Starting July 1st the US cable channel HBO will begin showing a First Look program about Half-Blood Prince. It will air at 10:45pm ET and will be 13 long. HBO will be showing this throughout the month.  Half Blood Prince will be released July 15th in the US and July 17th in the UK.

Thanks Leaky!

Omelete released four new character posters for HBP, featuring Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Slughorn, Greyback, Dumbledore & Snape.  Thanks to hbpmoviepics for the tip!

See all 4 HERE!

The Baltimore Sun has a new article online and it has a bunch of fun information such as an interview with director David Yates and Steve Kloves, the screenwriter for most of the Potter films!  They talk about bringing the Potter films to life.

Screenwriter Steve Kloves, a distinguished director himself (The Fabulous Baker Boys), has been working with Yates back-to-back-to-back on Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows I and II. He says Yates’ “vast resources of patience” are good to have on Potter films, “since the books are difficult to wrestle to the screen.” But “there is something else that separates David Yates,” says Kloves. “He is willing to do the heavy lifting, to make the difficult decision when necessary – something which many directors are not willing to do.” Kloves, the adapter of all but one Potter novel (Phoenix), writes first drafts that tend “to be both wishful and practical” in his desire to retain Rowling’s details and plot twists. “Wishful in the sense that I want to get the entire book on the page and practical in the sense that I know the wishful side of me is insane.”

ScifiWire has posted a new set report for Half-Blood Prince.

Can you talk about the scene that you’re shooting now?

Yates: Yeah. This is a, Ron’s big Quidditch match, and he’s really nervous, and he’s not very good, and he’s terrified, frankly. And so it’s really about him building up to the game. And Harry [Daniel Radcliffe] pretends to slip some Felix Felicis, which is this potion that apparently gives you great luck, and Harry’s going to pretend to slip it into his drink to give him this bravura, which he doesn’t have. So it’s a gentle, funny scene about Ron’s trepidation about playing Quidditch. …

Thanks ICM!

WB is holding a sweepstakes where a grand prize winner and a guest can win a trip to the London world premiere this July.  Go HERE to enter the contest.  The contest isn’t open yet but it should be soon.

Thanks for the tip UHP!

Tanks to SS for emailing me about the Half Blood Prince premiere dates.  The Japanese premiere of Half-Blood Prince will take place on Monday, July 6, 2009.  The UK premiere will be on Tuesday, July 7th in London.

And VERY luckily for me the US premiere will be in New York City on Wednesday July 8th. So hopefully since I am only an hour and a half away from NYC  I will be able to convice someone to come with me and I can get tons of photos and videos of the premiere!! (or maybe even get invited by WB to it, but that will never happen so heh..)