Warner Bros. has scheduled the fifth and sixth Harry Potter films for US release in 2007 and 2008, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The fifth installment, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,' is set for mid-summer 2007, while the sixth, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,' will open during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday window in late 2008.
The franchise has generated more than $3.5 billion at the worldwide box office across its first four films, all starring Daniel Radcliffe in the title role. The character first appeared in British author J.K. Rowling's 1997 novel 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' known in the US as 'Sorcerer's Stone.'
Rowling has since published five additional books in the series, which have sold 300 million copies and been translated into 63 languages. A seventh and reportedly final volume is anticipated in 2007, with fans anxious over speculation that the beloved hero may not survive the conclusion.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in August 2006, in its own words.