I know a lot of people who will want to bash me over the head for this little comment, but really, none of the Harry Potter film so far have done much for me. They’ve been ok for the most part, but the third one was just painful to watch and the other two were not bad… but nothing spectacular or special by any stretch of the imagination.
The fourth installment of the series is already in production, and now the fifth has named it’s director. The good folks over at Cinescape gives us this:
Director David Yates has been revealed as the director of HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth movie in the Warner Bros. franchise. The British director has made a name for himself on a number of made-for-television projects in his native land including the mini-series THE SINS and THE WAY WE LIVE NOW. He’s also directed episodes of SEX TRAFFIC and THE YOUNG VISITORS and is attached to helm a new version of BRIDESHEAD REVISITED starring Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany.
Just this week screenwriter Michael Goldenberg was announced as the new writer for the POTTER films. Producers David Heyman and Chris Columbus are still involved with shepherding the fantasy series and filming is slated to commence on HP5 sometime in the latter portion of 2005.
If I’m not mistaken, I believe each Potter film has made progressively less money than the one before (which is still a lot of money). I expect this trend to continue because people are picking up on the fact that they’re just pumping these movies out way too fast and progressively losing touch with the spirit of the books.
