Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter, has signed up for the sixth and seventh Harry Potter movies. Warner Bros, the company that makes the movies, hasn't made an announcement about the actors that play Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) yet.
Work will start on the sixth movie, The Half-Blood Prince, this September. Warner Bros say it will be released in late 2008.
If you can't wait that long, don't worry! The next installment , Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, is due to be released in Taiwan on July 11, 2007.
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Earlier this month fans in America had a sneak preview of the fifth movie. Reviews have been very good, with one fan describing it as "... the best one yet."
The last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released in English on July 21, 2007. The traditional Chinese translation is due to be released in Taiwan by the end of this year. (Catherine Thomas, staff writer with agencies)
飾演哈利波特的丹尼爾.雷德克里夫已簽下第六、第七集哈利波特電影的片約。片商華納兄弟尚未宣布飾演榮恩(魯柏.格林特)與妙麗(艾瑪.華特森)的演員是否已簽約。
哈利波特第六集《混血王子的背叛》將於今年九月開拍。華納兄弟表示,這部電影將在二○○八年年底上映。
假如你無法等那麼久,別擔心!下一部的《哈利波特5鳳凰會的密令》將於今年七月十一日在台灣上映。
美國的哈利波特迷已經在本月初搶先觀賞第五集的試映片。影評反應相當良好,一名波特迷還說這是「歷年來最好的一集」。
哈利波特系列的最後一集《哈利波特與致命聖靈》(暫譯)將於今年七月二十一日在英國發行。台灣的繁體中文版預定於今年底發行。 (翻譯︰賴美君)
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