Director for HARRY POTTER 5 revealed

David Yates gets the job

By Patrick Sauriol     January 19, 2005
Source: Warner Bros.

Director David Yates has been officially selected to helm the fifth HARRY POTTER film by Warner Bros. In a release issued by the studio earlier today, Warner Bros. President of Production Jeff Robinov made the announcement, stating that filming on HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX is now scheduled to commence in England in early January 2006, two months after the fourth film, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, arrives in theaters.

"We've been fortunate to have worked with very talenmted directors on the first four HARRY POTTER films," stated Robinov, "all of whom have brought these extraordinary stories to life with their own unique creative vision. We're looking forward to continuing that tradition with David Yates on HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX."

"I am thrilled that David Yates is going to direct HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX," said producer David Heyman. "Not only does he have tremendous passion for the world of Harry Potter, but he is a great director with a keen visual sense who fills every frame with humanity and compassion for his characters."

Yates has become an in-demand television director, shooting episodes of such British shows as STATE OF PLAY, THE WAY WE LIVE NOW and THE SINS. He earned a 2002 BAFTA nomination for his short film RANK.

Warner Bros. will release HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX theatrically sometime in June 2007.


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