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"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Production News

New Faces Join the Cast

By Rebecca Murray, About.com

June 25, 2004 – Warner Bros Pictures today announced that principal photography has begun on the fourth film of the "Harry Potter" franchise, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,". Filming will take place at England’s Leavesden Studios.

Mike Newell ("Mona Lisa Smile," "Four Weddings and a Funeral") is directing "Harrpy Potter and the Goblet of Fire," with David Heyman serving as a producer. Steve Kloves, the man responsible for screenplays for all the previous "Harry Potter" films, wrote the script.

In front of the camera, newcomers to the "Harry Potter" franchise include Brendan Gleeson ("Troy," "Cold Mountain"), Frances De La Tour ("The Cherry Orchard," "Strike it Rich"), Roger Lloyd-Pack ("Vanity Fair," BBC TV’s "Only Fools and Horses"), Pedja Bjelac ("Eurotrip"), Jeff Rawle ("Inspector Calls II," "Baal," TV’s "Drop the Dead Donkey") and David Tennant ("Bright Young Things").

There will also be a few new faces among the younger cast. Robert Pattinson ("The Ring") as Cedric Diggory, Stanislav Ianevski as Quidditch star Viktor Krum, Clemence Poesy ("Bienvenue chez les Rozes," "Petite Soeur") as Fleur Delacour, and Katie Leung as Cho Chang join returning "Harry Potter" stars Daniel Radclifffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.

In the roles of fellow Hogwarts students are Matthew Lewis as Neville, Devon Murray as Seamus, Jamie Waylett as Crabbe, Joshua Herdman as Goyle, Alfie Enoch as Dean, Oliver and James Phelps as Fred and George Weasley, and Chris Rankin as Percy.

Adult actors returning for another round of "Harry Potter" fun are Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid, Michael Gambon as Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Robert Hardy as Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle, Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Alan Rickman as Professor Snape, Dame Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall, Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew, and Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley.

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is set for release in November 2005.

Source: Warner Bros Pictures

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