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Filming of fifth Harry Potter movie from next week

London: A veteran Academy Award nominee and a 14-year-old unknown will join the cast of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series as filming begins next week on the latest movie.

Millions of fans across the world are awaiting the adaptation of the fifth book, Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, which sees the return of young actor Daniel Radcliffe in the title role.

Filming will begin on Monday in Hertfordshire in southern England. The movie is not slated for release until next year.

The plot centres on the arrival of Dolores Umbridge, an unpopular new professor at the wizard academy Hogwarts. She will be played by Imelda Staunton, nominated for a 2005 Oscar for her performance in the bleak period drama `Vera Drake.' — AP

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