Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie available

November 29, 2007

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“A feast for the eyes…magical movie-making!”

Larry King, CNN

FLYING ONTO DVD FOR THE HOLIDAYS

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 11 FROM

WARNER HOME VIDEO

Available on DVD, HD DVD Combo

and Blu-ray Disc

Toronto, ON – November 28, 2007 – The rebellion begins in Harry
Potter’s fifth year at Hogwarts and no Muggle will want to miss the
excitement when Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix arrives
on DVD this December 11th from Warner Home Video. InHarry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix, Lord Voldemort has returned but the
Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding
world from knowing the truth – including appointing Ministry
official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Darks Arts
professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical
defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train
a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A
terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits in this
enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s
series. Prepare for battle!

From acclaimed director David Yates (BBC’s State of Play, Upcoming
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix brings back the ensemble cast including Daniel
Radcliffe (Harry Potter series, upcoming December Boys), Emma
Watson (Harry Potter series) and Rupert Grint (Harry Potter series,
Driving Lessons) as well as two-time Academy Award Winner Maggie
Smith (Gosford Park, A Room With A View, Harry Potter film series),
Academy Award Winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Howards
End), Academy Award Nominee Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List, The
English Patient), Alan Rickman (Love Actually, Die Hard,Harry
Potter film series), and Gary Oldman (Batman Begins, Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire). Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
also introduces Academy Award Nominees Helena Bonham Carter
(Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride) and
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake, Freedom Writers).

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be available for
sell-through pricing on Single Disc in widescreen and full frame
formats for $35.98 SRP and on 2-Disc Special Edition DVD in
widescreen format for $39.98 SRP.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will also be available
on HD/DVD Combo for $39.99 SRP and on Blu-ray disc for $39.99 SRP.

Muggles and wizards alike will also enjoy a Harry Potter Limited
Edition DVD Gift Set, also available December 11th. The 12-disc
Limited Edition Gift Set comes in a magnificent collectible
‘suitcase’, and includes two-disc editions of all five Harry Potter
films – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — and, for the first time on
DVD, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The Harry Potter
Limited Edition DVD Gift Set will be available in Standard
Definition for $119.99 SRP and on HD DVD and Blu-ray for $159.99 SRP.

“The Harry Potter films just keep getting better and better! Fans
will love this latest big screen movie – a terrific retelling of
J.K. Rowling’s important 5th book in the amazing journey of our
favorite teen wizard.”

Bill Zwecker, CBS-TV

“Big thrills.”

Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

SYNOPSIS

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his
fifth year of study at Hogwarts only to discover that much of the
wizarding community has been led to believe that the story of the
teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort is a lie,
putting Harry’s integrity in question. Worse, the Minister for
Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has appointed a new Defense Against the
Dark Arts teacher, the duplicitous Professor Dolores Umbridge. But
Professor Umbridge’s “Ministry-approved” course of defensive magic
leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves
against the Dark Forces threatening them, so at the prompting of
his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry is convinced to take matters
into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students
who name themselves “Dumbledore’s Army,” Harry teaches them how to
defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous
young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.

DVD ELEMENTS

· The 2-Disc Special Edition DVD contains the following
special features:

o Additional Scenes: 17 minutes of never-before-seen footage.

o Trailing Tonks - Spend a day with Actress Nat Tena and
receive a very personal and often wacky tour of the Harry Potter
and The Order of the Phoenix stages.

o Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing - Director David Yates
and Editor Mark Day show what a difference a good edit makes to
allow the viewers to edit a scene.

o A&E Documentary: The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter -
Viewers take a thrilling look back at the past Harry Potter films
in search of clues to the mysteries of the upcoming Harry Potter saga.

o ROM – This will include a timeline, a link to sneaks of
HP6, along with other materials.

· The HD/DVD combo contains the following special features:

o Additional Scenes: 17 minutes of never-before-seen footage.

o Trailing Tonks - Spend a day with Actress Nat Tena and
receive a very personal and often wacky tour of the Harry Potter
and The Order of the Phoenix stages.

o In Movie Experience - Join the cast from Dumbledore’s Army
as they come together to share memorable moments.

o Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing - Director David Yates
and Editor Mark Day show what a difference a good edit makes to
allow the viewers to edit a scene.

o Web-Enabled Features:

· Pick Your Favorite Scene - Assemble favourite clips from
the movie to create a montage.

· Live Community Screening – Viewers can create, organize,
and invite their buddies to their very own screening.

· Mobile Downloads – Viewers can scan and select cool
images and ringtones to send to their mobile phones.

· The Blu-ray disc contains the following special features:

o Additional Scenes: 17 minutes of never-before-seen footage.

o A&E documentary: The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter -
Viewers take a thrilling look back at the past Harry Potter films
in search of clues to the mysteries of the upcoming Harry Potter saga.

o Trailing Tonks - Spend a day with Actress Nat Tena and
receive a very personal and often wacky tour of the Harry Potter
and The Order of the Phoenix stages.

o Focus Points - Enjoy these fun and fascinating "making of"
featurettes to discover just what is involved to create those
amazing scenes and characters.

o Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing - Director David Yates
and Editor Mark Day show what a difference a good edit makes to
allow the viewers to edit a scene.

· The Limited Edition Gift Set contains the following
additions:

o Hogwarts Challenge – A bonus disc containing a unique
interactive DVD gaming experience with 14 adventure games based on
the first three Harry Potter films, and containing clips from the
fourth and fifth films.

o Bonus materials – A bonus disc containing more than three
hours of all-new content from the past Harry Potter films.

o Collectibles:

· The Harry Potter Bookmark Collection - Five unique souvenir
metal bookmarks made especially for this gift set

· Harry Potter Trading Cards – Collect them all with these
four packages containing cards from the first four films

BASICS

PRODUCT SRP

Single disc Amaray (WS) $35.98

Single disc Amaray (FS) $35.98

2-disc Special Edition (WS) $39.98

HD/DVD Combo $39.99

Blu-ray Disc $39.99

Street Date: December 11,
2007

Languages: English,
French, Spanish

Subtitles: English,
ESDH, French, Spanish