Kong: Skull Island Gets 4K/Blu-Ray Release Date, King Kong Gets 4K Release

While Kong: Skull Island is finishing up it's release in theaters we have now found out it's release date for home video. Kong: Skull Island will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 18. Best Buy will be offering an exclusive SteelBook version featuring the 4K, 3-D, Blu-ray, and digital copy for $39.99. The non-SteelBook 4K version will retail for $34.99, Blu-ray/DVD for $27.99, and DVD for $19.99. There is no word yet on any bonus content (deleted scenes, behind the scenes, etc.). We will update once we have more info.

Also being released the week before on July 11 will be the 4K version of 2005's King Kong, the King Kong Ultimate Edition 4K Blu-ray features three disc (details below)and retail for $39.99. The film has previously been released but not the 4K version.

DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY - KING KONG THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED VERSIONS
Bonus Materials:
Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer/Producer Peter Jackson and Co-Writer/Producer Philippa Boyens
Audio:
English DTS:X Master Audio
Brazilian Portuguese DTS Digital Surround 5.1
English DTS Headphone:X
French Canadian DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Japanese DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Latin Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1

DISC TWO: BLU-RAY - KING KONG THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED VERSIONS
Bonus Materials:
Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer/Producer Peter Jackson and Co-Writer/Producer Philippa Boyens
U-Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD-Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Audio:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1
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DISC THREE: BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES
Additional Bonus Features:
2006 Introductions by Peter Jackson
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of King Kong
Production Diaries
Post Production Diaries
Deleted Scenes with Introductions
The Eighth Blunder of the World
The Making of a Shot: The T-Rex Fight
Skull Island: A Natural History
Kong's New York, 1933
A Night in Vaudeville
King Kong Homage
Pre-Visualization Animatics
Conceptual Design Video Galleries
"The Present"
WETA Collectibles
The Volkswagen Touareg & King Kong
Original Trailers

Video: Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: English: DTS:X
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS Headphone:X
Spanish: DTS 5.1
French (Canada): DTS 5.1
Japanese: DTS 5.1
Portuguese: DTS 5.1
Note: Brazilian Portuguese
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
Discs: Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (2 BD-50, 1 BD-100)
UV digital copy
iTunes digital copy
Digital copy
Bonus View (PiP)
BD-Live
4K Ultra HD
Playback
Region A