DDL (whose rights were limited to only their 1976 remake) did a sequel in 1986 called "King Kong Lives" (but they still needed Universal's permission to do so). Today most of DDL's film library is owned by Studio Canal, which includes the rights to these two films. The domestic (North American) rights to the 1976 "King Kong" film still remain with the film's original distributor Paramount Pictures, with Trifecta Entertainment & Media handling television rights to the film via their license with Paramount.