Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that it has moved back the release date of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to Summer 2009. The sixth installment of the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the major international markets on July 17, 2009.

By LIZA WILLIAMS A ST HELENS film director says he is delighted to be involved in the "wonderful world" of Harry Potter, after it was revealed he will be at the helm of the two final movies in the series.

British director David Yates said he is honored to have been chosen to film the final installments in the Harry Potter movie franchise. Yates also helmed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is now in production on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released in two parts. The announcement was made by Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

Hollywood's Warner Bros. studio reportedly plans to break the seventh and last Harry Potter book up into two movies.