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Latest news as of Friday, May 9, 2008

 WARNING: Articles highlighted in red contain spoilers!| Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
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| Video: Harry Potter set from the sky |
Fascinating new video from the BBC of an aerial view really behind the scenes of the outdoor sets of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Leavesden Studios, including The Burrow, Privett Drive, the large courtyard inside Hogwarts, Hagrid's hut and a train station. [more...] Source: BBC News |
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| Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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| Interview: Daniel Radcliffe talks Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
Daniel Radcliffe spoke recently, between shooting scenes for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, about the the upcomng final HP installment Deathly Hallows. He said, "It will be very, very odd to suddenly not be coming back to Harry Potter. And I'll be sad to leave the character behind and not see on a daily basis the friends that I've made." [more...] Source: IESB |
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| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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| Revealed: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game |
UK game studio EA Bright Light is working on the next multiplaftorm video game in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The game is coming out later this year, coinciding with the Warner Bros. Pictures' film based on J.K. Rowling's 6th Harry Potter book. [more...] Source: ActionTrip |
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| Friday, April 18, 2008 |
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| Interview: Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall Talk My Boy Jack |
Sex and the City siren Kim Cattrall and Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame play mother and son in My Boy Jack, a BBC drama airing Sunday at 9 pm. The unlikely pair spoke together, Cattrall from her home in New York and Radcliffe from the U.K. set of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, about their roles, their upcoming projects and their fondness for each other. [more...] [Related Articles] Source: seattlepi.com |
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| Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
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| Jim Broadbent's Potter confession |
Jim Broadbent has confessed that he hasn't read all of the Harry Potter books. The Oscar-winner is currently filming Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, in which he plays Horace Slughorn, but admitted he doesn't know what's in store for Harry in the final installment. He also said he's enjoying making the film. [more...] Source: Metro News, UK |
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
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| Maggie Smith battling but prognosis looks good |
Dame Maggie Smith is reported to be battling . A friend told The Daily Telegraph, "She is dealing with it in her typically brave and understated way. This was precautionary and the prognosis looks good. The last thing she wants to do is to make a fuss about it." It did not affect her filming on the current Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince. [more...] Source: The Press Association, UK |
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| Friday, March 14, 2008 |
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| Monday, March 3, 2008 |
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| Half-Blood Prince teaser poster? |
This new poster for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince definitely feels right, but it also follows the same formula as the fanmade version that came out a couple months back. The tagline definitely fits the story and the cliffs, where Voldemort's cave is located, is also an important setting. But is it real? [more...] Source: CanMag |
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| Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
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| Rumor: David Yates to direct final Harry Potter film |
Could it be that David Yates, who shot Order of the Phoenix and is in the middle of Half-Blood Prince, will be the last dirtector to leave his mark on the Harry Potter films? Children's writer Lois Lowry thinks so, as she wrote on her blog Tuesday, telling her fans that Yates had pulled out of shooting an adaptation of her book "The Giver" so that he can do "Deathly Hallows" instead. [more...] Source: MTV Movies Blog |
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| Monday, February 18, 2008 |
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| Warner Bros. refuses to disclose Gloucestershire fee |
Warner Brothers has refused to reveal the amount it has given to Gloucester Cathedral for the filming of Harry Potter. The production company has given a sum of money to the landmark to help revamp the historic building. But it is keeping tight-lipped about the amount. The venue was used as a film set for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince last week. [more...] Source: This Is Gloucestershire, UK |
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| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
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| Interview: Jason Isaacs on a Return to Harry Potter |
Jason Isaacs told Rotten Tomatoes at this past weekend's BAFTA awards in London that he was disappointed not to have returned as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth Potter film which is going before cameras now. "It's a source of great embitterment in the Isaacs household," he joked with RT, "but he's in Azkaban so what can you do?" [more...] Source: Rotten Tomatoes |
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| Tuesday, December 5, 2006 |
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| Kids pick Potter and Eragon for their must-read books for 2007 |
More than 2,800 young readers voted for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Eragon as must-reads for 2007, in the Scholastic online poll "Kids' Pick For 2007." On Friday, December 8, 2006, millions of children will join together to read for 2,007 seconds to commit to reading throughout the new year. [more...] Source: PR Newswire |
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| Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
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| Eragon beats Harry on Best-Sellers lists |
Eldest, the latest in the Eragon "Inheritance" saga by Christopher Paolini, beat out Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on several Best-Sellers lists last week, including the Wall Street Journal Fiction Best-Sellers List and the USA Today Best-Sellers List. [more...]
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| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 |
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| Eragon sequel takes magical top spot at Amazon |
Harry Potter is battling another angst-ridden teen magician, at least in book stores. Eldest, part two of the Inheritance trilogy, was published on Tuesday and was the top seller at online book seller Amazon.com, pushing the year's biggest book release, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, down to No. 2. [more...] Source: Reuters |
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| Monday, August 22, 2005 |
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| Christopher Paolini grasps Eragon excitement |
Random House, which sprang for a first printing of 1.3 million copies, is betting Eldest will rouse teen fantasy buffs from the adrenaline hangover that set in after last month's Scholastic release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. [more...] Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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| Thursday, July 28, 2005 |
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| Wednesday, July 27, 2005 |
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| Christopher Paolini reviews Half-Blood Prince |
I was introduced to Harry Potter when I was 16, right after the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was released. Having learned of the series from an article, I devoured each volume with a sense of growing wonder. [more...] Source: Entertainment Weekly |
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| Tuesday, July 26, 2005 |
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| Publisher updates FAQ with Half-Blood Prince errors |
The official Arthur A. Levine Books website was updated today with an addition to their FAQ page, listing all of the errors that fans have found in copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince so far, including some that really aren't errors. [more...]
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