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'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' premieres in New York, how big will opening weekend be?

10 July 2009 8:50 PM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

While we certainly anticipate The Twilight Saga: New Moon to do well this year, one has to pay homage to the biggest competition of the year - Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Having had its world premiere in London earlier this week (see here), Hphbp and its stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint took to the red carpet in New York City last night to celebrate its second big opening. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone took home over 90 million. The second film, Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets, took home 88.35 million in its opening weekend in the same amount of theaters. The third, Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban, made it to 3,855 theaters for a near 94 million dollar opening. When Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire came out (one which included, as its Cedric Diggory, Robert Pattinson), it took home over 102 million dollars worldwide,

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ABC Family Feature: Rupert Grint Talks Love Potion

10 July 2009 11:53 AM, PDT | From RupertGrint.net | See recent RupertGrint.net news

Starting tonight at 7:30pm with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , ABC Family will be presenting another Harry Potter weekend! The WB has been kind enough to send us a new featurette due to air this weekend (along with several other new and previously-aired featurettes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince )! In the featurette, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson talk about the infamous love potion scene in which Ron is affected by Romilda Vane's attempts to make Harry fall madly in love with her. Windows Standard Large Medium Small Flash Large Small Quicktime Standard Large Medium Small iPod

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Harry Potter Faces Love And War In 'Half-Blood Prince'

10 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

As the famous boy wizard grows up, he's becoming more familiar with Ginny Weasley and Lord Voldemort.

By Brian Warmoth

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

Photo: Warner Brothers

Harry Potter's entire life leading up to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has been plagued by dark magic and loss. His sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry marks a turning point as he begins to fall in love with Ginny Weasley. Numerous obstacles, including his own destiny, stand in the way: Lord Voldemort ignites the Second Wizarding War, and Harry's status as the "Chosen One" becomes more evident.

The title character in J.K. Rowling's epic series famously earned his reputation at just over a year old, when Voldemort murdered his parents but failed to finish Harry off with a Killing Curse. Though Harry's heroic mother and father were kept secret

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'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince' Stars Talk 'Snogging' At NYC Premiere

9 July 2009 8:46 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

'Rupert's like my brother, so it just felt very, very strange,' Emma Watson tells MTV News of kissing Rupert Grint.

By Eric Ditzian

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursdsay in New York City

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage

New York — Two days after braving torrential rainstorms at the London premiere of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the stars crossed the Atlantic and were greeted by blue skies and rabid fans during the NYC premiere at the famed Ziegfeld Theatre.

Fans arrived as early as 4 a.m. to catch a glimpse of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and others, and each star made sure to greet the onlookers, signing posters and posing for pictures, before stepping in front of the flashing lights and outstretched microphones on the carpet itself.

"It's like traveling with the Beatles,

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Deconstructing Harry, Day 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

8 July 2009 10:20 AM, PDT | From Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news

Welcome to another Rt watching party! So far, we've Bonded, Trekked, Terminated, and... Fridayed? Jasoned? Anyway, with the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at how the series has progressed so far. Before I get started on this first installment with my review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, let me give you a little background. I've seen each one of the movies when they were released, and for the most part, I'd seen many of them before I'd read the corresponding book. I...

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'Harry Potter' Sidekick Ron Weasley Has Girl Troubles

8 July 2009 4:31 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

Romantic tension with Hermione boils over in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.'

By Brian Warmoth

Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

Photo: Warner Bros.

Harry Potter's two closest friends since the first installment in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," also share one of the saga's most strained relationships. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger may embody predestined puppy love more than any of their Hogwarts classmates, but the bombshell kiss that Ron shares with Lavender Brown in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" threatens to drive a permanent wedge between them, even as the darkest threat the series has ever seen descends on their school.

Born into one of Hogwarts' largest families, with five older brothers having enrolled there, Ronald Bilius Weasley's father was committed to the fight against Lord Voldemort as a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

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Harry Potter and the Lost Diary - 07/07/09

7 July 2009 5:44 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news

We wish we could bring you every juicy detail about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that hits the press, but if we did that, we wouldn't have time for anything else! So instead, we've brought you the most important news that you need to know - the release of the soundtrack, some details on a Harry Potter theme park that is being built at Universal Orlando, and information on the London World Premiere! We also threw in a great interview with Tom Felton and an excellent feature by MTV on Ginny Weasley. Enjoy! New Line Records to Release Soundtrack We received word late last night that New Line Records will be releasing the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sountrack on Tuesday, July 14. That's just one week from today! There are twenty-eight tracks all scored by Nicholas Cooper who also created the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Harry Potter and the Lost Diary - 07/07/09

7 July 2009 12:48 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

- We wish we could bring you every juicy detail about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that hits the press, but if we did that, we wouldn't have time for anything else! So instead, we've brought you the most important news that you need to know - the release of the soundtrack, some details on a Harry Potter theme park that is being built at Universal Orlando, and information on the London World Premiere! We also threw in a great interview with Tom Felton and an excellent feature by MTV on Ginny Weasley. Enjoy! New Line Records to Release Soundtrack We received word late last night that New Line Records will be releasing the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sountrack on Tuesday, July 14. That's just one week from today! There are twenty-eight tracks all scored by Nicholas Cooper who also created the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Harry Potter director nearly took reins on Twilight

7 July 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Harry Potter film-maker Chris Columbus has revealed he could have ended up directing the vampire romance movie Twilight.

Columbus (pictured) had directed the first two adaptations of J.K. Rowling's books - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone in the USA) and the Chamber of Secrets - and was a producer on Prisoner of Azkaban.

He also helmed Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire and is currently filming children's book adaptation Percy Jackson & The Olympians.

He told MTV he had seen the Twilight script at the start of the adaptation process, admitting: "I did read a script early on. But I was doing something else."

Twilight was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, with The Golden Compass director Chris Weitz in the chair for upcoming sequel New Moon and 30 Days of Night helmer David Slade stepping in for the next instalment, Eclipse.

Columbus says he doesn't see Twilight as a missed

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'Harry Potter' Fans Watch Ginny Weasley Grow Up

7 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

Harry Potter's longtime admirer deals with love, potions and the inevitable war ahead in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'

By Brian Warmoth

Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

Photo: Warner Brothers

The Battle of the Department of Mysteries changed the game for everyone when it heralded the return of Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Now, amid all the love triangles at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," Ginny Weasley's crush on Harry and burgeoning potion skills get put to the test.

As the youngest Weasley sibling in one of author J.K. Rowling's largest and most famous families, the girl who started out on the sidelines during "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and played a crucial role in Voldemort's attempted second

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Radcliffe Was Bullied Over Fame

6 July 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was bullied at school after the film franchise catapulted him into the spotlight.

The 19-year-old actor rose to fame at the age of ten when he was cast in the first big budget wizard movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

But children at his school teased Radcliffe because he was so well known following the success of the film - forcing the youngster to toughen up.

He says, "I wasn't the most popular kid because they wanted to give me a lot of c**p and I wasn't willing to take it."

And Radcliffe recalls one particularly painful incident with an older boy: "I was 14, he was 19. There'd been a bit of animosity between us already and he was being horrible to a kid I knew, so I pulled him off this other bloke and he punched me in the face."

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'Harry Potter' Villain Draco Malfoy Follows His Dark Destiny

6 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

In 'Half-Blood Prince,' actor Tom Felton has less hair gel but more responsibilities.

By Brian Warmoth

Tom Felton in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

Photo: Warner Bros.

Five years after Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy first set foot in Diagon Alley to buy their school supplies, the gray-eyed villain of his class has come a long way. Though he may not be using nearly as much hair gel as he did in his first year, the son from a wealthy, traditionally Slytherin family comes back to school in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with a harder heart and a burden mounted with destiny and anger following the events of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

When Draco first enrolled at Hogwart's, he had already inherited father Lucius' frighteningly blond hair and racist disregard for "Mudblood" children such as Hermione Granger, who was born to non-magical parents.

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Can 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' break Oscars curse?

5 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

Everyone will be wild about Harry once more with the July 15 release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."  But while Harry Potter waves his magic wand over and over, he just can't enchant Oscar voters. Indeed,  Harry Potter is fast becoming the Susan Lucci of the Oscars. Since 2001, his five films have netted just six nods and no wins. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002) and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) weren't nominated for anything! The only Oscar bid cooked up by "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005) was for art direction (it lost to "Memoirs of a Geisha"). "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) did slightly better, capturing noms for music score and visual effects. It lost to, respectively, "Finding Neverland" and "Spider-Man 2." It was the first flick that conjured up the most Oscar nods. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) reaped three nominations: art direction,

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Grint And Radcliffe Share A Crush On Watson

3 July 2009 12:01 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been harbouring a crush on co-star Emma Watson for years - confessing both he and Daniel Radcliffe battle to win favour with the pretty actress during filming.

The trio met as kids when they were cast as the leading stars of the boy wizard franchise for the first movie in the series, 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

They have all featured in every Potter film since - and Grint admits he couldn't wait to lock lips with Watson on film for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when their characters share a kiss.

The 20 year old is prepared for rumours of their on-screen relationship crossing over into real life - and Grint will revel every minute of it, even if it's not entirely true.

Speaking before he filmed the love scene with Watson, Grint told FHM magazine, "A lot of people think there’s something going on (between me and Emma Watson) because I have to kiss her on film soon.

"I’ll be honest with you: it’s not something I’d say I’m dreading. Emma’s a pretty girl. Have Daniel or I ever hit on Emma? Well, she’s quite popular with the cast. As for who has the worst crush on her - me or Radcliffe - I’d rather not say."

But Grint's movie kiss with Watson wasn't as good as he had hoped. He recently admitted, "We've known each other for 10 years so it was a bit like kissing my sister."

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Harry Potter and the Lost Diary - 07/02/09

2 July 2009 10:08 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news

We have so much to share with you today in the magical world of Harry Potter! First up, Bill Nighy has reportedly landed a role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to Nighy, he's the only British actor to not appear in the Harry Potter series, but we quickly debunk this. Next, we discuss a great interview that Dan Radcliffe gave to a New Zealand publication about how much comedy vs darkness there is in the Half-Blood Prince. Not enough it turns out. Then we get a little nostalgic at the powerful bonds of friendship the trio have formed over the course of nearly a decade, and how once filming is wrapped up, their lives will be forever changed. We also point you to a great article with behind-the-scenes footage of Hbp. We have a new interview with Evanna Lynch to share with you and we keep you

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Harry Potter and the Lost Diary - 07/02/09

2 July 2009 9:58 AM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

- We have so much to share with you today in the magical world of Harry Potter! First up, Bill Nighy has landed a role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to Nighy, he's the only British actor to not appear in the Harry Potter series, but we quickly debunk this. Next, we discuss a great interview that Dan Radcliffe gave to a New Zealand publication about how much comedy vs darkness there is in the Half-Blood Prince. Then we get a little nostalgic at the powerful bonds of friendship the trio have formed and how once filming is wrapped up, their lives will be forever changed. We also point you to a great article with behind-the-scenes footage of Hbp. We have an interview with Evanna Lynch and we keep you up-to-date on upcoming cast appearances! Bill Nighy: Minister of Magic It's being widely reported now that

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Daniel Radcliffe "Disappointed" by Lack of Darkness in Latest Harry Potter Movie

2 July 2009 6:22 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

Even though David Yates, the newest director to bring the Harry Potter mythos to life, took the franchise on a dark journey in the previous installment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the tone is much lighter in the next movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Apparently, the new tone did not necessarily sit well with all of the cast members. In a recent interview, Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the titular character, said:

My favourite stuff is always the dark stuff. When I read scripts for the first time that's what I always lean towards and it's what I want to see included – even more so in Harry Potter movies, because we need the films to appeal to adult audiences. In fact one of the things I was disappointed about with the sixth Harry Potter movie was that there wasn't so much of that element. Radcliffe said

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Harry Potter and the Lost Diary - 07/01/09

1 July 2009 5:17 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news

It's July 1st, which means the wait for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is almost to an end! Just think, two weeks from today we're all going to be cramming ourselves into the theaters to finally see our favorite franchise back on the big screen! Are you excited? I am! Special Guests on David Letterman Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are both going to be on the David Letterman Show to promote the upcoming movie. Dan will be guest starring on the 8th and Emma on the 9th! The show airs on CBS at 11:30pm so stay up late and watch two of our favorite people talk to Letterman about all things Potter! Deathly Hallows Set Photos There are some pretty pictures of the trio floating around the Internet right now, some more flattering than others. Candid photos are always the best, but when a photographer is on

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Harry Potter and the Lost Diary - 07/01/09

1 July 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

- It's July 1, which means the wait for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is almost over! Just think, two weeks from today we're all going to be cramming ourselves into the theaters to finally see our favorite franchise back on the big screen! Are you excited? I am! Special Guests on David Letterman Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are both going to be on the David Letterman Show to promote the upcoming movie. Dan will be guest starring on the 8th and Emma on the 9th! The show airs on CBS at 11:30pm so stay up late and watch two of our favorite people talk to Letterman about all things Potter! Deathly Hallows Set Photos There are some pretty pictures of the trio floating around the Internet right now, some more flattering than others. Candid photos are always the best, but when a photographer is on set to snap pictures of someone,

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Harry Potter Star Emma Watson Surprised by Her Fortune

30 June 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

Actress Emma Watson is just 19 years old, but she's earned an estimated £10 million from her recurring role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series. Surprised? Apparently, so is Ms. Watson. As a child actor, Watson's contracts and finances were out of her control and she preferred to pretend that the money didn't exist. It wasn't until she turned 18 that she discovered just how much money she had earned.

In a recent interview, Watson said:

My dad never told me how much money I was earning. Then, when I hit 18, he was like, "I want you to understand that your money isn't some kind of abstract concept. I want you to have a feel for what it's worth and what you can do with it." Watson is currently promoting the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,

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