KONG, THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD

Director Peter Jackson has helped produce bonus materials for the DVD debut of the 1933 original 'King Kong', which Warner Home Video releases on Nov. 22
While Jackson worked on his own theatrical remake he also worked 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 2-disc 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 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 will release the classic in 3 versions: 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,(with a mail-in offer for a reproduction of a vintage 27-by-41-inch movie poster) as well as a 4-disc box set featuring the "King Kong" special edition along with "The Son of Kong" and "Mighty Joe Young."
The DVD of "King Kong" was two years in the making and arrives just before Jackson's remake opens in theaters.