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Michael Goldenberg Lands "Harry Potter" Job

By Rebecca Murray, About.com

Nov 17, 2004 - Michael Goldenberg ("Peter Pan") is taking on writing duties for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" for Warner Bros. Pictures. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" marks the first "Harry Potter" movie not written by Steve Kloves.

Filming on "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is expected to begin in late 2005, with a release date tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2007.

According to Variety, writer/director Steve Kloves walked away from "Harry Potter" so he'll be able to commit time to "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" for Warner Bros.

Michael Goldenberg also is attached to "Where the Wild Things Are" to be directed by Spike Jonze.

SOURCE: Variety

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