The Films

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE broke all box office records when it opened in the UK in November 2001 and has since become the number two film of all time.

Directed by Home Alone director Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, the film contained an all-British cast, and stars included Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley), Alan Rickman (Professor Snape), and Richard Harris (Professor Dumbledore). Harry Potter was played by Daniel Radcliffe, whilst Harry’s two best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were played by Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

The second film, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, also directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, went on general release on 15th November 2002 and was another huge success at the box office. British actors Kenneth Branagh and Jason Isaacs, and a computer-generated Dobby, were three of the new characters.

The third film, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, was released in the UK and US on June 4th 2004. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, new cast members included Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) and Michael Gambon, who replaced Richard Harris in the role of Professor Dumbledore.

The fourth film, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, was released in the UK in November 2005. Directed by Mike Newell, new cast members included Brendan Gleeson as Mad-Eye Moody, Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter and Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort.

The fifth film, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, was released in the UK and US in July 2007. Directed by David Yates, new cast members included Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge, Helena Bonham-Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, and newcomer Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood.

woooooh...i can't wait for the next film!!..hehe