The Magic of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Heads Home on April 15th
Warner Home Video conjures up free online game The Quest for the Hallows to promote release
Electronic Arts is about to get a second wind for its action-based video game based on the second-to-last Harry Potter film. After earning over $940 million at the global box office, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download this April 15th from Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Setting the stage for the much anticipated theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 this summer, the entire ensemble cast is back for this must-see seventh installment of the top-grossing motion picture franchise in history, based on the best-selling book series by J.K. Rowling. The Phelps twins, who play the Weasley brothers in the film franchise, talk about the new movies and the EA video game in this exclusive video interview.
From celebrated director David Yates (Harry Potter series Years 5-7), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 brings back the highly-acclaimed cast including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as well as Academy Award Nominee Ralph Fiennes (Clash of the Titans, The English Patient), Academy AwardNominee Helena Bonham Carter (The Kings’s Speech, Sweeney Todd), Academy Award Nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Alan Rickman (Sweeney Todd, Love Actually), and Michael Gambon (The Good Shepherd, Gosford Park). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 also introduces Golden GlobeWinner Bill Nighy (The Constant Gardener, Love Actually) as Rufus Scrimgeour.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, featuring a hi-definition, a standard definition, and a digital copy of the film, for $35.99 and on Single Disc DVD in widescreen format for $28.98.
Beginning February 1st, Harry Potter fans old and new can sign up to join the Quest for the Hallows, an exciting global online adventure throughout the year. The Quest for the Hallows allows participants to unlock exclusive content, including videos, photos and other exciting, never-before-seen materials, and also enter sweepstakes featuring spectacular prizes.
On April 15th, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 will be available for rent ON DEMAND through Digital Cable, Satellite TV, and select game consoles. It is also available to buy through DIGITAL DOWNLOAD from digital movie retailers and select game consoles. It will be available to rent on Blu-ray and DVD via kiosks and subscription on May 10, 2011.
Also on April 15 from Warner Home Video, the adventure multiplies with the release of Harry Potter Years 1-7 Part 1 Giftsets on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The giftsets feature the first seven films in the franchise (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1); the Blu-ray giftset includes an abundance of spectacular special features on each movie. The Harry Potter Years 1-7 Part 1”Giftset will be available on Blu-ray for $134.99 and DVD for $78.92.
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