Harry Potter & Half Blood Prince - the movie news

Snowflake · 11-14-2007, 12:28 PM

Well, November 2008 is the proposed release date.

Ron's snogging partner has been cast, I find the use of the term experienced to be hilarious. Silly sense of humor I guess.

Kevy Baby · 11-14-2007, 12:47 PM

I couldn't find any pix - I would love to see what she looks like.

Also, it looks like they have announced Slughorn - he will be played by Jim Broadbent.

Snowflake · 11-14-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I couldn't find any pix - I would love to see what she looks like.

Also, it looks like they have announced Slughorn - he will be played by Jim Broadbent.

Brilliant casting! He'll be perfect!

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-14-2007, 12:58 PM

Can't take credit for these... Tom sent them to me earlier today.

Narcissa Malfoy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/ne...00/7087093.stm

Lavender Brown:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39281

Disneyphile · 11-14-2007, 01:04 PM

Good. Now I have a deadline by which to finally finish the book.

innerSpaceman · 11-14-2007, 01:08 PM

Broadbent's casting is old news, and brilliant.

I just re-read this one, because I frelling hated it ... with an eye toward how it could be adapted into a successful film. It's possible, but will take quite a lot of doing. There's enough in there to make a good movie ... but they will have to do a lot of judicious trimming and re-arranging to avoid the sensation that nothing happens until a really exciting final 20 minutes.

Snowflake · 11-14-2007, 01:18 PM

Thanks to Tom (and you Heidi) for the links. Broadbent's casting was new news to me and I still say he will be totally brilliant as Slughorn.

I will have to re-read the book, too, I know I did not like it a lot, but I liked it more than Order of the Phoenix, which I still don't like.

Only a year more to speculate on the movie.

Chernabog · 11-14-2007, 02:13 PM

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but they will have to do a lot of judicious trimming and re-arranging to avoid the sensation that nothing happens until a really exciting final 20 minutes.

See I liked Half-Hard Prince, even if it only amounted to a buildup for an admittedly spectacular ending (and book 7).

At least we know part 7 is good!! So even if if this one is just buildup for the eventual Pottergasm, you know you'll see it opening weekend.

innerSpaceman · 11-14-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

See I liked Half-Hard Prince, even if it only amounted to a buildup for an admittedly spectacular ending (and book 7).

At least we know part 7 is good!! So even if if this one is just buildup for the eventual Pottergasm, you know you'll see it opening weekend.

Admittedly, I liked Half-Hard Prince better the second time around ... mostly because I imagined one could play up the Slughorn memory retrieval scams and Ron's snogfest girlfriend problems to good comic effect in a film (and hopefully minimize the snoozefest of Harry's Malfoy obsession and lame Voldemort childhood memory pensieve sessions).

Um, I think Book 7 will need some major adaptation work to make a good film, too.

Hmm, Book 7. Book 7. Anything come to mind, Cherny, when I say Book 7??

Kevy Baby · 11-14-2007, 06:23 PM

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Hmm, Book 7. Book 7. Anything come to mind, Cherny, when I say Book 7??

Booking a reservation for seven people?

Seven people getting arrested?

11-14-2007, 12:28 PM	#1
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I couldn't find any pix - I would love to see what she looks like. Also, it looks like they have announced Slughorn - he will be played by Jim Broadbent. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Can't take credit for these... Tom sent them to me earlier today. Narcissa Malfoy http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/ne...00/7087093.stm Lavender Brown: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39281
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Broadbent's casting is old news, and brilliant. I just re-read this one, because I frelling hated it ... with an eye toward how it could be adapted into a successful film. It's possible, but will take quite a lot of doing. There's enough in there to make a good movie ... but they will have to do a lot of judicious trimming and re-arranging to avoid the sensation that nothing happens until a really exciting final 20 minutes.
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11-14-2007, 01:18 PM	#7
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Thanks to Tom (and you Heidi) for the links. Broadbent's casting was new news to me and I still say he will be totally brilliant as Slughorn. I will have to re-read the book, too, I know I did not like it a lot, but I liked it more than Order of the Phoenix, which I still don't like. Only a year more to speculate on the movie. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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