The vfx-laden blockbuster Harry Potter franchise will continue with stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson attached to help bring the final two installments in the book series to the screen. Warner Bros. Pictures will have to hurry and shoot Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows before Radcliffe’s five o’clock shadow becomes too noticeable and kids no longer identify with the maturing actors.
“When Daniel, Rupert and Emma were first cast as Harry, Ron and Hermione, we knew they were not only talented, but had a very special chemistry,’ says Jeff Robinov, president of roduction for Warner Bros. Pictures. ‘Through the years, and in each of the Harry Potter films, we have watched them grow into extraordinary young adults, as well as remarkable actors. It would be inconceivable to imagine anyone else in the roles with which they have become so identified.’
“I feel a huge sense of loyalty to the character of Harry and the fans who have supported these films over the years,’ Radcliffe comments. ‘I am indebted to J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. and David Heyman for giving me this fantastic opportunity.”
Heyman, who has produced all of the films in the series to date and was instrumental in bringing Rowling’s books to the screen, will produce both of the last two adventures for the boy wizard. Up first is the fifth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which Warner Bros. will release in the U.S. on July 13.
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