Thanks to ONTD we have scans of the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly!!! There are new photos from HBP in it that are really really awesome. This issue is part of their fall movie preview, I find it so amusing that HBP is no longer a fall movie (well its not funny, actually maddening, but I need to not think about that).

See them HERE!

Jim Dale who does the US Harry Potter audio books celebrates his 73rd birthday today August 14th!

Happy Birthday Jim! And many more!

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Daniel, Rupert and Emma talk about romance in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows and in real life. Rupert says:

“The whole kiss between Ron and Hermione will be quite uncomfortable,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “Emma’s like a sister to me. It’s going to be like, really, really weird.”

But Hermione and Ron won’t be the only actors steaming up the screen. The final film will also feature a scene of Potter, sans clothing.

“At first I thought I had pants on. Apparently not,” Daniel said. (that must be the lake scene I am guessing)

Thanks AH

A friend of mine has created a petition to change the release date back. Sign here:
Change the Half-Blood Prince release date back to November 21, 2008

This probably won’t do anything, but it is worth a shot.

UPDATE: Okay guys, I made this graphic so we can post about the petition, you are free to use it anywhere, just dont hotlink:
 

UPDATE: More petitions, ONE, TWO.

WB has emailed me to let us know that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie release has been pushed to July 17, 2009

“Our reasons for shifting ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release, as proven by the success of our last Harry Potter film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment. Additionally, like every other studio, we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers’ strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films–changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of. We agreed the best strategy was to move ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer.”

All I can say is: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Entertainment Weekly has published a 20 Fall Movies We Can’t Wait to See list and, obviously, they have included Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on the list!

The Hogwarts crew is back to administer our yearly Potter fix. This time, along with the usual ghouls and monsters, Harry & Co. have to deal with a particularly devious foe: hormones. We always thought ‘horcrux’ sounded dirty.

Thanks HPANA!