We celebrate 25 years of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone this year. Warner Bros. shared the following throwback to the premiere back in 2001.

This year Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone turns 25. Warner Bros. Discovery has announced celebrations throughout 2026. The film is coming back to the big screen worldwide, including 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes content. This will be between 27th August and 3rd September -timings vary by location-. For more information visit harrypotter.com.

Poster (this is the Sorcerer's Stone, US version):


source: harrypotter.com, Facebook/universallyaddicted

Tickets via kinepolis.nl/harrypotter. Daar zie je ook de deelnemende bioscopen. Met de Harry Potter-pas zie je alle acht de films voor € 80,- én maak je kans op toffe goodies van onder andere LEGO en The Noble Collection.

Programma:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 27 september & 4 oktober 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 28 september & 5 oktober 
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 11 & 18 oktober 
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 12 & 19 oktober 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 25 oktober & 1 november 
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 26 oktober & 2 november 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 | 8 & 15 november 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 | 9 & 16 november

bron: kinepolis.nl

Tickets en meer info via vuecinemas.nl.

Programma:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 6 & 10 januari
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 9 & 11 januari
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 13 & 17 januari
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 16 & 18 januari
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 20 & 25 januari
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 24 & 30 januari
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 | 31 januari
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 & 2 | 1 februari
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 | 3 februari



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Tickets via kinepolis.nl/harrypotter. Daar zie je ook de deelnemende bioscopen. Met de Harry Potter-pas zie je alle acht de films voor € 80,- én maak je kans op toffe goodies van onder andere LEGO en The Noble Collection.

Programma:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 21 & 28 september
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 22 & 29 september
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 5 & 12 oktober
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 6 & 13 oktober
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 19 & 26 oktober
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 20 & 27 oktober
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 | 2 & 9 november
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 | 3 & 10 november



bron: Facebook/Kinepolis.Nederland

This video is also shared on Facebook.

Tickets via kinepolis.nl/harrypotter. Een tip van Kinepolis: kom je naar alle delen of gezellig met z’n tweeën? Koop dan een Harry Potter pas en geniet extra voordelig van de films! De pas is vanaf nu verkrijgbaar aan de kassa van jouw Kinepolis bioscoop.

Programma:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 14 & 21 oktober
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 15 & 22 oktober
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 28 oktober & 4 november
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 29 oktober & 5 november
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 11 & 18 november
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 12 & 19 november
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 | 25 november & 2 december
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 | 26 november & 3 december

Mochten de films bij nog meer bioscopen gaan draaien, dan zal ik deze post updaten.

bron: Facebook/Kinepolis.Nederland

Good news for all of you in the UK: The previously announced HBO Max retrospective special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is coming exclusively to Sky and NOW on New Year's Day. NOW members can watch the TV special with a NOW Entertainment Membership.

Teaser trailer:

Below you find a photo via photographer Terry O'Neill's Instagram. With frames from the photoshoot in promotion of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The photo was already shared back in 2019 but I missed it back then.

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Een bericht gedeeld door Terry O'Neill CBE (@terryoneillofficial)

Here are some frames from the original contact sheet of the Harry Potter trio outside of Christ Church in Oxford, 2001. Taken for Sunday Times Magazine, the first time the trio were photographed together

There were already rumours, but Warner Bros. announced it today: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reunite on 1st January 2022 for a retrospective special called Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts on HBO Max.

It drops at midnight on New Year's Day and will also debut on WarnerMedia’s TBS and Cartoon Network in spring 2022. International release info is coming soon for those where HBO Max is not yet available.

Update: 1st December 2021. First international release info: Sky and NOW (UK).
Update: 5th December 2021. Daniel announced the release on HBO Max (Brazil).
Update: 28th December 2021. Daniel announced the release on HBO Go (Asia).
Update: 1st February 2021. HBO Max (NL).

Official teaser trailer:

Op dinsdag 16 november zijn de tickets in de voorverkoop. De film is vanaf vrijdag 25 november (tot en met 22 december, 18 december aanbod verschilt per bioscoop) te zien en voor het eerst ook in 4DX-zalen van Pathé. De stoelen bewegen mee met de film en er zijn licht-, lucht- en watereffecten. Voor meer informatie zie pathe.nl. O.a. ook te zien zijn bij Vue cinemas, vuecinemas.nl en Kinepolis, kinepolis.nl. Een handige lijst vind je op filmladder.nl (aanbod stopt op 15 december).

Update: 27 november 2021. I.v.m. de nieuwe coronavirus maatregelen die ingaan op zondag 28 november komen de voorstellingen te vervallen die gepland stonden na 17:00 uur. Dit kan helaas ook betekenen dat de film niet meer wordt vertoond in de bioscoop bij jou in de buurt. Informeer dus eerst om er zeker van te zijn dat je de film kan zien.
Update: 18 december 2021. Nederland gaat weer in lockdown door de omicron variant van het coronavirus en de bioscopen gaan dus weer dicht vanaf morgen 19 december. Voor nu tot 14 januari 2022. De film komt daarna zoals het er nu naar uitziet niet meer terug. Het programma leek toch al te lopen tot 22 december aanstaande.

De nieuwe poster ter ere van 20 jaar filmmagie:

bron: Facebook/warnerbrosnl

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Check the post with more photos and videos here: World Premiere Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, London.

Photo: Getty Images

Did you know the Sorting Hat was originally going to be a puppet? However, camera tests discovered it didn't work well on film and was created digitally instead. #20YearsOfMovieMagic pic.twitter.com/xEm8gqA0TP

— Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) October 7, 2021

Twenty years ago, the world experienced the Wizarding World on film for the first time. From Platform 9¾ to The Great Hall, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone brought the Wizarding World to the big screen.

If more appear I'll update this post.

French Première magazine's July/August 2021 issue is a special about 20 years of Harry Potter: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter à l'École des Sorciers) was released in France on 5th December 2001.

The magazine is out now. A summary:

1. A timeline recalling the highlights of these two decades
2. A long story behind the scenes of the saga told by Chris Columbus (the director of the first two films), Stuart Craig (the production designer), Alfonso Cuaron (the director of Prisoner of Azkaban), David Heyman (the producer of the films), Jane Jenkins (the casting director), Mike Newell (the director of Goblet of Fire), Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and David Yates (the director of Harry Potter 5 to 7 - Part 2, and Fantastic Beasts).
3. A "yearbook" retracing in photos the years at Hogwarts
4. A Complete Guide to Harry Potter, Film by Film
5. A portfolio commented by the designers of MinaLima
The anniversary special also features a quiz and posters.
Gaël Golhen, editor-in-chief on reporting on the set of the fourth film:
But once the door to the Leavesden studios was pushed open, the magic worked full blast. The charm of Daniel Radcliffe, the intelligence and sensitivity of David Heyman and the infectious fantasy of Mike Newell: I had just fallen in love with the saga"

"Twenty years later, we wanted to know if the flame was still burning. Hence this issue that goes back to the school of wizards. We watched the films, remade history and traveled the universe again, (well) accompanied. And you know what ? The magic is still there".

source: premiere.fr

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And now, in a major world exclusive, Empire has united Wood and Radcliffe for the very first time, bringing them together in conversation and for a (distanced, Covid-compliant) photoshoot – looking back on their experiences at the heart of the most expansive fantasy sagas of the ’00s, discussing their memories of playing Frodo and Harry, and how those films changed everything in their lives and careers, and in the Hollywood landscape.

The upcoming new issue of Empire is an epic 20th anniversary celebration of the two most iconic magical franchises in cinema history

The 20th anniversary special has 38 pages and is full of exclusives including an interview with Daniel and Elijah (they interviewed them via Zoom). It hits shelves on Thursday 18th February.