SUBMITTED BY Lynnith

June 3, 2002 — The LA Times reports:

Warner Home Video doesn't want Muggles to know the secrets behind the movie magic of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." So don't look for any audio commentaries or "how the film was made" featurettes on the double-disc DVD ($27) that arrives in stores today in both full-screen and wide-screen editions. A VHS version is also available for $25. "We wanted to set this DVD apart by keeping it in the world of Harry, knowing that it is a disc appealing to younger viewers," says Paul Hemstreet, vice president of special features/DVD for Warner Home Video. So while it is loaded with extras, they aren't the kind that DVD fans are most accustomed to.

For those, they'll have to wait for a second DVD issue, release date unknown. Director Chris Columbus, already busy on the second film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," due for release this fall, "has expressed a desire at some point to go back and do commentary," Hemstreet says, and Warner Home Video has massive amounts of behind-the-scenes footage shot during the production of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" last year in England.

"Every day was documented," Hemstreet says. "We had crew there. There is a tremendous amount of information that could be used, but we didn't want to cross that line at this point and show the wires."

I certainly hope they come out with a version with commentary - that'd be quite interesting. A big thanks to The Wizard World for the heads-up.