Harry Potter (film series) for the third film, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", claiming he was "burned out". He moved to the position of producer, while Alfonso Cuarón was approached for the role of director. He was initially nervous about directing the instalment since he had not read any of the books or seen the films. After reading the series, he changed his mind and signed on to direct since he had immediately connected to the story. Because Cuarón decided not to direct the fourth instalment, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", a new director had to be selected. Mike Newell
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) the longest "Harry Potter" book and streamline it into the shortest HP movie, but director David Yates does a bang up job of it, creating an "Order of the Phoenix" that's entertaining and action-packed." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews" On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Charles Frederick of "The Telegraph" headlined his review "Potter film is the best and darkest yet". Colin Bertram of the "New York Daily News" gave the film four out