Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix -

In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students.

But Professor Dolores Umbridge's Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes 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.

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Heyday Films Production, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” 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.

The film was directed by David Yates and produced by David Heyman and David Barron. Michael Goldenberg wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. Lionel Wigram served as executive producer.

The behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Slawomir Idziak, production designer Stuart Craig, editor Mark Day, costume designer Jany Temime and composer Nicholas Hooper.

Concurrently with the film’s debut in conventional theatres, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”: An IMAX 3D Experience will be released in IMAX theatres worldwide. Using proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology, scenes from the movie’s finale (approximately 20 minutes) have been converted into An IMAX 3D Experience®, the most immersive cinematic 3D in the world. The film has been digitally re-mastered into The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. A special on-screen cue—a green icon of flashing glasses across the bottom of the screen—will alert moviegoers when to put the 3D glasses on, and a red icon will appear, indicating when the glasses should be taken off. IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, IMAX MPX®, The IMAX Experience® and An IMAX 3D Experience® are trademarks of IMAX Corporation.

Movie information

Release Date (USA):	2007-07-11
Rating (USA):	PG-13
Release Date (UK):	2007-07-11
Rating (UK) :	12A
Director:	David Yates
Producer:	David Heyman;David Barron;Michael Goldenberg (screenplay)
Studio:	Warner Bros.
Writer/s:	JK Rowling (book); Michael Goldenberg

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter
Jason Isaacs	Lucius Malfoy
Imelda Staunton	Dolores Umbridge
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
George Harris	Kingsley Shacklebolt
Helen McCrory	Bellatrix Lestrange
Natalia Tena	Nymphadora Tonks
Kathryn Hunter	Mrs. Figg