David Yates is becoming his own little Cinderella story with the Harry Potter franchise. Set up to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with credentials that didn't seem to fit the bill, the director has now announced that he will also direct Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Yates to Direct Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
It looks like Yates has an attraction to filthy little mudbloods. Though Warner Bros is still keeping tight-lipped on who will direct the next Potter installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, David Yates has come out of the broom closet to confirm that he has a lot more to accomplish in this magical world.
David Yates, director of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, confirmed to SCI FI Wire that he will return to the director's chair for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film in the blockbuster franchise. Yates, the British director best known for the U.K. miniseries State of Play and The Girl in the Cafe, is currently completing Phoenix, based on J.K. Rowling's fifth Potter book, and had been rumored to be attached to Prince.
David Yates on set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Yates does give Sci Fi Wire some specific reasons why he wants to stay onboard.
"I am doing Half-Blood Prince, and I'm doing it because I love the world, I love the characters. I think I have more business with this world and these characters."
"I've made a kind of tonal shift with the fifth film, which I want to continue and develop into the sixth film. And I can see the fifth story evolving into the sixth story in a really interesting way. So I'm on a journey with this material and this world, and I'm keen to complete it."
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens to theatres on July 13th.
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