Check this out Kong fanatics, on September 28 you'll be able to get your paws on the Blu-Ray disc of "King Kong." This is the 1933 classic from RKO which the Blu-Ray will feature "all of the extras from the highly rated two-disc DVD special edition released in 2005."

The Hollywood Reporter says,
To coincide with the Peter Jackson remake, the Blu-ray will come with a 32-page booklet featuring rare photographs and trivia and is written by film historian Rudy Behlmer, who interviewed "Kong" creator Merian C. Cooper back in the day.

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Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro is leaving the Peter Jackson produced "The Hobbit" project which would've had the "Hellboy" helmer directing back-to-back films based on J.R.R Tolkien's classic book. Citing the recent delays, Del Toro says he's not able to commit to the film's 6-year production haul, although he will still be attached to co-write the film's screenplay.

In a written statement to TheOneRing.Net, Del Toro writes,
"In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming "The Hobbit," I am faced with the hardest decision of my life. After nearly two years of living, breathing and designing a world as rich as Tolkien's Middle Earth, I must, with great regret, take leave from helming these wonderful pictures. I remain grateful to Peter, Fran and Philippa Boyens, New Line and Warner Brothers and to all my crew in New Zealand ..."Full details here

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• Dennis Hopper dies: Career in photos: 1936-2010 (via Washington Post)
• Dennis Hopper, Hollywood Rebel, Dies At 74(via NPR)
• Dennis Hopper: a life in pictures (via Guardian UK)
• Dennis Hopper: 1936-2010(via Yahoo Movies)

LA Times reports
Dennis Hopper, the maverick director and costar of the landmark 1969 counterculture film classic "Easy Rider" whose drug- and alcohol-fueled reputation as a Hollywood bad boy preceded his return to sobriety and a career resurgence in the films " Hoosiers" and "Blue Velvet," died Saturday. He was 74.
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