Cool Stuff: Harry Potter Ultimate Editions Years Three And Four Coming In October 2010

As you know, last year Warner Bros started release the the Harry Potter films in awesome Ultimate Editions, Blu-ray and DVD collections which included extended cuts of each film along with extensive special features. We posted about Year One and Year Two previously. Warner Bros Home Video has finally announced that the next two installments are set to hit store shelves on October 19th 2010. Full details and cover art, after the jump.

Here is the press release with full details:

HARRY POTTER ANDTHE PRISONER OF AZKABAN AND HARRY POTTER ANDTHE GOBLET OF FIRE ULTIMATE EDITIONSSIGHTS UNSEEN ... STORIES UNTOLD ... UNTIL NOWONLY ON BLU-RAY™ and DVD OCTOBER 19 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEOEACH THREE-DISC SET FEATURES A NEW INSTALLMENT OF "CREATING THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER" AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE HARRY POTTER ULTIMATE EDITIONS

Burbank, CA, July 12, 2010 – This holiday season, conjure the gift of magic when Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanand Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Editions arrive on Blu-ray and DVD October 19 from Warner Home Video. Orders are due September 14 (SRP DVD $39.92 / Blu-ray Disc™ $49.99).

Created for fans of the world's #1 film franchise, each Ultimate Edition features a new chapter of "Creating the World of Harry Potter," a unique 8-hour documentary series with never-before-seen footage, intriguing stories and the definitive insider look behind the films. Each hour-long chapter deepens the relationship Harry Potter fans have with the movies and adds to their understanding of and connection to their favorite characters, creatures and more. "Creating the World of Harry Potter" is available exclusively in the Harry Potter Ultimate Editions.

Each enchanting Harry Potter Ultimate Edition contains three discs filled with hours of special features. Also included are magical collectibles such as a book featuring over 40 pages of movie stills, production sketches, concept paintings and behind-the-scenes insight. The Ultimate Editions also feature collectible character cards and a bonus Digital Copy of the film.

The perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages, these Ultimate Editions will give audiences the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of Harry Potter leading up to the highly anticipated theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part I on November 19.

All New Special Features

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ultimate Edition Includes:

Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 3: Creatures

Never-before-seen footage of the Creature Shop! Explore never revealed concept drawings, interviews with creators who describe the quest to create real creatures with emotional power to move the adventure forward. Go behind the scenes with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as they interact with a marvelous menagerie from magnificent Buckbeak to malevolent Dementors. Watch creatures develop from page to sketch to model to screen. Discover how actors are transformed from humans to rats and werewolves. Witness Voldemort's evolution from grotesque, infant-like creature to the Darkest Force of all.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition Includes:

Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 4: Sound & Music

For the first time, discover how musical themes for Harry, Hedwig, Luna and Lord Voldemort define each character's identity. Learn how sound effects experts create the crunch of footsteps on snow and the whoosh of a flying broomstick. Visit recording studios and see how each composer brings his orchestral vision to the films. Plunge into fun as Daniel gets the sound of underwater. Feel the magic as music is added to a scene, intensifying the emotion and steering the story.

About the Films

HARRY POTTER ANDTHE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

"AZKABAN stands alone as a creative triumph."

– Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ultimate Edition Contents:

* Three-Disc Set includes Over Four Hours of Special Features!

o Disc 1: The Movie

o Disc 2: ALL NEW Special Features: Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 3: Creatures and featurette – Tour Nick Dudman's Creature Shop

o Disc 3: Additional Special Features: Featurettes – Creating the Vision: an interview with J.K. Rowling and the filmmakers, Conjuring a Scene: Creating Buckbeak and the Dementors for the screen; Additional Scenes and more

* 48-Page Creatures Photo Book

* Two Collectible Character Cards: Hermione Granger, Sirius Black

* Year 3 Lenticular Card

* Bonus Digital Copy of the Theatrical Film

* Blu-ray Ultimate Edition Includes BD-Live Interactivity

Synopsis:

Winner of the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award for Best Feature Film (2004) and Teen Choice Award for Best Movie Action/Adventure, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban begins when Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts, where they are forced to face escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry and his friends spend their third year learning how to handle a half-horse half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts and master the art of Divination. They also visit the wizarding village of Hogsmeade and the Shrieking Shack, which is considered the most haunted building in Britain. In addition to these new experiences, Harry must overcome the threats of the soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a dangerous werewolf and finally deal with the truth about Sirius Black and his relationship to Harry and his parents. With his best friends, Harry masters advanced magic, crosses the barriers of time and changes the course of more than one life. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and based on J.K. Rowling's third book, this wondrous spellbinder soars with laughs, and the kind of breathless surprise only found in a Harry Potter adventure.

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter

Emma Watson Hermione Granger

Rupert Grint Ron Weasley

HARRY POTTER ANDTHE GOBLET OF FIRE

"Terrific entertainment.

Fueled with endless invention."

- Roger Ebert, "EBERT & ROEPER"

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition Contents:

* 3-Disc Set Includes Over Five Hours of Special Features!

o Disc 1: The Movie

o Disc 2: ALL NEW Special Feature: Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 4: Sound & Music

o Disc 3: Additional Special Features: Featurettes – Preparing for the Yule Ball; conversations with the Cast; Reflections on the Fourth Film; and more

* 44-Page Sound & Music Photo Book

* Two Collectible Character Cards: Ronald Weasley, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody

* Year 4 Lenticular Card

* Bonus Digital Copy of the Theatrical Film

* Blu-ray Ultimate Edition Includes BD-Live Interactivity

Synopsis:

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools – the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, everything changes as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined. Winner of the Teen Choice Award for Best Movie Drama (2006).

Director:

Mike Newell (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Mona Lisa Smile)

Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter

Emma Watson Hermione Granger

Rupert Grint Ron Weasley

Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.

HARRY POTTER ULTIMATE EDITIONS YEAR 3 & YEAR 4

Street Date: October 19, 2010

Order Due Date: September 14, 2010

Blu-ray Pricing: $49.99 SRP

DVD Pricing: $39.92 SRP

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ultimate Edition

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Running time: 141 mins

Rating: PG

Screen Aspect: Widescreen

BD MAT/UPC:1000099790 / 883929074822

DVD MAT/UPC: 1000099789 / 883929074815

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Running time: 157 mins

Rating: PG-13

Screen Aspect: Widescreen

BD MAT UPC: 1000099792 / 883929074846

DVD MAT/UPC: 1000099791 / 883929074839