withholding Son of Kong. I'll definitely be saving my pennies for the 4-disc set.

 

Yippie!

[richardny4me]

Excellent news Edge. I figured this new film would be the catalyst for a really great DVD release.

[johnnyweekes70]

I just learned that Warners is also going to issue Schoedsack's The Last Days of Pompeiisimultaneously with the multi-disc Kong set. They will all fit nicely on my shelves...