Cinema Retro has received the following press release from Warner Home Video.
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 Potterâ„¢ Hogwarts Collection.
The collectible box set is sure to please fans who want the world of Harry
Potterâ„¢ conveniently available in one place. Included in this set are all
eight Harry Potterâ„¢ films, plus a whopping 45+ hours of previously
released bonus material that contains the complete eight-part documentary
series, â€Creating the World of Harry Potter.â€
The Harry Potterâ„¢ 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
- 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! Hagridâ€- See
the camera tricks, towering stand-in and voluminous body suits behind the
beloved Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts.
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