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The King Kong DVD will be released March 28. Looks like there will be three versions:

a full screen version
a widescreen version
a 2-disc widescren special edition

here’s what disc 2 of the special edition DVD contains:
- Special Introduction by Peter Jackson
- Post-Production Diaries: Director Peter Jackson takes you on an unforgettable journey revealing virtually every aspect of post-production with nearly three hours of exclusive behind the scenes footage.
- Kong’s New York, 1933 - 1930s New York comes alive in this fascinating piece that explores vaudeville, the skyscraper boom, the construction of the Empire State building and more.
- Skull Island: A Natural History - Travel to treacherous Skull Island with Peter Jackson and his crew

You can preorder on Amazon now

It was a pretty good night for King Kong, as the film captured three of the four Oscars for which it was nominated. Kong took home Oscars for Achievement in Visual Effects, Achievement in Sound Mixing, and Achievement in Sound Editing.

Unfortunately, this was not one of Oscar’s better years in terms of viewership. An estimated 38.8 million people watched the Academy Awards Sunday, down 8 percent from last year and the worst since 2003 when 33 million viewers tuned in to see “Chicago” take the best-picture award — the Oscars hadn’t dipped below 40 million viewers since 1987, according to Nielsen Media Research.