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All knows that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, based on the novel by J. K. Rowling, is the sixth part in the famous Harry Potter films series. Shooting of the film started on 04 September, 2007 and it was originally planned for a UK and US release on 21 November 2008, but on 14 August 2008, the new release date was announced that is on17 July, 2009.
In respect of the new release date many controversies have been raised and for that reason president & Chief Operating Officer of Warner Bros. production, Alan Horn gave a speech which is following
“Many of you have written to me to express your disappointment in our moving ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ to summer 2009. Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never do anything to hurt any of the films. Over the past 10 years, we have nurtured and protected each film, and the integrity of the books upon which they are based, to the best of our ability. The decision to move ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ was not taken lightly, and was never intended to upset our Harry Potter fans. We know you have built this series into what it is, and we thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and support. If I may offer a silver lining: there would have been a two-year gap between ‘Half-Blood Prince’ and the much-anticipated first part of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ which opens in November 2010. So although we have to wait a little longer for ‘Half-Blood Prince,’ the wait from that film until ‘Deathly Hallows’ will be less than 18 months. I am sorry to have disappointed you now, but if you hold on a little longer, I believe it will be worth the wait.”
The only released official trailer of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is supplied here with some good movie images. All are free to download.
Complete film details, including cast details, crew and storyline are furnished below
Release Date : 16 July 2009 (Germany)
17 July 2009 (USA)
17 July 2009 (UK)
17 July 2009 (India)
17 July 2009 (Japan)
Genre : Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Action / Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director : David Yates
Producers : David Heyman, David Barron
Banners : Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films
Presenter : Warner Bros. Pictures
Language : English
Screenplay Writer : Steve Kloves
Novel Writer : J.K. Rowling
Preceded by : Order of the Phoenix
Followed by : Deathly Hallows
Music Director : Nicholas Hooper
Cinematographer : Bruno Delbonnel
Editor : Mark Day
Executive Producer : Lionel Wigram
Art Director : Alastair Bullock
Stunt Performers : Alister Mazzotti, Jason Oettle, Nicholas Daines
Costume Designer : Jany Temime
Production Designer : Stuart Craig
Visual Effects : Steven Lovell, Miguel A. Salek, Laurent-Paul Robert
Special Effects : John Richardson, Matthew Harlow, Jonathan Bullock, Noah Meddings, Ben Philips
Shooting Studios : Warner Bros. Pictures
Shooting Locations : Ireland, Cape Wrath, Fort William, Scotland, Glen Coe, Glenfinnan, Lacock, Surbiton railway station, Gloucester Cathedral, Millennium Bridge, London, UK
Cast :
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn
Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
Alfie Enoch as Dean Thomas
Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown
Anna Shaffer as Romilda Vane
Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
SYNOPSISVoldemort 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, simmering with jealousy 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.
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