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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Background: Based on the highly successful book series about a special young wizard and his friends, Harry Potter has also become one of the most successful film franchises in history. The series will conclude in 2011 with the eighth film, Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2.



How It's Unique: The Hogwarts' castle used in the first two Harry Potter films is an actual castle built in 1096 called Alnwick. Of course, the wide-angle shots are CGI, but the interior and exterior shots are filmed at Alnwick. (Alnwick was also used in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and in the updated version starring Russell Crowe, Robin Hood.) And lots of the film's sets—including Privet Drive, where Harry lives during his summers in the Muggle world—were actually built at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England.