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Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince

[2008, Movie]

Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince: TV Guide News

Judge Urges Rowling to Make Lawsuit Disappear | Today's News: Our Take | 4/16/2008
Who's got an Invisibility Cloak handy? Following three days of emotional testimony, a New York judge presiding over J.K. Rowling's copyright case has urged the author to stop litigating and start settling.Judge Robert Patterson Jr. told the Harry Potter author and coplaintiff Warner Brothers that copyright infringement has a lot of gray areas in American law, and that the litigation could go on for years of appeals, according to the Reporter. "I think this case, with imagination, could be... read more
Daniel Radcliffe to TV Guide: Split Potter Finale a "Positive Thing" | Today's News: Our Take | 3/13/2008
Daniel Radcliffe says he "had an inkling" that one of cinema's biggest franchises would cleave its finale into two films, but still cheers the official decision to turn Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into a two-part series-ender. "It's a really positive thing," the actor told TV Guide during a call to promote Masterpiece Classic: My Boy Jack (airing April 20 on PBS). "And I think the fans will appreciate that more than had we tried to make it into one film. We'd have to cram so much in... read more
Just Like Magic: Next Potter Film Multiplies | Today's News: Our Take | 3/13/2008
Harry Potter fans at the edge of their seats in anticipation of the final film installment are getting two movies instead of one. Warner Brothers said Wednesday that the series' final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is so long — tallying 784 pages — that the filmmakers decided to split it into two pieces. According to the Reporter, instead of compromising the storyline with excisions or making an exceptionally long movie, the flick, to become parts one and two, will be... read more
A Harry-Hermione Hookup? And More Love Notes | Today's News: Our Take | 2/20/2008
I've said it before, I'll say it again: Fan fiction works. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson spent Valentine's night together, the U.K.'s Daily Mirror reports. The pair were spied huddled together at a pub in London, where they're lensing The Half-Blood Prince.... Lord of the Rings' Sean Bean wed British actress Georgina Sutcliffe on Tuesday.... Scary Movie star Anna Faris' divorce from actor Benjamin Indra, her hubby of three and a half years, is finalized. See what you've done, E?! read more
Naked Paris, New Harry Potter Peek & More! | Today's Top Videos | 12/14/2007
Naked, Golden Paris HiltonNot only did Paris the heiress strip down to nada for a photo shoot, but she also lathered herself in gold to crawl across a desert. So why the risqué shots? To launch her new line of sparkling wine, which comes in a gold can, of course. Sources do say, however, that something good will come out of her bubbly sales, since a portion of the proceeds will go to the Rich Water Foundation. Aw, Paris, how humble of you to give back! Watch it now! | More online... read more
Harry Potter's Half-Blood Cast Now Full | Today's News: Our Take | 11/17/2007
Casting is complete on the next Harry Potter film to go into production. In addition to Dan the Man, Rupe and the Emster, gr'ups Helena Bonham Carter, David Bradley, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Natalia Tena, Julie Walters, David Thewlis, Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis and Bonnie Wright will all be back.Coming onboard for Half-Blood Prince are Jim Broadbent (as Potions Professor Horace Slughorn) and Helen McCrory as (Narcissa Malfoy). New... read more
Ron Weasley Gets a Girlfriend, More Movie News | Today's News: Our Take | 11/15/2007
Though the film's producers are not officially confirming the buzz, Reuters is reporting that 20-year-old Jessie Cave has bested some 7,000 up-and-comers to land the role of Ron Weasley's girlfriend, Lavender Brown, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The full cast is due to be announced shortly.... Lionsgate has acquired the rights to Tyler Perry's next two films, The Family That Preys Together and Madea Goes to Jail.... Crossing Jordan alum Kathryn Hahn has been cast in the comedy The... read more
Harry Potter Star Not "Ungrateful" During Contract Talks | Today's News: Our Take | 7/6/2007
Emma Watson, who was rumored to be a holdout during contract talks for the final two Harry Potter films — Half-blood Prince and Deathly Hallows — regrets that she came off as being a tough negotiator, but invites any detractors to spend a moment in her sorceress' hat. "People underestimate what a big decision this was for me," the 17-year-old says in this weekend's Parade. "This is the next three or four years of my life. Being in the spotlight and the lack of freedom are the sort of... read more
Rowling, Potter Site Try to Ward Off Finale Spoilers | Today's News: Our Take | 5/15/2007
With nine weeks to go until the long-awaited July 21 release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, author J.K. Rowling is urging fans to steer clear of spoilers. According to the AP, Rowling, upon learning that possible secrets were being spilled via unsolicited e-mails to The-Leaky-Cauldron.org, on her own site implored readers to "embark on the last adventure... without knowing where they are going. All [spoilers] will do is diminish [your] pleasure in the book."The webmaster of... read more
Clue-filled Book Cover Keeps Potter Fans Up Late | Today's News: Our Take | 3/29/2007
Look at me, simply begging for derision by reporting on this. The wrap-around book jacket for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the spellbinding series' seventh and final entry, was unveiled on Wednesday, sending magnifying-glass-wielding fans into marathons of scrutiny. The eagle-eyed can look past the dominant images of Harry and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named to find hints of Deatheaters, the mythical "horcrux" locket, and, by fantastically unreliable accounts, Hurley's numbers. HP and the DH... read more
Harry Potter's Pals Pact for Prince and Finale | Today's News: Our Take | 3/23/2007
This just in from Warner Bros. Pictures: "Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will reprise the roles they have made their own: teen wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, in Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final two motion-picture adaptations of J.K. Rowling's best-selling book series."Watson, who was rumored to be a holdout as recently as Monday, says in a statement, "I could... read more
Emma Watson, Actress, Weighs Options Before Signing on for Last Potter Pics | Today's News: Our Take | 3/19/2007
According to wicked, wicked online reports, Emma Watson has yet to sign on for the final two Harry Potter films — and, say some nasty rumors, will hold to that decision, even if producers were to jack up the 16-year-old's pay to £2 million (roughly $3.8 mil) a picture. "Emma doesn't want to do it anymore. She's tired of being known as 'that girl from Harry Potter,'" that redheaded kid from Harry Potter (Rupert Grint) supposedly told the U.K. tabloid News of the World. "Daniel... read more
Radcliffe On Board for Final Two Potter Pics | Today's News: Our Take | 3/2/2007
Daniel Radcliffe — currently netting rave reviews for his performance in the raw across the pond in Peter Shaffer's Equus — has signed on the dotted line for the final two of the seven Harry Potter films, Reuters reports.With Order of the Phoenix due out later this year, Radcliffe and Co. will step before the cameras for Half-blood Prince in September. A timetable for the series' ender, Deathly Hallows (in bookstores July 21), has yet to be determined. read more