The official Harry Potter DVD website from Warner Bros has now been updated. The US has the trailer for the Ultimate Editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD and Years 1-6 giftset.  The UK Harry Potter DVD site has wallpapers and a screen-saver.

Thanks TLC!

On November 8th at 10pm EST (check your listings), the Food Network will be airing a new episode of Ace of Cakes about the making of the cake for the NYC HBP Premiere after party! If you recall, they did the cake for the LA Order of the Phoenix Premiere!

Duff is once again invited to celebrate with the Hogwarts crowd as he makes a uniquely designed cake for the US premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Watch an interview with Duff at the HBP premiere and a photo (click for a larger version)!  At 2:20 he discusses the cake for the premiere, a working Hogwarts Express complete with a light, steam and backdrop.

STV interviewed the cast during the Half-Blood Prince press junkets and the videos are now online.  View the interviews at the following links:

• Rupert Grint
• Emma Watson
• Daniel Radcliffe
• Tom Felton

Thanks for the initial tip RGN!

Indie London is reporting that Thursday, September 24, 2009 WB will launch 1,000 balloons  for a contest to visit the Deathly Hallows set:

Each balloon released will have a card attached featuring a unique code that will entitle the holder to register online at www.warnerbros.co.uk/harrypotterballoon between October 1, 2009 and December 4, 2009 for entry into the grand prize draw.

The grand prize draw will take place on December 7, 2009 – being the date on which Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince is released on Blu-ray and DVD.  The first prize winner will embark on a tour of the Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows film set before they head off to make-up and wardrobe.  They will then step on to a set for a unique and exciting filming experience, where they will be filmed in the role of one of the magical framed “moving” portrait characters that have adorned the walls of Hogwarts in all of the Harry Potter films.

Fifty runners-up will also each win a pack of Harry Potter™ lenticular cards.

Thanks TLC!

UPDATE:  Apparently the launch takes place at 1pm at the Millennium Bridge and Matthew and Evanna Lynch will be releasing the balloons.

There are some additional details on the Half-Blood Prince BluRay including some fun news about the special features!

• WB Maximum Movie Mode with director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron, and cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Tom Felton, including Focus Points, picture-in-picture and image galleries (BD exclusive)
• Additional scenes (6’31”)
• Close-Up with the Cast and Crew of Harry Potter: hosts Matthew Lewis (“Neville Longbottom”) and Alfred Enoch (“Dean Thomas”) lead us on an entertaining look at the cast of Harry Potter as they explore their interests away from acting and spend a day on set with the production team (28’30”)
• J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life: a fascinating and intimate look into the life of J.K. Rowling over the last year of writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (49’32”)
• One-minute Drills: the cast has 60 seconds to describe their character’s personality, history, relationships and other traits before time runs out (6’43”)
• What’s on Your Mind: hosted by Tom Felton, the cast is put on the spot when asked a series of rapid-fire questions on their likes and dislikes. (6’41”)

Thanks Lewis Lovers!

WB has announced that the Half-Blood Prince DVD will be released on December 7th in the UK.  More information (like covers for the dvds) should be released today so stay tuned!

UPDATE:  Amazon.co.uk has another edition of the dvd out now!  “Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince – Limited Death Eater Mask Edition (Amazon.co.uk Exclusive)”  You can preorder it for £17.99 here!