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Six films in the Harry Potter franchise — 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, Parts 1 & 2 — have to date grossed around $216 million in IMAX theaters worldwide.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling.
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In 1997, David Heyman received a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He put it on the low priority shelf, thinking the title was "rubbish." However, when a secretary found and read it, she gave it to Heyman with a positive review and he then read it. Heyman was very impressed by Rowling's work, which led to Rowling selling him the fil...
The film adaptation of Deathly Hallows was split into two parts, the first of which was released in November 2010, with the second part released on 15 July 2011. The final day of filming on Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was completed on Saturday 12 June 2010. However, members of the cast were recalled for re-shoots of the Epilogue scene on 21 December201...
Besides their record-breaking popularity, the Harry Potterfilm series is significant in several areas: 1. The close involvement of its author, J. K. Rowling, in many aspects of production, including story consultation and casting. 2. The fact that, with the exception of Albus Dumbledore, whose actor needed to be recast due to the death of the origi...
The Harry Potter logo design is based on the typeface used for the American editions of the books. In the first two films, directed by Chris Columbus, it was golden, however Alfonso Cuaron, the director of Prisoner of Azkabanchanged the logo's colour to silver to reflect the film's darker atmosphere. This was used in later films as well. In every f...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. Produced by David Heyman, it is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series.
Eventually, Harry learns that Nicolas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone, which produces the Elixir of Life which will make the drinker immortal. Hagrid, Hermione discovers that the dog is guarding the stone itself. Harry concludes that Snape is trying to obtain the stone.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a British - American fantasy film based on the second novel by J. K. Rowling, released on 15 November 2002. Chris Columbus returned to direct the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as did Steve Kloves to write, and David Heyman to produce.
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