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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone also garnered three Academy Award nominations and seven prestigious BAFTA nominations, including Outstanding British Film of the Year.įor most directors, completing the post-production phase of a feature film is an exhaustive and all-consuming process. Production on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets commenced on November 19, 2001, at Leavesden Studios, Hertfordshire, and on location in England, just three days after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, which shattered numerous box office records at the time of its release and went on to become the second highest grossing film of all time. ![]() Over 42 million copies of the novel have been sold in more than 42 countries worldwide (including over 17 million copies in the U.S. Published in 1998, Chamber of Secrets debuted at number one on the U.K.s Whitaker BookTrack best-seller list, as well as making number one debuts on The New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-seller lists. Rowlings best-selling novel series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Pictures is pleased to announce the release of the feature film adaptation of the second installment of J.K. Everyone, that is, except Ron and Hermione and fragile young Ginny, who has shifted her focus to her mysterious new diary.īut Harry is not about to let his friends down and, with or without the support of Gilderoy Lockhart, he will confront the dark force lurking in his beloved school. Now all eyes are on Harry, and his so-called friends are beginning to doubt him. But not even Lockhart can offer an explanation or solution to the slippery and sinister new terror that is gripping the school. Outshone only by his own vanity, Lockhart craves the attention that Harry shuns and is only too keen to associate himself with Hogwarts young hero. His new fans include Rons little sister Ginny (BONNIE WRIGHT) first year would-be photographer Colin Creevey (HUGH MITCHELL) and most irritatingly, the new Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Gilderoy Lockhart (KENNETH BRANAGH). Meanwhile, news of Harrys first year heroism has spread throughout Hogwarts and he finds himself the center of much unwanted attention. ![]() But despite the elfs mischievous efforts, the ever-determined Harry is rescued from the Dursleys dreary clutches by Ron and his brothers with the aid of a flying car! and welcomed into the warmth of the Weasley household.īut when Harry and Ron are suspiciously prevented from entering Platform 9 and boarding the Hogwarts Express back to school, the boys take emergency action to avoid being late for the new term only to incur the wrath of Professor Snape (ALAN RICKMAN), who calls for their expulsion. Then, suddenly and mysteriously, house-elf Dobby appears in Harrys bedroom and warns of great danger if the aspiring wizard should attempt to return to Hogwarts.ĭobby is so keen to prevent the young Gryffindor from returning to the school for witches and wizards, he has blocked all of Ron and Hermiones correspondence from reaching Harry. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia (FIONA SHAW) and Uncle Vernon Dursley (RICHARD GRIFFITHS) and their dread of his magical abilities, but it seems as if Harrys best friends Ron Weasley (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione Granger (EMMA WATSON) have forgotten him as they havent replied to a single one of his letters. Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) has not had a good summer.
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