EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Blu-ray Cast Interviews

Nov 17, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 has finally arrived on Blu-ray and DVD just in time for the holiday season. As the magical series comes to its rousing conclusion, we are celebrating this must-own release, before it is locked away in Gringott's Vault on indefinite moratorium. We recently headed to Orlando, Florida to catch up with three of the film's stars at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for a look back at the Harry Potter legacy. Joining us are Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), and Mark Williams (Ron's Dad, Arthur Weasley). To watch our exclusive interviews, click on the clips below.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 was released July 15th, 2011 and stars Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Evanna Lynch, Domhnall Gleeson. The film is directed by David Yates.

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EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Blu-ray Deleted Scene

Nov 15, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

We have an exclusive deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, which is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD. Click on the video player below to watch a scene that wasn't included in the original theatrical release, featuring Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), a scruffy Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Bellatrix LeStrange (Emma Watson), and Griphook (Warwick Davis).

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. The much-anticipated motion picture event is the second of two full-length parts.

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.

Maximum Movie Mode hosted by Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and other cast members (80 minutes) - As the epic showdown between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort approaches, don't miss a single detail as the forces of good and evil clash one final time throughout the grounds of Hogwarts.A Conversation with J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe - Join J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe for an exclusive conversation about bringing the character of Harry Potter to life, the last decade of films and how their lives have changed by the fame that they've both experienced.The Goblins of Gringotts - Hosted by Warwick Davis, you'll see the entire process of becoming a goblin in a Harry Potter film, from auditions and casting to makeup and prosthetic tests as well as filming the final scenes.The Women of Harry Potter - A look at the remarkable women in Harry Potter's life and the critical role they play in the films.WB Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry PotterDeleted ScenesGame demo of Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 for PS3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 was released July 15th, 2011 and stars Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Evanna Lynch, Domhnall Gleeson. The film is directed by David Yates.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Bill Gibron is a veteran film critic from Tampa, Florida.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is not for the novice. As a matter of fact, to get the full dramatic and emotional benefit of this final chapter in the literary phenomenon's translation to the silver screen, you had better be heavily invested in the series. You need to know the Order of the Phoenix from the Sorcerer's Stone, the Chamber of Secrets from the Goblet of Fire. If you don't know who the Prisoner of Azkaban or the Half-Blood Prince are, now is too late. Director David Yates and franchise screenwriter Steve Kloves are not in the business of bringing you up to speed. Instead, they've got a whole lot of ground to cover and they want to make sure the faithful are happy, all newbies and Potter pretenders be (politely) damned.

When we left our last trek through the Deathly Hallows mythology, Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) had gained possession of the Elder Wand, and with it, the means of getting rid of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) once and for all. Setting his sights on Hogwarts, he intends to bring all who practice good magic -- and support his nemesis -- to their knees. In the meantime, Harry and his exiled buddies Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) are searching for more Horcruxes -- talismans containing pieces of Voldemort's soul.  Destroying them will render the evil wizard vulnerable. However, the vile villain has gathered together a huge army of minions, Death Eaters, and Dementors, including Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter), Lucius Malfoy (Jason Issacs) and his turncoat son Draco (Tom Felton) and their combined power and cunning may be too much for Harry and his allies to handle.

At its core, the Harry Potter series has always been the Hardy Boys with hocus pocus. Every installment introduced new characters and clues, the mystery of who our hero really is and his destiny as part of the hidden wizard's community a combination of deductions and denouement. This second half of the Deathly Hallows finale is no different. In between the massive action set pieces -- the break-in at the Goblin bank (and raid of Beatrix's vault), the battle for Hogwarts, the last enchanted man standing showdown between Harry and Voldemort -- we get lots of inquiries and clarifying Q&As. Our leads are always running into ancillary players with necessary information, leading to sequences which seem to stop the movie cold while calculated to enhance the emotional core of the journey. For the most part, they work.

On the other hand, Yates delivers the kind of visionary action the series has long lacked. The addition of 3D, while a bit gimmicky, makes the cave car journey to the vaults all the more harrowing, and the backdrop of a burning Hogwarts makes the sequences set there epic in scope. When Voldemort's spectral Dementors hand around the school like lethal lost souls, we finally get the intense imagination other installments lacked. Of course, it all leads to a classic heroes and villains face-off, and Yates handles that material quite well. Fans will know where everything is going, but Deathly Hallows Part 2 still finds that rare ability to make one doubt the outcome, even though the conclusion was long ago decided.

Granted, there are a few moments when the conversations sap some of the film's energy, and there will be purists who balk at the various omissions, composites, and shortcuts. Still, after ten years, eight films, and close to 20 hours of engaging storytelling, Harry Potter's cinematic saga is finally complete -- and the last act is just as compelling, if not more so, than the first.

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