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Half-Blood Prince Movie Length

by Travis Prinzi on May 26, 2009

HPANA reports, and three sources confirm, that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will run 2 hours, 33 minutes.

New Half-Blood Prince Trailer

by Travis Prinzi on April 16, 2009

I didn’t think a new trailer was anything to get excited about, but this has some pretty cool footage in it. (Updated link – trailer is now available!)

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Half-Blood Prince Movie Moved Up

by Travis Prinzi on April 14, 2009

WB has moved the release date of Half-Blood Prince to July 15, two days earlier.

This actually really annoys me. I had been looking forward to the release date happening the night before Azkatraz. I suspect it’ll be good news for most folks, though!

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Yes! Luna Lovegood wearing her famous lion hat while cheering for Gryffindor in Quidditch. The hat of course made its first appearance in the fifth book, but there were no Quidditch scenes in the film version. Good thing she also wore it in the sixth book and will definitely be in the film. Brilliant. [...]

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No Half-Blood Prince Secret Screening

March 13, 2009

Mugglenet’s got the scoop – if you’ve heard about this screening, it’s not a true story. There was no secret screening that fans were upset about.

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New Look at Half-Blood Prince Debuts Today

February 23, 2009

TODAY Australia gave Harry Potter fans a real treat by debuting a new look at the film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, filled with new material not seen before including some scenes with Ron and Lavender, Quidditch, and Inferi:

Enjoy.

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A Published Lexicon, and a Beedle Movie

December 9, 2008

Steve Vander Ark’s Lexicon is finally going to be published, after some revisions to the book are made, putting it in compliance with the court’s ruling.
Warner Bros. is talking about a Beedle movie. As I was reading the book, I thought, “A movie of these five stories might be interesting, if put in the [...]

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Black Friday Giveaway #2: Five Harry Potter Movies

November 28, 2008

And the winner, by random drawing is: Shane Deal. Shane, send an E-owl, and I’ll get these shipped straight you! Giveaway #3 coming right up!

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What “Important Battle”?

November 18, 2008

Strange comment today at the Washington Post, referring to the Half-Blood Prince movie:
The book has an important battle involving Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore, but it won’t be in the movie. It’s too much like the climactic battle in the previous Potter film, the producer has said.
That doesn’t really make any sense. The [...]

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New Half-Blood Prince Trailer

November 14, 2008

Watch it in hi-resolution here.
Thoughts?

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No Emma Thomson?

November 11, 2008

Emma Thompson is saying she won’t return as Trelawney for Deathly Hallows, being more invested in her own Nanny McPhee films.
I think this is quite unfortunate. Emma Thomson is a great actress (I was just going on about her earlier today to some co-workers, actually), and she made a good Trelawney.
So who gets cast as [...]

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New Half-Blood Prince Trailer

October 26, 2008

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New Half-Blood Prince Images

August 25, 2008

Leaky collected links of retailers who have posted images from the Half-Blood Prince movie which appear on merchandise (like 2009 calendars).

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Half-Blood Prince Game

August 21, 2008

by Dave
So, now that the movie has been delayed, what does this mean for the videogame? Apparently nothing. Some footage was shown at the Lepzig Games Convention (YouTube link here) in Germany over the last couple of days, and the release date is still slated for this November. The link is worth a look just to [...]

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Why The Half-Blood Prince Movie Delay?

August 19, 2008

by Travis
Eric D. Snider debunks the following 4 Myths about the Half-Blood Prince movie delay:

Half-Blood Prince was moved because WB was scared of Twilight. (That one’s just silly.)
It got moved because WB was nervous about Daniel Radcliffe’s extra-curricular activities. (Referring to his appeared naked in Equus)
WB moved Half-Blood Prince to the one-year anniversary of The [...]

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Potter Fans Happy About Half-Blood Prince Movie Delay

August 17, 2008

I suggested, upon hearing the news of the delay of the Half-Blood Prince movie, that the only silver lining to the news would be for Azkatraz 2009 attendees. The LA Times got a note from a member of Team Azkatraz, Heidi Tandy, saying that very thing. There is no way they’ll be able to accommodate everyone [...]

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Marauder’s Map: Your Guide to Potter Events From Now Till Half-Blood Prince

August 15, 2008

by Travis Prinzi
Despite the fact that the supposed next big Potter event – the release of the Half-Blood Prince film – has been delayed till next summer, the Potterverse will be alive and kicking, with lots of key events, until that film release. Here’s a breakdown, in as close to chronological order as possible. Consider this [...]

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New Half-Blood Prince Pictures

August 15, 2008

Five more pictures from the Half-Blood Prince movie we now won’t see until July 17 of next year. Images of Snape, Bellatrix, and Slughorn, and the Slug Club are of interest. (HT to HPANA)

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Half-Blood Prince Movie Delayed Until Summer 2009

August 14, 2008

This is going to disappoint a lot of folks (myself included). Warner Bros has apparently decided to change the release of the film version of Half-Blood Prince to Summer 2009 (instead of Thanksgiving of this year).
“Our reasons for shifting ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for [...]

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The Half-Blood Prince Trailer

July 29, 2008

by Johnny
The trailer was released on MSN Video just after 8 p.m. and of course is on YouTube. You can download a bigger, higher-resolution version of it here at AOL. Be sure to vote in the poll (on the sidebar to the right) and share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy:

What do you think of the trailer? [...]

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Image from Half-Blood Prince Trailer

July 28, 2008

Update 2: I took down the poll and its post until the Half-Blood Prince trailer is released.
Update: Another image, this one of Dumbledore and some fire – probably in the cave?

HPANA reports the release of an image of young Tom Riddle from the trailer for Half-Blood Prince to be released tonight at 9pm EST on AOL.com. [...]

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Harry Potter This Week: Half Blood Prince Trailer, Harry’s Birthday

July 27, 2008

It should be a fun forthcoming week in Harry Potter’s world.
Tuesday, the 29th, the Half-Blood Prince Trailer will be appearing exclusively on AOL. It will be our first live-action look at the new film. I really enjoyed what Yates did with Order of the Phoenix, but I have to admit I’m a bit nervous about this [...]

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Half-Blood Prince Trailer Coming Thursday

July 25, 2008

by Travis
Update: HPANA reports that it will probably be online Tuesday, so we won’t even have to wait for The Mummy.
Reports today confirm the speculations of commenter Victoria that the first official Half-Blood Prince trailer will be released prior to The Mummy III on Thursday evening.
I can’t see myself paying for a Brendan Fraser movie just [...]

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Half-Blood Prince Teaser Trailer Online

July 18, 2008

by Johnny
Update 2: IT’S ONLINE!
Update 7/29/08: This is the old, 10 second trailer – images from the new trailer can be found here; will be available at AOL.com tonight at 9pm EST!

A little disappointing, but perhaps a longer trailer will come in August with The Mummy 3: Rise of the Dragon Emperor or another movie (I’ve [...]

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Half-Blood Prince Trailer with Dark Knight?

July 8, 2008

by Johnny
Update III: The Real Trailer is ONLINE (click here)!
Update II: It’s coming, for real, on Tuesday, July 29.
Update: It’s available! (sort of)
With more than four months till the film release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there is still no trailer (teaser or full) released as of yet. However with all the release [...]

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