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 The Magic is Back... April 11, 2003 -- The $260 Million Box-Office Smash Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Comes to DVD and VHS

January 2003 (Newstream) -- On April 11, unlock the magic as Warner Home Video (WHV) releases the $260 million* smash, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on an extra features-loaded double disc DVD and on VHS. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second installment in the Harry Potter series, follows Harry, Ron and Hermione through their second year at Hogwarts School. The DVD delivers another adventure with more magic, more laughs and more thrills and with 19 additional/extended scenes, self-guided tours including background characters, an exclusive interview with author J.K. Rowling and screenwriter Steve Kloves and all-new interactive challenges.

"The home video release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets extends the movie experience with more exciting DVD features than ever before," said Mike Saksa, WHV head of U.S. Marketing. "With special features such as crystal-clear, self-guided tours and One VoiceDVD technology that allows users to magically control their computers with their voices, the DVD offers fans the ultimate Harry Potter experience."

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will also be released on DVD and VHS in key territories such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia on April 11, 2003.

The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets loaded, two-disc DVD will cast a spell on fans everywhere with magical features including the following:

• 19 additional/extended scenes, including more Dobby mischief, more flying car adventure, a frightening encounter with the Malfoys in Borgin and Burkes and much more!
• Crystal-clear, self-guided tours, which for the first time include background characters, let viewers have an up-close experience, allowing them to linger on the details of the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore's office and Diagon Alley - including places never shown in the film such as more Diagon Alley shops, the sitting room in Dumbledore's office and more!
• Interviews with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), Emma Watson (Hermione) and other cast members who talk about making the film, favorite scenes, what their friends think and more.
• An exclusive interview with author J.K. Rowling and screenwriter Steve Kloves about rendering the adventure to the screen.
• Fun-filled activities allow viewers to escape the Forbidden Forest, sneak into the Chamber and more.
• Visit Lockhart's class, and get a closer look at his photos and memorabilia through the use of still galleries.
• Feature film available in English and Spanish; subtitles available in English, French and Spanish.

• The One VoiceDVD technology will allow users to navigate through the DVD-ROM features and access set top features using only their voices, giving kids the illusion of a magical experience interacting with the DVD.
• An animated, interactive Hogwarts timeline provides important dates in Hogwarts history with mini pop-up videos from the Harry Potter films.
• A slider puzzle challenge featuring motion video.
• Printable magic trading cards to collect and share with friends.
• Jigsaw puzzles, matching challenges, downloadable screensavers and much more!

Price

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is releasing on DVD in both widescreen and full-frame DVD formats for $29.95 SRP and for $24.99 SRP on VHS.

A Charmed Franchise

Harry Potter is the world's biggest family franchise. In 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone shattered a number of box office records at the time of its release and became the sixth highest grossing film of all time domestically and the second largest film worldwide. The film garnered three Academy Award® nominations and seven prestigious BAFTA nominations, including Outstanding British Film of the Year. The launch of the Harry Potter franchise on home video proved to be a tremendous success, with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as one of the top selling video releases of 2002. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has grossed more than $255 million domestically with its theatrical release, making it the #1 family movie of 2002. The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets novel has sold more than 50 million copies in more than 200 countries worldwide, and has received honors such as the Winner (1999) of the British Books Awards (Nibbies), Children's Book of the Year, Gold Winner (1998) of the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, Winner of the (1999) FCBG Children's Book Award and debuted at number one on the adult list of the New York Times bestseller list. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series has sold more than 195 million copies worldwide.

Synopsis

Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry's own unsettling ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From dueling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it's a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage in this spellbinding adaptation of J.K. Rowling's second book. Get ready to be amused and petrified as Harry Potter shows he's more than a wizard, he's a hero!

The Credits

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films/1492 Pictures production of a Chris Columbus film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, starring DANIEL RADCLIFFE, RUPERT GRINT, EMMA WATSON, KENNETH BRANAGH, JOHN CLEESE, ROBBIE COLTRANE, WARWICK DAVIS, RICHARD GRIFFITHS, RICHARD HARRIS, JASON ISAACS, ALAN RICKMAN, FIONA SHAW, MAGGIE SMITH and JULIE WALTERS.

Directed by CHRIS COLUMBUS from a screenplay by STEVE KLOVES, based on the acclaimed novel by J.K. ROWLING, the film is produced by DAVID HEYMAN. CHRIS COLUMBUS, MARK RADCLIFFE, MICHAEL BARNATHAN and DAVID BARRON are the executive producers.

ROGER PRATT, B.S.C. is the director of photography; STUART CRAIG is the production designer; PETER HONESS, A.C.E. is the editor; JOHN WILLIAMS is the composer; and the music was adapted by WILLIAM ROSS.

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