Harry Potter trailer causes a stir for film fans on internet

Published on Monday 20 April 2009 10:04

THE latest glimpse of the new Harry Potter film has been released.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was originally meant to be released for Christmas, but was delayed by Warner Brothers.

It is now expected out in July, and the latest trailer has already got fans excited, showing images of Harry duelling with his rival Draco Malfoy and glimpses of Lord Voldemort's attack on London.

An official version posted on YouTube was watched by more than 150,000 people within 24 hours of going live.

The movie is the penultimate film in the series, adapted from the best-selling books by Edinburgh author JK Rowling, and is likely to be the darkest yet.

Filming was said to be very difficult for the cast. In January, a stuntman who doubles for Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was injured whilst performing an aerial sequence for one of the film's many action sequences.

It has also been confirmed that the three main actors will play adult versions of themselves for scenes in the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is due out in July 2011.