The new Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection DVD/BluRay set now has it’s own website with a countdown (with a widget you can download), an area to pre-order and more!!  I posted earlier today that iw as available on the 10th of September but the website says September 7th.  They also have other fun content:

• Use wand gestures to reveal new exciting features of the collection weekly
• Sign up and be the first to receive wand patterns and updates
• Pre-order the Wizard’s Collection and hang your picture in the portrait gallery with pride (coming soon)

New Limited And Numbered Collection Is Largest Ever for Warner Bros.

31-Disc Collection Features All Previously Released Content Plus 5 Hours of Never-Before-Seen Exclusive Material

Boasts All Eight Movies in Blu-ray™ and DVD

All Disc Versions Feature UltraViolet™ Digital Copy

Presented in Gorgeous Giftbox Packaging with Eight Must-Have Pieces of Collectible Movie Memorabilia That Can’t be Found Anywhere Else

HarryPotterWizardsCollection.com

As we posted at the beginning of the month, Warner Bros. is releasing Harry Potter Wizards Collection DVD and BluRay sets with all the movies and tons of bonus features. The set will be released on September 10th of this year. We will post more news on the set as it is revealed!

Details on the set may be read below if you missed the original post:

Contains 31 discs, inclusive of all content ever previously released, in addition to over 5 hours of never before seen special features, in a limited and numbered edition.

18 Movie Discs:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Theatrical Version and Extended Cut
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Theatrical Version and Extended Cut
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2D and 3D Versions
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2D and 3D Versions

13 Special Features Discs:

Includes multiple specially-produced, collectable memorabilia items, including concept art, a Map of Hogwarts and much more!

Yahoo.com has posted a clip from the set, featuring a young and old Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman talking about a drawing Rupert made of Alan on the set of the first Harry Potter film.

A new commercial for the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards has aired and may be viewed below (you can see Dan at 47 seconds).  Daniel Radcliffe, who is nominated as Best Actor, is featured in the commercial.  The show will air on March 31st at 8pm on Nickelodeon. It is not known whether Dan will be attending because he is currently filming Kill Your Darlings OR could possibly be attending the Grand Opening of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London.

Harry Potter is nominated in the following categories:

Favorite Movie:

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
• The Smurfs
• The Muppets

Favorite Actor:

• Daniel Radcliffe
• Johnny Depp
• Jim Carey
• Adam Sandler

Favorite Actress:

• Emma Watson
• Amy Adams
• Sofia Vergara
• Kristen Stewart

Favorite Book:

• Harry Potter Series
• The Hunger Games Series
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
• The Twilight Series

The nominations for the 2012 Jameson Empire Awards have been announced and Harry Potter and Drive are leading the nominations with 5 a piece. You can vote for your favorites at the Empire site, voting closes on Friday March 12th. The awards will be presented at the Jameson Empire Awards 2012 on March 25.

Harry Potter and the actors are nominated in the following categories:

Best Female Newcomer

• Celine Buckens (War Horse)
• Elle Fanning (Super 8)
• Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie)
• Felicity Jones (Like Crazy)
• Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
• Bonnie Wright (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows — Part 2)

The Art Of 3D Presented by RealD

• The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows — Part 2 
• Hugo
• Thor
• Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

Jameson Best Actor

• Daniel Craig (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
• Ryan Gosling (Drive)
• Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows — Part 2) 
• Andy Serkis (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes)

Best Director

• Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Solider Spy)
• Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
• Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
• Rupert Wyatt (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes)
• David Yates (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows — Part 2)

Best Film Presented by Sky Movies

• Drive
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows — Part 2 
• Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Amazon has revealed the Harry Potter Wizards Collection, which is a boxed set of all eight Harry Potter films in a Blu-ray / DVD Combo + UltraViolet Digital pack!  The List Price is $499.99 but Amazon has it listed for $349.99, a savings of $150. As of right now there is no release date, but as more information is revealed I will post. Amazon Canada has also revealed some details about the set. They have posted two photos and a video which you may see below.  Will you be buying the set?!

Contains 31 discs, inclusive of all content ever previously released, in addition to over 5 hours of never before seen special features, in a limited and numbered edition.
18 Movie Discs

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Theatrical Version and Extended Cut
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Theatrical Version and Extended Cut
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2D and 3D Versions
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2D and 3D Versions

13 Special Feature Discs
Includes multiple specially-produced, collectable memorabilia items, including concept art, a Map of Hogwarts and much more!

Thanks to SnitchSeeker for the news and grabbing the video.

The nominations for the 2012 (38th Annual) Saturn Awards have been announced and Harry Potter leads the pack (along with Hugo) with 10 nominations! The Saturn Awards honor Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Harry Potter and it’s cast members are nominated for the following:

Best Fantasy Film:
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• Immortals
• Midnight in Paris
• The Muppets
• Thor

Best Supporting Actor:
• Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Harrison Ford, Cowboys and Aliens
• Tom Hiddleston, Thor
• Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Stanley Tucci, Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Supporting Actress:
• Elena Anaya, The Skin I Live In
• Emily Blunt, The Adjustment Bureau
• Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia
• Paula Patton, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• Lin Shaye, Insidious
• Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Direction:
• J.J. Abrams, Super 8
• Brad Bird, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo
• Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin
• Rupert Wyatt, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• David Yates, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Production Design:
• Stuart Craig, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Dante Ferretti, Hugo
• Tom Foden, Immortals
• Rick Heinrichs, Captain America: The First Avenger
• Kim Sinclair, The Adventures of Tintin
• Bo Welch, Thor

Best Editing:
• Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey, Super 8
• Mark Day, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Paul Hirsch, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• Michael Kahn, The Adventures of Tintin
• Kelly Matsumoto, Fred Raskin, Christian Watner, Five Five
• Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo

Best Costume:
• Jenny Beavan, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
• Alexandra Byrne, Thor
• Lisy Christl, Anonymous Sony
• Sandy Powell, Hugo
• Anna B. Sheppard, Captain America: The First Avenger
• Jany Temime, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Make-Up:
• Shaun Smith, Scott Wheeler, Conan the Barbarian
• Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Annick Chartier, Adrien Morot, Nikoletta Skarlatos, Immortals
• Tamar Aviv, The Skin I Live In
• Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis, The Thing
• Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, Conor O’ Sullivan, X-Men: First Class

Best Special Effects:
• Scott E. Anderson, Matt Aitken, Joe Letteri, Matthias Menz, Keith Miller, The Adventures of Tintin
• Tim Burke, Greg Butler, John Richardson, David Vickery, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Steven Riley, Russell Earl, Kim Libreri, Dennis Muren, Super 8
• Scott Benza, John Frazier, Matthew Butler, Scott Farar, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The 2012 Saturn Awards will be handed out on 20 June (12) in Burbank, California. Let’s hope this turns out better than the Oscars.