Potter fans braced for sixth film

Fans are bracing themselves for the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the next instalment of the Potter blockbuster series.

The sixth film is currently being filmed at Leavesden Studios and is scheduled for release in November 2008.

It reunites director David Yates with the Potter cast who starred in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The tone of The Half Blood Prince is set to be like a romantic comedy, whilst staying faithful to the darker elements.

Emma Watson, who plays Hermione, said: "In this next one there's a lot of emphasis on the relationship between Hermione and Ron and I think this next one will be more comic.

"I think the last one was a lot darker and heavier and this one will be funnier and more light-hearted."

Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, added: "In the sixth, I think you get a greater insight into Harry's sense of humour.

"I think the sixth generally is a lot funnier than any of the films before. Harry's got quite a dry sense of humour, I have quite a dry sense of humour, so it's quite nice that my character has the same (thing).

"There's an incredible darkness to the film as there always is but there is a real lightness to it which balances it out quite nicely."

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