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Harry Potter Meets "Prince"
Finally, a glimmer of hope for hard-pressed Harry Potter fans.
J.K. Rowling has announced the title of her next book, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, on her official Website www.JKRowling.com.
"Well the door opened at last and I showed you the title of book six--the genuine title, the title that will appear on the published book, the title I have been using in my head for ages and ages," she wrote.
While not disclosing any details about the upcoming novel, Rowling said the Half Blood Prince didn't refer to Harry or Lord Voldemort.
Nor did Rowling give any clues as to when the book might be finished, though she said it wouldn't "happen very soon."
She also laughed off other rumored titles, such as Harry Potter and the Pillar of Storge. "I am trying very hard not to be offended that anyone thought this was possible."
As for Harry Potter and the Toenail of Icklibogg, Rowling responded, "Well, if you believed the Storge one..."
Rowling's first installment in the planned seven-book series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in 1997. Four additional books have been released since then, selling more than 250 million copies worldwide.
The movie adaptations have been positively speedy by comparison. Three flicks have been released since 2001, with the third, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, still in theaters--the film earned another $11.2 million last weekend to bring its current gross to $211 million.
All told, the movies have raked in $2.4 billion worldwide, encouraging Warner Bros. to continue the franchise.
Production began Monday on the fourth movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, scheduled for release in November 2005--which, at this rate, could beat publication of Rowling's current manuscript.
Of course, some urgency is required since the theatrical version's young stars are on the cusp of five o'clock shadows.
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) are all on board for this installment, helmed by Mike Newell.
And, according to London's Daily Mirror, producers are also in talks with Ralph Fiennes to play You Know Who, finally revealed in Goblet of Fire.
But whether Radcliffe, Grint and Watson manage to hang on through all seven adaptations is anyone's guess. "We are getting older than the characters," Radcliffe told the San Mateo County Times earlier this month.
"I'm getting older than Harry," he said. "We can only take it one film at a time. If they do want me to do it after five, we'll just have to see then, I suppose."
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