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With the release of the first publicity still by Warner Bros., watch throughout the year for an avalanche of more photos, movie trailers, buzz, rumors and sneak peaks at the upcoming (and penultimate) Harry Potter film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

Several days after the first official photo release, a sneak teaser trailer was released online. Watch it here (while it lasts) and check back for more sneak peaks leading up to the film's release.

The movie version of the seventh and last book in J.K. Rowling's series about the boy wizard is being divided up into two films directed by David Yates - with the first part released in November, 2010 and the second part in 2011.

More gritty, dark and real than any of the other six Harry Potter films that have come before, HPDH will also reportedly feature a nightmare sequence in which Ron (played by Rupert Grint) envisions a love scene between Harry and Hermione in a scenario that most Harry Potter fans have been waiting years to see.

Add to that the special added attraction of a reportedly naked Daniel Radcliffe during the imagined makeout session, and (as if they weren't going to already) fans will be them lining up in droves next holiday movie season to see the latest installment in the Harry Potter franchise.

Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows movie cast

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), Ron (Rupert Grint) Neville (Matthew Lewis) were, of course, all confirmed early on for the seventh film.

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), everyone's favorite bad boy, along with Michael Gambon (Professor Albus Dumbledore), Maggie Smith (Professor Minerva McGonagall), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) Brendan Gleeson (Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) will also reprise their roles for the final filming.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie plot

Based on the seventh book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling, the saga finds Harry, Ron and Hermione away from the safety of Hogwarts and plunged into the strange world of the Muggles (humans).

Pursued by Death Eaters and other mad minions of the evil Lord Voldemort, our heroes see battle lines drawn that clearly threaten to shift the entire wizarding world to the dark side — as Part 1 leads into the final showdown in Part 2 planned for release in July, 2011.

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