First Harry Potter Movie Returns to Theaters This August With Unseen Extras to Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary

The archetypal Harry Potter movie volition get a caller theatrical merchandise this August, to observe its 25th anniversary.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or the Philosopher's Stone, if you're British) primitively launched successful November 2021, kicking disconnected an eight-movie franchise that earned much than $7.7 cardinal astatine the container office.

Now, 25 years later, Warner Bros. plans to marque the astir of its day with a large surface re-release, commemorative merchandise and events astatine cardinal Harry Potter locations.

While tickets are not yet connected sale, Warner Bros. has said that fans should expect Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone screenings to instrumentality spot globally from August 27 to September 3. In a property merchandise release shared with IGN, connection of re-releases for the franchise's different 7 movies was besides mentioned, with afloat details to follow.

All screenings of the archetypal movie volition see 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes extras "not antecedently seen connected the large screen" — though it's unclear yet precisely what these mightiness be. Additionally, a Shared Reality mentation of the movie with supplemental visuals volition beryllium shown astatine Cosm venues successful Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta and Detroit.

Warner Bros. intelligibly sees 2026 arsenic a immense twelvemonth to propulsion its aging Harry Potter movies, with caller 25th Anniversary merchandise and collaborations with a swathe of large sanction brands including Hallmark, Timex, Crocs and LEGO. Warner Bros. Studio Tour experiences successful Tokyo and London volition besides beryllium updated with caller content.

The large surface adaptation of JK Rowling's publication bid yet concluded successful 2011 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. There are nary existent plans to accommodate the franchise's signifier play sequel communicative Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

This twelvemonth being the 25th day is timely, arsenic it allows 1 last wring of nostalgia for the Harry Potter films earlier the franchise's large 2027 reboot. HBO's marque caller Harry Potter TV amusement volition debut astatine immoderate constituent adjacent twelvemonth with a caller cast, and a program to accommodate the seven-book bid into astatine slightest 7 seasons of television, released passim the adjacent decade.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social