'Potter' sequel on DVD in April
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will materialize on home video April 11.
The sequel about the boy wizard and his curious classmates at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has collected $257.8 million at the domestic box office since it debuted Nov. 16.
Among the extra features on the two-disc DVD are 19 scenes with deleted material, tours of sets from the film and an exclusive interview with "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, Warner Home Video announced Tuesday.
It will also include digital jigsaw puzzles, printable "magic card" collectibles and interviews with child stars Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, and Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who play his pals Ron and Hermione.
"Chamber of Secrets" also will be available in the VHS format.
Rowling's fifth book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," is set to debut on June 21 and has already ranked No. 1 on Amazon.com's best seller list.
The film version of the third book in the saga, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is scheduled to begin filming in mid-February or early March.
Warner Bros. has not yet announced who will replace the late Richard Harris, who died of cancer in October. Harris played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two films.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will materialize on home video April 11.
The sequel about the boy wizard and his curious classmates at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has collected $257.8 million at the domestic box office since it debuted Nov. 16.
Among the extra features on the two-disc DVD are 19 scenes with deleted material, tours of sets from the film and an exclusive interview with "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, Warner Home Video announced Tuesday.
It will also include digital jigsaw puzzles, printable "magic card" collectibles and interviews with child stars Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, and Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who play his pals Ron and Hermione.
"Chamber of Secrets" also will be available in the VHS format.
Rowling's fifth book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," is set to debut on June 21 and has already ranked No. 1 on Amazon.com's best seller list.
The film version of the third book in the saga, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is scheduled to begin filming in mid-February or early March.
Warner Bros. has not yet announced who will replace the late Richard Harris, who died of cancer in October. Harris played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two films.
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