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The studio behind the Harry Potter series has scrapped the new movie’s planned 3D release.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will hit theaters only in two dimensions on November 19, both in regular theaters and IMAX facilities.

“We will not have a completed 3D version of the film within our release date window,” Warner Bros. announced on Friday.

“Despite everyone’s best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality,” it continues. “We do not want to disappoint fans who have long-anticipated the conclusion of this extraordinary journey.”

“This decision, which we completely support, underscores the fact that Warner Bros. has always put quality first,” says director David Yates.

The studio still plans to have the second installment of Deathly Hallows prepared in both 2D and 3D formats for a July 2011 release.

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Since “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” will be split into two parts, does that mean Gossip Cop has to bust each wrong rumor about it twice?

Weeks ago speculation swirled that star Daniel Radcliffe would be getting naked in the “Deathly Hallows,” but Gossip Cop investigated and found out all talk of a Bare-y Potter was “complete fabrication.”

Now British OK! magazine has upped the ante, claiming Radcliffe will be nude twice in the next film, set to “shock fans” not only with a previously reported fantasy sequence, but also “in a later scene following a brush with death.” “There are a couple of scenes in the new film in which he will undress,” director David Yates is quoted as saying about the boy wizard, “But we’re still thinking about how we present it.”

Gossip Cop is asking sources for more details, but one thing we can guarantee is that filmmakers plan to “present” any scenes of Radcliffe in a way no different than any other ‘PG’ fare. Audiences may see the actor in various states of undress – but claims he’ll “bare all,” as OK! reports, weren’t true a month ago… and they aren’t true now.

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Really, how did any of us find out anything before Perez Hilton picked up a keyboard?

This morning “Scoop” Hilton breathlessly reports that Daniel Radcliffe might go nude in the next “Harry Potter” film. “Things are getting a little risque over at Hogwarts!” chimes Hilton, referring to the “nudey rumor.”

Sigh.

The least Perez could have done was make one phone call… but he didn’t. Gossip Cop did more, including speaking to Radcliffe’s rep, who assured us Harry Potter will be keeping his clothes on.

But Perez was probably very, very busy lining up dozens of stories that seem to run on a timer. After all, that’s how we get gems like his announcement this morning that Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will cohost next year’s Academy Awards… a day after everyone else, including Gossip Cop, reported it yesterday.

Perhaps this is why Perez Hilton, so often wrong and late, has still blocked Gossip Cop on Twitter.

For the rest of you who aren’t blocked, tweet the following phrase:

“@PerezHilton, why are you afraid of @GossipCop?”

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Are audiences next year going to see Harry Potter as they’ve never seen him before?

In a naked bid to stir excitement, gossip sites such as Celebuzz and others are flush with rumors Daniel Radcliffe will appear nude in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.”

The “information” apparently comes out of an interview director David Yates did with magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni. Brazilian fansite Oclumencia reports, “Daniel Radcliffe appears naked in one scene where Harry and Ron are fighting a magical creature.”

Granted, just because Radcliffe bravely went nude in the play “Equus,” it doesn’t mean his Potter will follow (birthday) suit.

So for anyone put off by the thought the wizard will take it off on the big screen – don’t worry. Radcliffe’s rep tells Gossip Cop rumors of a bare Harry are “complete fabrication.”

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