《哈利·波特和混血王子》已經正式確定檔期。華納公司日前宣布，這部號稱最驚心動魄的《哈利·波特6》將配合感恩節(jié)假期，于2008年11月21日在全球登場亮相。通常，感恩節(jié)檔期的票房成績是一年中最好的，甚至超過暑期檔。此前的四部《哈利·波特》中，僅有《哈利·波特和阿茲卡班的囚徒》是在暑期檔放映的，其票房效果也是迄今為止四部中最差的。至于這部新片的導演人選，華納電影公司未作最后的定奪。

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment of the lucrative franchise, will come out in theaters on November 21, 2008. Now, Warner Bros. just needs to hire a director and confirm the cast . The fifth installment, "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 installment, "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 "License 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." (Agencies)

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installment: 分期連載的文學作品的一章或一部 cast: 演員 Warner Bros.: 美國華納兄弟電影公司 sorcerer: 男巫師 reprise their roles: 重新飾演原來的角色 （英語點津陳蓓編輯）