Call of the wild - 2:54pm

At last, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced the full specs for the next in their acclaimed Platinum Edition line of animated classics, the highly-anticipated The Lion King. Debuting on October 7th, what do fans have to look forward to? How about a THX-Certified anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital and DTS5.1 surround tracks, and two different versions of the film accessible via seamless branching: the original theatrical release and an extended edition including the new number "Morning Report," originally created for the Broadway show? But wait, there's more Disc one also includes "The Making of The Morning Report," 3 deleted scenes ("Bug Football," "Hakuna Matata" and "Warthog Rhapsody"), an all-new music video, a sing-along track and four set-top interactive games ("The Lion King Personality Profile," "Rafiki's Three Gourd Monty," "Timon's Grab-A-Grub," and "Pumbaa's Sound Sensations"). Disc two includes the featurettes "Disney Animals" hosted by Roy Disney, "Storymaking Magic," "Character design," "Computer Design," and "African Art Inspiration" (all feature additional behind-the-scenes footage and extensive stills), exclusive interviews with Julie Taymor, Elton John and Tim Rice, a "Virtual Safari" with your tour guides Timon and Pumbaa, an additional featurette on the Broadway musical, extensive still galleries with masks, costumes, people and puppets, additional music videos, and more. Retail is $29.99.

Hitched - 2:54pm

It was the perfect honeymoon...until it began. On June 17th, Fox Home Entertainment will debut the hit comedy Just Married, starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy. This DVD-14 includes both 1.85;1 anamorphic widescreen and full screen transfers, English and French 5.1 Dolby surround tracks, director Shawn Levy, producer Robert Simonds and Kutcher and Murphy, 4 deleted scenes with optional commentary, the original making-of and Comedy Central's "Reel Comedy" featurettes, and trailers. Retail is $27.95.

Out here on my own - 2:54pm

Rounding out today's news is an update from Warner Home Video with the full specs for three of their big June catalog releases. Fans of the 1980 Academy Award-winning musical Fame can look forward to even more than originally expected: a newly-recorded commentary with director Alan Parker and a cast reunion, two featurettes, including a making-of and a tour of the original High School for the Performing Arts, and trailers. Then we have the oddball cult fave The Spirit of '76, featuring an audio commentary with Lucas Reiner and Carl Reiner, a behind the scenes featurette, deleted scenes, a music video and the trailer. Retail is $19.98 each. Rounding it out is the newly-retitled Empire Records Remix: Special Fan Edition, which features 16 minutes of new footage. Additional extras include four deleted scenes, three music videos and the theatrical trailer. Retail is $24.98. All of the above feature new anamorphic widescreen transfers and remixed 5.1 Dolby surround tracks.