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America Online to Offer Exclusive Premiere of New 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' Trailer On Wednesday, June 27.


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DULLES, Va.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 25, 2001

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's Stone, America Online will offer an exclusive premiere of the film's new trailer on Wednesday, June 27, two days before it debuts in theaters on Friday, June 29. AOL members can view the trailer at AOL Keyword: Harry Potter or via AOL PLUS(TM), the enhanced multimedia content offering for members who sign on to the AOL service through a broadband connection.

"We are delighted to offer AOL members special benefits like this exclusive opportunity to access the new 'Harry Potter' trailer in advance of its release in theaters," said Jonathan Sacks, President of America Online. "Now, members of all ages can celebrate the magic and excitement of the 'Harry Potter' phenomenon with this glimpse of never-before-seen imagery from the highly anticipated feature film."

Several key America Online brands, including AOL.COM, CompuServe, Netscape, Digital City, Moviefone and ICQ, will also provide their audiences with access to the new "Harry Potter" trailer on June 28, one day prior to its debut in theaters.

Warner Bros. Pictures will release the live action family adventure film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in North America and in the U.K. on November 16, 2001.

Based on the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, the feature film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" tells the story of a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths at the hands of a powerful adversary.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films/1492/Duncan Henderson Production of a Chris Columbus film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hart, John, 1711?–1779, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Hopewell Township, N.J. A prosperous farm and mill owner, he was a member of the provincial assembly (1761–71), of several provincial congresses, and of the Continental Congress of 1776. See biography by C. E. Hammond (1977). Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith and Julie Walters. Directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, the film is produced by David Heyman. Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan and Duncan Henderson are the executive producers. John Seale is the director of photography; Stuart Craig is the production designer; Richard Francis-Bruce is the editor; and John Williams is the composer.

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL Time Warner Company.

About America Online

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE:AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
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