Warner Bros.: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1′ won’t be in 3-D

Warner Bros.: New ‘Harry Potter’ flick will be 2-D

LOS ANGELES — The new “Harry Potter” film won’t be as dimensional as it was supposed to be.

Warner Bros. Studios says the seventh installment in the popular boy-wizard franchise will be released only in standard 2-D, not 3-D as planned.

The studio said in a statement Friday that it was unable to complete the 3-D conversion of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ in time for its scheduled Nov. 19 release date, and it didn’t want to keep fans waiting.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ will be released in both 2-D and 3-D on July 15, 2011.

Online:

harrypotter.warnerbros.com/

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Corrects that studio could not finish 3-D in time in 3rd paragraph. This story is part of AP’s general news and entertainment services.)