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First HBP still … !

Kaetlyn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:35:02 +0000

… but it’s a scan. :)

Anyway, thanks to the lovely people over at EW.net, we have the first scan-version of the first trio still from the upcoming Potter film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! Click here to view it, or just click below.

Anyone else excited?

Nominations and New Scene

Allison — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:45:12 +0000

The nominations for the 34th Saturn Awards have come out and “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has received nine nominations including “Best Fantasy Film.” The ceremony will be held on June 24 in California.

In addition, David Barron, a producer on the Harry Potter films, recently spoke about a new scene in the Half Blood Prince movie. Thanks to HPANA for the tip! The news is pretty spoilery – you ready?
David said about the new scene, in which a dramatic disaster occurs at the Burrow:

We don’t often have things that aren’t in the book.

But this was brought in because Jo (Rowling) was able throughout the quite lengthy book to keep dropping little snippets of what was happening in the outside world-there’d be people reading newspapers and talking about how somebody’s parents had been killed or somebody had been withdrawn from school because their parents didn’t think it was safe. And we’re made aware that the Muggle world is also experiencing these disasters, but thinks they are disasters rather than the work of Voldemort.

The book is peppered with those moments, but we couldn’t do that quite so easily in the film. So (the extra scene) comes in the middle of the film and it just reminds us the world is no longer a safe place. Even in what would normally be considered the safe haven of the Burrow, nobody’s safe. I think you’ll like it. It’s quite effective.

You can read the whole article over at SnitchSeeker.com. Enjoy!

Official “Half-Blood Prince” Description Released

Allison — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:00:30 +0000

Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron, we have the official description of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film. The first official publicity still, an image of Harry with his map and potions book, has also been released and you may view that here at TLC.

Fantasy Adventure. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

Emma is due to start filming on December 18th, and the movie will be in theaters November 21, 2008.

MORE! The Telegraph has published a new interview with Emma. Emma talks about being Hermione, being Pauline, her audition for Hermione, dressing up for the red carpet, and so forth. A new photoshoot image accompanies the article.

EDIT! I’ve added some random HQ images to the gallery, from various Emma outings from this year. Enjoy! - Kaetlyn

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