Sixth Potter film due in November 2008

LOS ANGELES - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment of the lucrative franchise, will come out in US theatres on November 21, 2008.

Now, Warner Bros. just needs to hire a director and confirm the cast. The fifth instalment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, bows in July.

The Prince date will mark a return to the Thanksgiving period for the sorcerer series. Of the four Potter films to date, only the third instalment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has been released during the US summer.

- REUTERS/Hollywood Reporter