OMEN
08-08-2006, 09:07 PM
LOS ANGELES: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment of the lucrative franchise, will come out in cinemas on November 21, 2008.
Now, Warner Bros just needs to hire a director and confirm the cast. The fifth instalment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, bows in July.
The Prince date will mark a return to the Thanksgiving period for the sorcerer series. Of the four Potter films to date, only the third instalment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has been released during the summer.
Paramount Pictures also has just planted a flag in November 2008, declaring November 7 for DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar sequel. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and David Schwimmer are set to reprise their roles as the main characters of the animated franchise.
Warners also announced films for holiday weekends next year. The studio has set the Mandy Moore romantic comedy Licence to Wed on the July 4 holiday weekend in an early counterprogramming move against the Paramount/DreamWorks production The Transformers, from director Michael Bay.
Warners also has declared November 21, 2007, for the Will Smith sci-fi vehicle I Am Legend.
Reuters
Now, Warner Bros just needs to hire a director and confirm the cast. The fifth instalment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, bows in July.
The Prince date will mark a return to the Thanksgiving period for the sorcerer series. Of the four Potter films to date, only the third instalment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has been released during the summer.
Paramount Pictures also has just planted a flag in November 2008, declaring November 7 for DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar sequel. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and David Schwimmer are set to reprise their roles as the main characters of the animated franchise.
Warners also announced films for holiday weekends next year. The studio has set the Mandy Moore romantic comedy Licence to Wed on the July 4 holiday weekend in an early counterprogramming move against the Paramount/DreamWorks production The Transformers, from director Michael Bay.
Warners also has declared November 21, 2007, for the Will Smith sci-fi vehicle I Am Legend.
Reuters