HARRY POTTER™
HOGWARTS COLLECTION
Comprehensive Collection on 31 Discs Includes
All Eight Movies on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™
Features All 45+ Hours of Special Features on Blu-ray
Available April 29 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Burbank, Calif., March 25, 2014 – The Harry Potter™ Wizard’s Collection, released
in 2012, sold more than 30,000 sets at $499.99 SRP and is now
completely sold out. To continue offering fans access to the most
successful film franchise in history, a new collection will be available
April 29 -- the Harry Potter™ Hogwarts Collection. The
collectible box set is sure to please fans who want the world of Harry
Potter™ conveniently available in one place. Included in this set are all eight Harry Potter™
films, plus a whopping 45+ hours of previously released bonus material
that contains the complete eight-part documentary series, ”Creating the
World of Harry Potter.”
The Harry Potter™ Hogwarts Collection will be offered at the new lower price of $249.99 SRP.
Films Included in this Collection – All on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet*
· Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ Theatrical Version on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet and Extended Cut on Blu-ray
· Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ Theatrical Version on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet and Extended Cut on Blu-ray
· Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet
· Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet
· Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet
· Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 1 2D on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet and 3D Version on Blu-ray
· Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 2 2D on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD with UltraViolet and 3D Versions on Blu-ray
Special
Features for Hours of Entertainment – everything previously released
including the eight-part documentary “Creating the World of Harry
Potter” on Blu-ray:
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 1: The Magic Begins
The
magic begins. The choices, the breakthroughs, the early decisions that
impacted all the films are explored here via rare footage, cast and crew
reminiscences and more. Learn about the extensive search by producer
David Heyman and director Chris Columbus for the perfect actors to
portray Harry, Ron and Hermione and see the earliest meeting of Daniel
Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
Be
on the scene as imagination and know-how combine to create a look
that's distinctly wizardly. From details tiny (what about Hermione's
buckteeth?) to huge (Quidditch, anyone?), this is the fun and
fascinating opening of a whole new portal into Harry's world. Begin the
magic.
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 2: Characters
"We
really do look at the story and characters first," producer David
Heyman says. "That's the heart and that's the soul of the film." And
that's the heart and soul of this incisive, decade-spanning exploration
of how the series' actors bring the beloved Harry Potter
characters to life. Discover which parts of the J.K. Rowling books
helped Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and more stars make
their roles leap from page to screen.
See
screen tests, including Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Jessie Cave
(Lavender Brown) working with the established stars. Learn why so many
of Britain's acting greats wanted to be part of Harry Potter's
world...and which ones became mentors to the young stars. Share each
director's vision as you watch Daniel, Rupert and Emma grow up with
Harry, Ron and Hermione. Your journey into Harry's world continues.
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 3: Creatures
Soar
on the back of Buckbeak. Battle a Hungarian Horntail. Trace Voldemort's
terrifying transformation from grotesque infant-like creature to Dark
Lord. Fascinating footage lets you experience the Harry Potter
world of creatures through new eyes with this revealing look at a new
group of wizards: the artists who create the monsters and marvels. Roam
the Harry Potter Creature Effects workshop, where actors with a
little FX magic are turned into beasts and sketches turn into
animatronic wonders. Join Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
as they share stories about acting opposite everything from tiny
computer-generated pixies to a four-ton mechanical spider (guess which
young star is really afraid of spiders). New discoveries and new revelations all make your journeys into Harry's world even more thrilling!
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 4: Sound & Music
Can you imagine the Yule Ball without the Potter Waltz? Quidditch without the whoooosh of flying? Or any Harry Potter film without the iconic Hedwig's Theme?
Now, absorbing interviews and behind-the-scenes glimpses let you share
the vision of composers, sound experts and others who make the Harry Potter films
enchantment for the ears as well as the eyes. Experience sound and
music that magnify triumph and fear, joy and suspense while transporting
viewers on an emotional journey alongside the on-screen characters.
Learn how specially created musical motifs identify individual
characters and places. Watch as Foley artists use unusual techniques to
replicate everyday sounds. Discover a whole new way to look at – and
listen to – Harry's world.
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 5: Evolution
Deeper. Bolder. Darker. As the eight Harry Potter films trace Harry's journey from innocent schoolboy to selfless hero, the series undergoes a transformation. Evolution –
packed with exclusive content – takes you along for every exciting step
of the 10-year filmmaking odyssey. Join the four directors and key
members of the crew and cast, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
and Emma Watson, as they explore how the creative vision for the films
evolved to maintain the integrity and increasing intensity of J.K.
Rowling's expansive literary series. From the ever-changing architecture
of Hogwarts castle and growing landscape of the wizarding world, to the
darkening palette of each successive film, to the young actors maturing
along with their characters, it is a wondrous and spectacular adventure
to experience.
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 6: Magical Effects
In
Harry Potter's world, portraits come to life, potions transform, time
reverses, Quidditch players soar, dragons attack and magic is
everywhere. Explore the moviemaking magic that created the wizardry and
wonder of the Harry Potter film series. Now, fascinating
insights, interviews and watch-it-happen footage let you experience the
triumphs of the technical wizards who conjured up an awe-inspiring
alternate reality. Share the fun as Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and
Emma Watson negotiate the moving stairs. Marvel as an oversized water
tank transforms into the depths of the black lake for the Triwizard
Tournament. Discover which amazing sequence was filmed entirely using
computer-generated imagery. Watch as blue- and green-screen backgrounds
transform into towering structures and endless landscapes. You don't
know the magic until you've seen Magical Effects.
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 7: Story
Over
the course of ten years, screenwriter Steve Kloves worked tirelessly
with author J.K. Rowling to develop her seven magical books into eight
magical films. From the beginning, Kloves had to decide what to keep,
what to change and what to cut while staying true to Rowling's vision,
initially without even knowing how the series ended! Learn the story
behind the stories and see how the two collaborated and developed a
friendship based on mutual trust and respect, as they sit down together
for an intimate, free-flowing conversation. Gain new insight into J.K.
Rowling's own conceptions of her beloved characters, and hear how Kloves
was able to adapt them faithfully for the screen while maintaining the
fine balance between heart, humor and heroism that exemplifies the
series.
· Creating the World of Harry Potter - Part 8: Growing Up
They grew up with the world watching them. By the time the final film wrapped, the young stars of Harry Potter had spent nearly half their lives on set. In Growing Up,
new and vintage interviews featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint,
Emma Watson and other cast and crew show how the actors have grown over
the course of the series, while behind-the-scenes footage gives an
exclusive look at their lives as actors and as children who've grown
into young adults. From early interviews shortly after being cast, to
the poignant final day of filming, watch how their ideas of acting,
fame, their characters and themselves have changed through four
directors, eight films and ten years. Learn how the more experienced
actors took the younger ones under their wings and see the friendships
that only years of collaboration could create. Finally, say farewell to
the series with Daniel Radcliffe as he delivers an emotionally charged
speech to the cast and crew as the final film wraps.
· Harry Potter™ Hogwarts Collection Blu-ray Bonus Disc
o More than 3 hours of features including:
§ “The
Harry Potters You Never Met” - Meet the stunt doubles for Daniel
Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as they demonstrate how they
balanced major stunt work while seamlessly mimicking the actors they
represented.
§ “Designing the World of Harry Potter” - Explore how production designer Stuart Craig and his creative team brought J.K. Rowling's imagination to life on the screen.
§ “When
Harry Left Hogwarts” (Extended Version) - Hear candid and emotional
stories about the final days on set in this extended behind-the-scenes
look.
§ “50
Greatest Harry Potter Moments” (Definitive Version) - Take a look back
with cast members who share their on and off-screen memories.
§ “Secrets
Revealed! Quidditch” – At last, the secrets behind the special effects
required for the breathtaking Quidditch scenes are revealed.
§ “Secrets
Revealed! Hagrid”- See the camera tricks, towering stand-in and
voluminous body suits behind the beloved Keeper of Keys and Grounds at
Hogwarts.