In “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” Harry returns
for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts only to discover that much of
the wizarding community has been led to believe that the story of the
teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort is a
lie, putting Harry’s integrity in question. Worse, the Minister
for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has appointed a new Defense Against the
Dark Arts teacher, the duplicitous Professor Dolores Umbridge. But Professor
Umbridge’s “Ministry-approved” course of defensive
magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves
against the Dark forces threatening them, so at the prompting of his
friends Hermione and Ron, Harry is convinced to take matters into his
own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name
themselves “Dumbledore’s Army,” Harry teaches them
how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous
young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
The film is directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Michael Goldenberg,
based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. David Heyman and David Barron serve
as producers, with Lionel Wigram executive producing. The film stars
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie
Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson,
Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw,
Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, and Julie
Walters.
Collaborating with the director behind the scenes are director of
photography Slawomir Idziak and production designer Stuart Craig. The
editor is Mark Day, with score composed by Nicholas Hooper. Jany Temime
is the costume designer.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will be released
by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company on 11th
July worldwide. In India it is releasing in English, Hindi, and Tamil
& Telugu. The movie is releasing on 11th July nationally in English
& Hindi and on 13th July in Telugu & Tamil.
