This is from the Hollywood Reporter...

Director Peter Jackson, at work on his own remake of "King Kong," is helping produce bonus materials for the DVD debut of the 1933 original.

Jackson is working on a new documentary, "RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World," a two-hour, seven-part feature included in the two-disc "King Kong" set, which Warner Home Video will release on Nov. 22.

"Fans of this film are going to go crazy; we've got everything but the kitchen sink on here," said George Feltenstein, the studio's senior vp of classic catalog.

One part of the documentary focuses on the mysterious "spider pit" sequence deleted from the film before its theatrical premiere in New York and Los Angeles. "For years, there has always been speculation, does this footage exist, so we have a piece that actually explains what it was and we do a recreation of it," Feltenstein said. "For fans of the film, that's a big, important thing."

In true Warner fashion, "King Kong" -- which has never before been available on DVD -- will arrive in stores in two configurations: a two-disc special edition and a two-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. Warner also will release a four-disc collector's set featuring the two-disc "King Kong" special edition along with "The Son of Kong" and "Mighty Joe Young."

In addition to the seven-part documentary, the "King Kong" DVD set includes such extras as a documentary on "Kong" director (and creator) Merian C. Cooper, a trailer gallery of Cooper's other films, and a commentary from stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen, actress Terry Moore ("Mighty Joe Young") and special effects master Ken Ralston ("Star Wars").

Cool! :thumbsup: Been waiting for this for a LOOOOOOOONG time.

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Carson - could you possibly provide a link? I would appreciate it.

On Yahoo news, there is a news story about the DVD.

If this had come out a couple years ago, I might have been able to get Fay Wray to autograph it. Friend of mine became friends with her through his movie magazine.

Carson - could you possibly provide a link? I would appreciate it.

Here ya go...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050805/film_nm/kingkong_dc

If this had come out a couple years ago, I might have been able to get Fay Wray to autograph it. Friend of mine became friends with her through his movie magazine.

In an early draft of Peter Jackson's "Kong" screenplay the classic line `T'was beauty killed the beast" is delivered by an "elderly woman" who was to have been played by Fay Wray.

What a great cameo that would have been...

Here ya go...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050805/film_nm/kingkong_dc

Thanks muchly!

The great thing about this is that Waner Brothers is the surest bet when it comes to quality. There's no need to sweat it out waiting for the reviews. WB will do this right and I'd bet the farm on it. Thank god it isn't Sony :).

That said, I must take a jab at WB...not for quality but for timing.

The KING KONG DVD has been in the works for YEARS. That was never a secret. The subject came up many times during home theater forum chats over the last four years. WB has always said that they were working on it and trying to do the best possible job (and I know they will).

Here's the funny part: Every time WB discussed the Kong DVD, people would ask if it was being delayed so as to coincide with the release of remake. Warner's would always give an indiginant "NO". They claimed time, after time, after time that the DVD release was completely unrelated to the release of a remake.

So now it's being released just days before the remake and, lo and behold, the director of the remake is doing a bunch of the extras for the DVD release of the original! Wow. What an incredible coincidence!

I saw the new Peter Jackson KONG movie trailer while attending ComicCon in San Diego.

I was very impressed. I think that both the remake and the original DVD release are in very good hands.

The post is not entirely accurate however, the DVD of kong HAS been available in the past, just not in the US on R!. It was released in UK R2 and Japanese R2 a while back (I know, I have the Japanese pressing), though they are not great transfers.