"If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated for the Hollywood Movie of the Year Award. All the nominations were chosen by those at the Hollywood Film Festival and fans can vote online for their favorite at here.The final awards will be presented at the Hollywood Movie Awards Gala Ceremony on October 26.
Half-Blood DVD Extra Features in Detail!
Posted By PeerlessKid on 10-11-09 @ 1:17 PM - 1 comments - Link
An article over at DVD Times goes in-depth over the special features that will be available on the Half-Blood Prince 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-Ray Combo DVD.
This includes: Close-Up With The Cast of Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
One-Minute Drills
What's on Your Mind
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Sneak Peak
Additional Scenes
To read in more in-depth head over to that article!
Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch Launch DVD Contest
Posted By PeerlessKid on 09-24-09 @ 2:34 PM - 2 comments - Link
Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch have both laucnhed the upcoming release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD by releasing 1000 balloons over London today. This kicks off the contest that is open to anyone in the UK that is over 18, anyone who finds one of these balloons will have to simply follow the instructions on the card attached to the balloon and be entered into a prize draw which could see them winning a trip to the Deathly Hallows set!
Matt Lewis and Evanna Lycnh talk about the contest and the filming of the 7th movie in this video.
Official Release date for Half-Blood Prince to DVD!!
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-17-09 @ 10:40 PM - 2 comments - Link
Today, Warner Brothers announced the official release date of Half-Blood Prince to DVD. As previously thought, it will be coming to DVD in December, December 8th to be exact. All fans in the US can look forward to getting a copy on that day.
WB Purposely Withholding Release Date of Half-Blood Prince DVD
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-14-09 @ 11:43 AM - 4 comments - Link
Over the last few weeks, there have been many different reports as to when HBP will be released to DVD. Home Media Magazine is saying that this confusion of release dates is because WB feels that by keeping the release date unknown (but later on in the year) it will increases sales because they think that holiday shoppers will be doing a lot of last minute shopping. Possibly around Christmas then for a release? We'll keep you posted as to when HBP will be released on DVD.
HBP sees drop-off in ticket sales
Posted By Marc on 07-29-09 @ 1:44 PM - 21 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princeexperienced a significant drop-off in ticket sales this past weekend and, in fact, was actually overtaken at the box office by the new animated movie G-Force. Of course, a second weekend fall in sales is standard fare with blockbusters such as the HP series, and it's not necessarily a discouraging sign for the film's future this summer when looked at in greater context.
Through the weekend, HBP had earned more money than its predecessor, Order of the Phoenix (at $221 million domestically), and had set a new record for the series by surpassing $400 million in sales globally. So despite a somewhat less successful second weekend than may have been hoped for, HBP is still doing quite well overall.
'Potter' conjures up $159.7 million in 5 days
Posted By Rares on 07-20-09 @ 11:27 AM - 33 comments - Link
According to Associated Press, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grossed $396.7 million worldwide during its first five days in release (Wednesday-Sunday).
The article says that $159.7 million of that total came in domestically and $237 million was made overseas.
"Half-Blood Prince" already has surpassed the $157.3 million "Order of the Phoenix" pulled in during its entire first week. By the end of its seventh day Tuesday, "Half-Blood Prince" will be in the $180 million range on its way to becoming the franchise's first $300 million domestic smash since the original movie, 2001's .Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. said Dan Fellman, Warner head of distribution.
Get Notified when Half-Blood Prince comes out on DVD!
Posted By Hamza on 07-15-09 @ 9:34 AM - 30 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was wonderful! To be notified via e-mail when you can pre-order it on DVD, click here.
Must see before watching Half-Blood Prince movie
Posted By Rares on 07-14-09 @ 1:16 PM - 13 comments - Link
Spanish website La informacion published today an interesting interactive graphic about connections and biographies of the main characters from all Harry Potter movies.
It's called All you need to know before watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and can be seen here. Thanks to José for the tip!
BBC Radio 1 celebrates the Harry Potter day
Posted By Rares on 07-13-09 @ 3:13 PM - 2 comments - Link
Wednesday (15th July) is Harry Potter Dayon Radio 1 - they will be celebrating all things Hogwarts.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will be on every show. On The Chris Moyles Show you can hear what happened when Dom Met Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe. On Jo Whiley’s show you can hear Emma Watson's Changing Track. And Rupert Grint plays 'Hogwarts Occurin' with Scott Mills... And to top it all off – Edith Bowman is being given the keys to Hogwarts!
Edith will be broadcasting LIVE from the actual Harry Potter film set between 1 and 4pm next Wednesday. It will be a working day for the cast at the studios as they continue making the next Harry Potter films…so Harry, Ron and Hermione and other stars will be popping in to Radio 1’s special Hogwarts studio.
It’s Harry Potter Day on BBC Radio 1 - Let the magic begin!** Thanks to Claire for the tip.
Notes from the US, UK Half-Blood Prince premieres.
Posted By Hamza on 07-13-09 @ 12:41 PM - 15 comments - Link
Helen McCrory starts Deathly Hallows filming this Tuesday. She'll be working on the Malfoy Manor scenes.
- Daniel Radcliffe prefers the 5th film.
- Matthew Lewis started filming Deathly Hallows a few months ago. He starts big action scenes in October. He also says they've just shot some stuff in the Hogwarts Castle with Harry/Hermione.
- Jessie Cave will be returning for Deathly Hallows.
- Tom Felton says filming is going good. He has only had rehearsals so far. He believes Half-Blood Prince is the best yet.
- Jason Issacs also starts filming Deathly Hallows on Tuesday.
- Jim Broadbent hints at returning but says he hasn't received script yet.
- Freddie Stroma would like to come back for Deathly Hallows.
- David Barron says they are a third of the way through shooting Deathly Hallows. He says they are experimenting with ways of aging the characters for the epilogue. He also says they will are not planning on adding any extra scenes
to Deathly Hallows.
- Phelps twins start filming in about 3 weeks time. They say the script is really good.
- David Yates says that Half-Blood Prince is JK Rowling's favorite film.
- We can expect a couple new deleted scenes on the DVD, and cool bonus features for the Blu-Ray version.
- Alan Rickman learned a piece of information from JK Rowling that he was sworn to secrecy over. He refused to tell us no matter how much we begged him
ITV's Behind the Magic
Posted By Hamza on 07-13-09 @ 4:39 AM - 3 comments - Link
ITV aired a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince behind-the-scenes special--"Harry Potter: Behind the Magic"-- in the UK. Host Ben Shephard shows the audience around the set as he prepares to be an extra. There are various movie scenes incorporated, so here's your SPOILER alert.
Posted By Hamza on 07-12-09 @ 10:45 AM - 1 comments - Link
"Behind the Magic" recently aired on Australian television, showing a behind-the-scenes look at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It featured interviews with Michael Gambon, Tom Felton, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Cave, Emma Watson, Dave Legano and Daniel Radcliffe.
Watch part 1 here and watch part 2 here
Enjoy!!!
Images from the New York premiere
Posted By Hamza on 07-11-09 @ 12:36 PM - 3 comments - Link
Yahoo! Movies has posted several pictures from the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The pictures are from the red carpet and include the cast of the film as well as other notable celebs. To see them click here. Hope you enjoy them!
Advance Half-Blood Prince tickets outselling Transformers
Posted By Hamza on 07-10-09 @ 1:04 PM - 6 comments - Link
As some may know, advanced ticket sales for the Transformers sequel were huge, and now The Hollywood Reporter says that ticket sales for Half-Blood Prince are doing even better: Advance sales of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" are outpacing those of current box-office champ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and of 2007's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at a similar point in their sales cycles. Eight days before its July 15 opening, "Prince" accounted for 65 percent of daily ticket sales, online ticketer Fandango said Tuesday.
CNN talks to Half-Blood Prince cast [video]
Posted By Rares on 07-09-09 @ 11:42 AM - 4 comments - Link
CNN recently had the chance to interview Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Emma Watson, and director David Yates. For this interview, CNN asked Potter fans to send in video questions. Check out the interview here.
Half-Blood Prince soundtrack preview
Posted By Rares on 07-09-09 @ 11:21 AM - 3 comments - Link
Yahoo has released a preview of the 6th movie soundtrack, Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince. Check it out here, because it's fantastic! Thanks Akima for the tip!
Half-Blood Prince predicted to make $800M to $1B
Posted By Rares on 07-09-09 @ 11:15 AM - 3 comments - Link
Reuters has published a new article looking at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's box office potential: The five movies released so far have grossed $4.5 billion in ticket sales, and box office experts see little reason to doubt that the sixth installment will fall within the $800 million to $1 billion range, a huge amount for a single film.
"This is just a remarkable franchise that has consistently drawn blockbuster numbers each time out, and it is hard to imagine this picture not continuing that trend," said Brandon Gray, president of tracking firm Box Office Mojo.
Pent-up demand is expected to ensure a big opening in the key North American market and in countries like Britain, after which word-of-mouth will be a key factor. The fact that the Potter story is now complete may mean some fans lose interest, but U.S. advance online ticket sales look strong, according to MovieTickets.com
Thanks to Hamza for the tip!
WB posts video, photos from London premeire.
Posted By Rares on 07-09-09 @ 11:10 AM - 0 comments - Link
The official Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince UK website has been updated with a video and several photos from tonight's premiere in London.
The video includes interviews with the Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, JK Rowling, and many others. It starts off with fun clips of the stars reacting to all the rain they had today during the premiere. The photos include shots of most of the actors who were present.
Thanks to Hamza for the tip!
HBO preview: Half-Blood Prince behind-the-scenes
Posted By Rares on 07-04-09 @ 3:33 AM - 9 comments - Link
HBO aired earlier this evening a new behind-the-scenes preview of Half-Blood Prince. The segment features new interviews with the trio, Jessie Cave, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon, David Yates, David Barron, and David Heyman.
There are also a lot of new sequences from the movie: the Unbreakable Vow, Quidditch matches, and the confrontation at the Astronomy Tower.
Check out the two youtube clips, thanks to SnitchSeeker:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Emma Watson appears on Jonathan Ross
Posted By Rares on 07-04-09 @ 3:24 AM - 3 comments - Link
Emma Watson appeared on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" this evening, and a video of her segment is now online on youtube. In addition to her interview, a new clip from Half-Blod Prince [yeah, I know - they are showing the whole movie before hitting cinemas] has been shown. The clip shows Harry and Hermione talking in the library about who they are going to Slughorn's holiday party with.
Over 30 promo stills from Half-Blood Prince online
Posted By Rares on 07-02-09 @ 12:57 PM - 5 comments - Link
More than 30 new high-resolution promotional stills for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have been released today! Click here to see them. Thanks to SnitchSeeker for the tip!.
Half-Blood Prince behind the scenes from E!
Posted By Rares on 07-02-09 @ 12:53 PM - 2 comments - Link
Again, new spoilers from the movie. It seems that will never stop. If you can't resist, check out the 2 new clips from Half-Blood Prince that E! aired today. Youtube links here and here.
2 new HBP clips: Burrow attack & potions book
Posted By Rares on 07-02-09 @ 12:49 PM - 8 comments - Link
Two new clips from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have appeared online. The first one is available on MySpace and shows part of the attack on the Burrow.
The second one, shows the trio in the Gryffindor Common Room discussing the mysterious potions book that Harry acquires and who it belongs to.
Half-Blood Prince soundtrack previews by AOL
Posted By Rares on 06-30-09 @ 12:31 PM - 4 comments - Link
AOL Radio blog has an exclusive premiere for the new Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince soundtrack on AOL Radio Station (Movie Scores)
A track from the score, composed by Nicholas Hooper, is being played every hour.
Thanks to Serena for sending this in !
New Harry & Dumbledore clip from HBP
Posted By Rares on 06-30-09 @ 12:15 PM - 11 comments - Link
A brand new clip from Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince movie was released on iTunes today. It's called Journey to the Cave and it's introduced by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The video can be seen here.
London Premiere News
Posted By Elaine on 06-26-09 @ 3:14 PM - 1 comments - Link
For those of us mere mortals unable to attend the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince on 7th July at Leicester Square in London, it will be streamed live from 6pm GMT so that you can watch events as they happen.
Posted By Rares on 06-26-09 @ 3:56 AM - 1 comments - Link
SnitchSeeker published today a new image of Ron Weasley and Lavender Brown in the Hogwarts corridor from Half-Blood Prince. The promo was initially published in the Baltimore Sun along with Jessie's Cave's LA Times interview.
Warner Bros. Launches Half-Blood Prince Website
Posted By Kathleen on 06-18-09 @ 9:04 AM - 8 comments - Link
Warner Bros. has launched its official Half-Blood Prince website, containing picture gallery, downloads, video, and the obligatory "wish list" which takes you to an online store of all things Potter. Music from the movie plays in the background. All-in-all a good site that was successful in getting this news-poster excited about seeing the new movie (now less than a month away).
You can visit the Warner Bros. site here. Thanks to Warner Bros. for alerting us to the launch of its site.
Evanna Lynch talks Luna in Half-Blood Prince
Posted By Rares on 06-12-09 @ 2:06 PM - 3 comments - Link
Evanna Lynch, Luna Lovegood in the Potter series, talked with IrishCentral about her character and her role in the upcoming movie, Half-Blood Prince.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is without doubt the darkest chapter of the whole J.K. Rowling series, and in it Luna remains steadfast as both a defender of the wizarding world and as a comfort to Harry in his darkest hour. Lynch says the new film remains faithful to the book and her character.
“Luna seems small and young and not noted for being brave, and yet she is. She’s really calm though, she doesn’t get surprised by anything, and she accepts people’s differences,” Lynch says.
“In fact J.K. Rowling told me as a character she’s the most adjusted to the idea of death in the whole series. That cuts out a lot of fear for her. She tries to impress it on Harry. She’ll take it as it comes.”
Evanna also talked about her aspirations for performing in London's West End, the lessons she has learned and about a potential Dumbledore-Luna relationship. Check the entire interview here
Thanks to our reader Larry for sending this in!
Half-Blood Prince confirmed at 153 minutes
Posted By Rares on 06-10-09 @ 12:55 PM - 14 comments - Link
The run time for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princehas been confirmed today at 153 minutes and 19 seconds by the British Board of Film Classification.
The rating has also been set for the UK at 12A, which means that parent supervision is required for children under 12 or a person over 18 years of age must accompany a child under the age of 12 when seeing the film.
Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.
Brand new poster for Half-Blood Prince
Posted By Rares on 06-06-09 @ 4:45 AM - 4 comments - Link
From France arrives a brand new Half-Blood Prince poster which shows us Harry, Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore pointing their wands. Check out the poster in our gallery. Thanks UHP.
Track listings for Half-Blood Prince
Posted By Rares on 06-06-09 @ 4:18 AM - 3 comments - Link
Amazon.com published the complete track listings to the score for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince composed by Nicholas Hooper. The soundtrack will be released on July 14, 2009 and is already available for pre-order here.
1. Opening
2. In Noctem
3. The Story Begins
4. Ginny
5. Snape & the Unbreakable Vow
6. Wizard Wheezes
7. Dumbledore's Speech
8. Living Death
9. Into the Pensieve
10. The Book
11. Ron s Victory
12. Harry & Hermione
13. School!
14. Malfoy's Mission
15. The Slug Party
16. Into the Rushes
17. Farewell Aragog
18. Dumbledore's Foreboding
19. Of Love & War
20. When Ginny Kissed Harry
21. Slughorn's Confession
22. Journey to the Cave
23. The Drink of Despair
24. Inferi in the Firestorm
25. The Killing of Dumbledore
26. Dumbledore's Farewell
27. The Friends
28. The Weasley Stomp
New Harry, Ron and Hermione photo from HBP
Posted By Rares on 06-03-09 @ 12:31 PM - 5 comments - Link
SnitchSeeker published today a new photo from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince showing Harry, Ron and Hermione in the boys' dormitory, right before Harry heads off to the cave with Dumbledore. Check out a normal version here, and a high one here, courtesy of SnitchSeeker.
New Half-Blood Prince clip at MTV Awards
Posted By Rares on 06-01-09 @ 12:09 PM - 14 comments - Link
Dan, Rupert and Emma appeared tonight in a recorded video on the 2009 MTV Movie Awards in the US, to introduce an exclusive new clip from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Enjoy!
Updated with the Youtube version!
New Half-Blood Prince poster online
Posted By Rares on 05-30-09 @ 3:38 AM - 3 comments - Link
Allocine, a French film site has posted a new Half-Blood Prince promotional image featuring Harry and Dumbledore standing on top of a rock. The poster resembles with some 3D posters used in theater displays, but this one is flat and two-dimensional version. You can see it here, thanks to SnitchSeeker.
Half-Blood Prince final poster revealed
Posted By Rares on 05-21-09 @ 12:52 PM - 12 comments - Link
Today Warner Bros. revealed the final movie poster for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince over at MSN which you can check out here.
Dark Secrets Revealed
The new poster presents the four main characters with an added bonus of London in the background. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits cinemas July 15.
Posted By Rares on 05-21-09 @ 12:12 PM - 5 comments - Link
Eight new TV spots for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have just popped up in the last couple of days. Even if some fans consider them just spoilers, those who who can't wait for the movie and like to be spoiled, are invited to watch them. Enjoy!
Posted By Rares on 05-20-09 @ 3:01 PM - 9 comments - Link
Two new clips from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie hit the internet today. The 1st one, aired on Ellen show, and it shows Ron Weasley confessing his love for Romilda Vane. Check it out here. The 2nd one appeared on Kinepolis.com and shows new behind the scenes featurette together with some new scenes from the movie. You can watch it here.
Updated: Sky News aired today an extended version of the scene with Ron confessing his love. Watch it on Youtube here.
Rupert Grint talks about the 'Half Blood Prince'
Posted By Rodrigo on 05-03-09 @ 5:07 PM - 7 comments - Link
Rupert Grint was interviewed by WizardUniverse, where he spoke about the making of Half-Blood Prince, the decade he has spent as part of the franchise and his plans for his post-Potter life.
How would you say that Ron has evolved over the course of these films? And how would you say you yourself have you changed as an actor?
GRINT: It just sort of happens. The first three films really do feel like a different person. I think Ron is more grown up throughout the films... We see him protect his sister, and we see brotherly stuff that he does in the sixth one.
How does it feel being so close to the end of Harry Potter, a thing that's been such a part of your life for so long?
GRINT: It's going to be weird, I think. It hasn't sunk in yet that this is the last one and that we'll never come back to do this. It'll be ten years by the time we finish. It's going to be quite sad I think. I'll miss it because I have really enjoyed it and the people I've met and it's just been great. But I think seven's enough, really.
The rest of Rupert's interview can be read here, along with Daniel's and Emma's previously published interviews.
New Harry and Dumbledore picture
Posted By Rodrigo on 05-02-09 @ 11:26 AM - 9 comments - Link
The LA Times has published a new picture showing Harry and Dumbledore and an article on Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince including brief comments from Daniel, Emma and Rupert on filming the movie.
"You would think that, but truly every film is different, and this time around the refreshing aspect was the adolescent romantic core of this film, which should be absolutely charming and very funny," Radcliffe said during a break from shooting. "So from that point of view, it is quite a different film, because we haven't had anything that has had this sort of light and warm and funny a core before."
Emma Watson talks 'Half Blood Prince'
Posted By Rodrigo on 04-30-09 @ 8:47 AM - 8 comments - Link
What is Hermione's big moment and big sequence in the sixth film?
WATSON: There's this mean girl called Lavender who has a bit of a crush on Ron. It's leaked in the beginning of the film that Hermione and Ron are finally going to get it together, and then she steps in. Hermione is sensitive and quite mean, really. And it's very much about how she sort of despises Lavender. Not really because she's taken Ron away, but because she's kind of the opposite of Hermione. So it's very comic and also quite sad for her. It's very Ron based, her part.
Do you think the fans of the book will find "Half-Blood Prince" to be a faithful adaptation?
I hope so. I think we've stuck as close as we possibly can without making a ten-hour movie. We've never had that complaint before, and I personally am such a big fan of the books. I've read them each of them three or four times so I think that's a really good focus for us.
Posted By Rares on 04-18-09 @ 3:51 AM - 3 comments - Link
The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine contains a preview of the biggest summer movies of 2009, including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Also, there's a new photo with Harry and Dumbledore in the Astronomy Tower. You can check it here. The entire article can be read here.
Posted By Elaine on 04-17-09 @ 3:25 AM - 28 comments - Link
Sorry that the links were not posted up for the new trailer last night. But better late than never. The following link takes you to the Warner Bros site where you can view all the trailers currently on release.
Posted By Rares on 04-15-09 @ 1:47 PM - 14 comments - Link
Warner Bros. confirmed that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released Wednesday, July 15th, two days earlier than its previous release date.
That gives the movie a head-start on the weekend during what's shaping up as a highly competitive summer season for Hollywood, which has major franchise films opening virtually every week.
Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.
New Half Blood Prince Trailer Due Thursday
Posted By Elaine on 04-14-09 @ 7:22 AM - 12 comments - Link
Warner Brothers have announced that a new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will be available online this coming Thursday 16th April.
I'm sure that one of our technical people will have the appropriate links available at the correct times.
A Horcrux in the new Half-Blood Prince posters
Posted By Rares on 03-28-09 @ 6:10 AM - 16 comments - Link
Portkey is announcing today that a harry potter fan discovered something interesting after studying the new released HBP character posters. If you watch with attention Draco's poster, you can see on the left side the lost diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw. Check it out here. Thank Portkey for the tip !
New Half-Blood prince character posters
Posted By Rares on 03-26-09 @ 2:09 PM - 17 comments - Link
"Fine, I'll try and teach him again!" Snape snarled at Professor Dumbledore.
"Severus, please, for me, don't take all those old wounds that you gained from James out on Harry. Harry is not James - do not blame him for what happened." Dumbledore spoke quietly, but his blue eyes held a warning. Snape sighed in frustration...
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