Book 7 to be released 7.7.2007! Note, this is only a rumor! Apropos, if it happens, but a rumor only. Reportedly, she's working on it now and it's too be shorter than Prince.
Also, according to IMDB, movie 5 is due out November 2007. I checked and the lady they have playing that toad-faced woman, Umbridge, looks the part.

Anyway, that's the latest book news I've found.

The cast:

- Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter
- Rupert Grint - Ron Weasley
- Emma Watson - Hermione Granger
- Jason Isaacs - Lucius Malfoy
- Ralph Fiennes - Voldemort
- Chris Rankin - Percy Weasley
- Katie Leung - Cho Chang
- Devon Murray - Seamus Finnigan
- Evanna Lynch - Luna Lovegood
- Natalia Tena - Nymphadora Tonks
- Imelda Staunton - Dolores Umbridge
- Helen McCrory - Bellatrix Lestrange
- Robbie Jarvis - (young) James Potter
- Afshan Azad - Padma Patil
- George Harris - Kingsley Shacklebolt
- Sian Thomas - Amelia Bones
- Jason Boyd - Piers Polkiss (Dudley's Gang)
- Richard Macklin - Malcom (Dudley's Gang)
- Charles Hughes - Young Wormtail
- Susie Shinner - Young Lily
- Richard Leaf - Dawlish
- Nick Shim - Zacharias Smith
- Michael Wildman - Magorian

doesnt look like gary oldman is going to return as sirius.

also goblet of fire dvd is released on the 29th march.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (filming) (attached) .... Sirius Black

Eh?

imdb is always wrong. last i heard there was no negotiations going on and it was unlikley he was going to return. warner said they were in negotiations and his reps said there were no negotiations going on.

last edited by ravn0s at 19:01:01 11/Mar/06

I heard he had been signed for it.

Howcome hes not returning?

from oldmans managers site:

http://douglasmanagementgroup.com/news/index.html

Feb. 20th, 2006:
All previous postings on this site remain accurate.

There are currently no plans for Gary Oldman to appear in the upcoming Potter film. We confirm that no negotiations are taking place. We confirm once again that Mr. Oldman is actively seeking other employment.

The public comments of the Potter producers are puzzling and also misleading.

Today we take the further step of noting that it does not look likely that Mr. Oldman will once again play the role of Sirius Black. For reasons known only to the producers of the Potter film, Mr. Oldman has not been engaged. As we approach the beginning of March we are in the "window of commitments" wherein virtually any job accepted would render Mr. Oldman unavailable for this film. The producers, we presume, are well aware of how this all works. While one does not want to jump to wrong conclusions, there is a growing sense that it was never the intention for them to have Mr. Oldman return.

heheh just sounds like the old spin-doctors holding out for more $$$ for oldman. Admittedly he is a very good actor but he sullied his own name by associating himself with this franchise. Now like the rest of the old 'has beens' he too, has to pay his rent.

Build a bridge and get over yourself Gary, either take the job or FO.

As for the final book being done, I saw a doco on Rowling, s***, about two tears ago where she produced a folder to the interviewer stating that 'that' was it, before she had finished the 4th installmaent she had already completed the end of the series and just had to work towards that ending.

then again if I too was worth a Billion $$ US, I wouldn't give a fuk if I finished it right at all.

:P