Harry Potter goes to Gloucester

Filming for Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince is underway in Gloucester, according to reports.

The BBC says star Daniel Radcliffe has been joined by cast members including Dame Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) and Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) for his sixth outing as the eponymous boy wizard.

Filming is taking place at Gloucester cathedral - which is making its third appearance in a Harry Potter film - and nearby King's School. The corporation says over 170 pupils from the school will be used as extras in the movie.

Paul James, the leader of Gloucester city council, told the BBC: "We get a lot of tourists coming to Gloucester as a result of the previous films being shot here. It certainly puts us on the map."

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is due for release in the UK in November. A seventh film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has already been confirmed for 2010.

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