[Corrsfanre]

Welcome to the Half-Blood Prince Movie Discussion Thread #2

This thread is dedicated to the sixth Harry Potter movie in the franchise, The Half-Blood Prince. Rupert has been confirmed to reprise his role of Harry’s red-haired best mate, Ron Weasley. The cast and crew started filming in September 2007.


Confirmed Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe......... Harry Potter
Rupert Grint ........ Ron Weasley
Emma Watson........ Hermione Granger
Michael Gambon..... Albus Dumbledore
Maggie Smith.......... Professor McGonagall
Alan Rickman......... Severus Snape
Robbie Coltrane...... Rubeus Hagrid
Ralph Fiennes......... Lord Voldemort
Julie Walters........... Mrs. Weasley
Mark Williams........ Arthur Weasley
Jason Isaacs............. Lucius Malfoy
Tom Felton............. Draco Malfoy
Oliver Phelps........... George Weasley
James Phelps............ Fred Weasley
Bonnie Wright.......... Ginny Weasley
Matthew Lewis......... Neville Longbottom
Evanna Lynch.......... Luna Lovegood
Natalia Tena............ Nymphadora Tonks
Clémence Poesy.......... Fleur Delacour
Helena Bonham-Carter.... Bellatrix Lestrange
Helen McCrory............... Narcissa Malfoy
Jessie Cave................. Lavender Brown
David Bradley.............. Argus Filch
Freddie Stroma........ Cormac McLaggen
Louis Cordice.............. Blaise Zabini
Georgina Leonidas........ Katie Bell
Isabella Laughland......... Leanne (Katie's friend)
Anna Shaffer................ Romilda Vane
Robert Knox................. Marcus Belby (Ravenclaw student)
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin....... Tom Riddle, age 11
Frank Dillane............... Tom Riddle, teenager


Unconfirmed Cast:

Chris Rankin............. Percy Weasley
Devon Murray............ Seamus Finnigan
Joshua Herdman......... Gregory Goyle
James Waylett........... Vincent Crabbe


Production Information:

Director: David Yates
Screenplay: Steve Kloves
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Producers: David Barron, 1492 Pictures and David Heyman, Heyday Films
Original Music: Nicholas Hooper
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel (director of photography)
Film Editing: Mark Day
Casting: Fiona Weir
Production/Set Design: Stuart Craig
Art Direction: Alastair Bullock
Set Decoration: Stephanie McMillan
Makeup Department: Nick Dudman (creature effects supervisor)
Production Management: Simon Emanuel (production manager)
Film locations:

• The Sunday Business Post in Ireland has noted that the film's producers and WB executives have been scouting there, specifically Leinster and Munster because they "believe they have now exhausted possible locations in Britain." They are "particularly keen on Ireland, as the landscape is similar to Britain and will appear similar to the settings of the previous films."
• It is also confirmed that the crew are now scouting around Cape Wrath in Scotland for the cave scene.
• Lacock has been confirmed as a location the producers are interested in utilizing. Church Street, Lacock, in Wiltshire county in England to be more precise.
• Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire will also still likely to be utilized as in previous films.
• Gloucestershire Cathedral, the backdrop for Hogwarts scenes in the first two Harry Potter movies has just been confirmed as a filming location, according to this article in The Citizen
• The crew was in the area of Abbotsbury to shoot a two-minute clip of reed beds for the movie. Only the production team, Harry's stunt double and the director, David Yates were at the location
• Cast and crew, with students from King's School playing as extras, are currently preparing to film at Gloucester Cathedral; doubling as interior shots of Hogwarts

Principal photography started in September 2007

Since February 2007, Stuart Craig has been designing sets for the film, including the astronomy tower where the climax of the film takes place

Casting Information:

• Alan Rickman will be starting filming in February '08
• Timothy Spall will be reprising his role of Wormtail (Peter Pettigrew)
• David Heyman and David Yates have confirmed that they've decided to drop the character of Katie Bell, replacing the actress with Katie Leung who will reprise her role as Cho Chang.
• Several new castings have been announced: Freddie Stroma as Cormac McLaggen, Louis Cordice as Blaise Zabini, Georgina Leonidas as Katie Bell, Isabella Laughland as Leanne (Katie's friend), Anna Shaffer as Romilda Vane and Robert Knox as Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby.
• Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as young Tom Riddle and Frank Dillane as the teen version are the latest announced additions to the cast
• Again according to CBBC Newsround has confirmed that Jessie Cave, 20, has landed the role of Ron Weasley's girlfriend, Lavender Brown
• According to CBBC Newsround, Helen McCrory has been cast as Narcissa Malfoy. Also, an announcement on who will play Lavender Brown and young Tom Riddle is shortly forthcoming!
  According to an interview he's given to Dark Horizons, Jim Broadbent will be taking on the role of Horace Slughorn
• Auditions took place in England in April 2007, though reports would not state which role the audition was for. The actor who auditioned for the role reportedly went to school with screenwriter Steve Kloves, making him about 47
• An open casting call was held in July 2007 for Tom Riddle. Though Christian Coulson played Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and expressed interest in returning if he was asked, Yates has commented that Coulson is too old, nearing 30, to be playing the role
• An open casting call was held on July 1, 2007 for Harry's classmate Lavender Brown, with whom Ron has a relationship. Over 7,000 girls turned out for the role audition. Yates has said that he plans to bring Rupert to read certain lines and kiss with the top five choices for Lavender, to see which pairing has the best chemistry
• Rumors suggest that actors Jack Davenport, Stephen Rea, and Peter Rnic are in negotiations, though the roles were unspecified
• Contrary to a July 24, 2007 report in The Courier-Mail which stated that Naomi Watts had been cast as Narcissa Malfoy, with Stuart Townsend and Joseph Fiennes, the younger brother of Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), also being cast in unspecified roles, this report has been refuted, the three actors’ representatives have all made statements, as of July 25, 2007, and reported on HPANA, that their clients are not lined up to take part in HBP
• Bill Nighy has expressed interest in appearing in this film. Friends with director David Yates, he joked with him "that maybe now I wouldn't be the only actor in England who hadn't been in Harry Potter." Yates has suggested that he is considering Nighy for the role of Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, but is uncertain whether the character will be in the finished screenplay or not
• At the U.S. premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, producer David Heyman confirmed to HPANA the casting of two 11-year-old red-haired children for Half-Blood Prince. The actors -- Taylor Triphook (a boy) and Katie Head -- will play minor twin characters who are not culled from JK Rowling's sixth novel. Heyman did not elaborate further

Featured Articles:

The Joy of Six ~ by Steve Daly

...Or Maybe Not...!

• August 9, 2007
  Thanks go to Sabrina for bringing us the info

Story Synopsis:

The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.

And yet...

As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate -- and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.

So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.

[L i N d $ @ y]

thanks for the new thread, Regina!

this is from the WB site...

"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.”

[Corrsfanre]

And first official pic

[darcybennett]

Thank you for starting the new thread, Regina! Unfortunately, the pic you posted isn't showing up for me.

Thanks for that description, Linds! Man, it makes it sound even more exciting!!

[L i N d $ @ y]

i know! isn't it exciting? we'll see more Rupert this time around!

[Corrsfanre]

I know, it'll be Rupert's movie at last!! More on screen goodies And it's also a great book, my second favorite

[L i N d $ @ y]

we're all gonna have a blast on this board next year! and the Quidditch pics will come soon.

[Corrsfanre]

Originally Posted by L i N d $ @ y (View Post) we're all gonna have a blast on this board next year! and the Quidditch pics will come soon.

I know! I have the feeling that HBP will me my favorite!

[L i N d $ @ y]

but wait until you see DH and that might be your favorite.

<--- praying for the whole Felix Felicis chapter included in the movie...

[Sandrinha]

This summer's fifth installment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was the second highest-grossing film of the year (edged out by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), raking in $938 million worldwide.

Source: Forbes magazine.

Damn that's too much money put together.

[Corrsfanre]

From Emma's Official Website

I have started filming the sixth Harry Potter film and it's going really well. There are a few new faces around set, such as Jesse, who plays the character Lavender, who is really cool, although our characters really don't get on in the film! We have actually just finished filming a scene with Lavender and Ron kissing, where Hermione gets really jealous which was quite fun!

[L i N d $ @ y]

congrats to OOTP for raking it big this year! and yay for the Ron/Lavender scenes and a jealous Hermione on the side!

[Corrsfanre]

Originally Posted by L i N d $ @ y (View Post) congrats to OOTP for raking it big this year! and yay for the Ron/Lavender scenes and a jealous Hermione on the side!

Thank God for Emma and her site!

[L i N d $ @ y]

actually, more thanks to Emma for posting it.

[Corrsfanre]

Originally Posted by L i N d $ @ y (View Post) actually, more thanks to Emma for posting it.

Abd that she'll keep us posted...