Empire cinemas in the UK are running a contest to win the opportunity to attend the London premiere of Half-Blood Prince on July 7th. The trip, which includes travel expenses, hotel accommodation, breakfast and entry to the event.  To enter you have to purchase tickets to see Half-Blood Prince with their theatre chain. The tickets must be booked anytime from today until midnight on June 16th and they must be for the opening day, July 15th.

Thanks TLC and Good Luck to those who enter!

Thanks again to Jenny’s boredness she has installed a SKIN CHANGER! So you can choose between this (Half-Blood Prince) and Riddle Me This (the previous one with Young Tom Riddle)!

Enjoy! I am personally sticking with Half-Blood Prince 😀

The British Board of Film Classification has given Half-Blood Prince a rating of 12A for ‘moderate threat’. This means those below the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult when seeing the film.  They also list the final running time as 153 minutes and 19 seconds.

Thanks SS.

Tons more scans from the Panini Sticker Book are now online thanks to Hogwarts Site.  I also decided to just make a whole album for the Panini sticker book, I am in the process of moving all the pictures from it there, I might miss some though. Haha.

See all the scans here in the gallery.

Belgium’s Jommeke newspaper visited the Half-Blood Prince set early last year, where they spoke to Jim Broadbent (Slughorn) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), and watched a scene being filmed for the sixth movie.   You can see scans here.

• The Belgium premiere for Half-Blood Prince will take place on Saturday, July 11, which Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch will be attending.

• Although not confirmed yet, it appears that Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will only attend the UK premiere for the sixth movie (on July 7th), and no other because of their busy Deathly Hallows film schedule. [THIS IS FALSE, all three will be at the NYC premiere, thanks Jo]

• Jim Broadbent talks about how pleased his grandchildren are that he has taken a role in the Harry Potter films, playing Slughorn. He discusses his character, stating that he is not really bad, just a weak person. Slughorn has a wall of photos with himself and celebrated students; the Potions professor also finds it a treat to teach the famous Harry Potter.

• Robbie Coltrane jokes about his three young co-stars, Dan, Rupert and Emma, where he proudly states that fame and fortune has not go to their head, and that they don’t believe they are any better than anyone else on set.

• The tour guide, Amy, explains how Quidditch in the sixth film will be bigger than it previously has been; she also shows the reporters around Dumbledore’s office and tells them that the famed Astronomy Tower scene took place a week before their arrival.

• The reporters describe the scene they are privileged to watch, which includes Dan, Rupert and Emma, heavily layered in clothing as they walk down a snowy path to Hagrid. Emma and Dan point out the mistakes they make during their takes, of which there are nine before the scene is complete. Between takes, however, Dan and Rupert are noted to throw off their coats as the set is hot, and are eager to go back to Rupert’s dressing room and play a game of ping pong. A comment from Dan is published at the end, where he says that filming can get tiring, and that it will be strange to no longer play Harry after Deathly Hallows has completed.

Thanks SS!

Emma Watson’s official site was updated yesterday to tell us she would be the new face of Burberry which we heard today.

Today we are very pleased to announce that Emma is the new face of fashion giant Burberry, and currently features in their Autumn/Winter 2009 campaign.
Christpher Bailey (the creative director of Burberry) had this to say about Emma:
Having known Emma both personally and professionally for quite some time, I felt very strongly that she would be perfect strong enough to hold the campaign as the only girl, and I loved the idea of her being surrounded by these young, cool British guys.

More extracts from the official press release from Christopher Bailey reads:
I wanted the images to represent both the rich history and the modernity of the Burberry brand whilst at the same time reflecting a quiet beauty, timelessness and strength that is particularly significant today.
Having known and admired the lovely Emma Watson for quite some time, she was the obvious choice for this campaign.
Emma has a classic beauty, a great character and a modern edge. Her charm, intellect and brilliant sense of fun made the whole shoot feel like a picnic on the Thames.