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"Half-Blood Prince" Casting News on McLaggen, Zabini, Romilda Vane and Katie Bell
HBP FilmAdditional casting has been announced for characters in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film. As referenced briefly in the recent PotterCast interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, the role of would be Gryffindor keeper Cormac McLaggen will be portrayed by actor Freddie Stroma. CBBC Newsround also reports that “18-year-old Louis Cordice will play Blaise Zabini, a Slytherin student who dislikes muggle borns.” Lovelorn Romilda Vane, who inadvertently causes Ron a bit of havoc, will be played by actress Anna Shaffer. Rounding out the casting updates includes word that actress Georgina Leonidas will take on the part of Gryffindor chaser Katie Bell, with her friend Leanne to be played by Isabella Laughland. Finally , actor Robert Knox will play Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby. As reported previously, many of the scenes with the students at Hogwarts will be filmed starting in early January. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will be released in theaters November 21, 2008.
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Oh, and it’s been a terribly long time since I’ve read HBP is ashamed but isn’t Cormac supposed to be, well, ugly and fat? Though then again Krum wasn’t supposed to be all that dashing either was he… movie Hermione just really lucks out I guess ;)

I wonder if any of those girls came from the Lavender casting call…

Well…interesting. I imagine Blaise will only have one line. I knew they had to cast Romilda Vane since they mentioned her in the Plot Summary.

Anyone hear anything about Kreacher and Dobie being in it? The beginning scene with Dumbledore and the Dirsleys was also fun.

Cormac is just supposed to be the jock type… to contrast Hermione and show that he’s really not what Hermione wants.

@AmyL…..I don’t believe it has been confirmed that “the Gaunts” will be excluded. Speculation, only. I trust TLC will give the news, whatever it may be, concerning that… HOORAYYY! The Castlist grows…ever so slowly..but it grows, none the less!

@AmyL…..I don’t believe it has been confirmed that “the Gaunts” will be excluded. Speculation, only. I trust TLC will give the news, whatever it may be, concerning that… HOORAYYY! The Castlist grows…ever so slowly..but it grows, none the less!

OOPS! Got posted twice! Gives me a chance to address another comment! (yay) I think they’ll wait, till the last minute, to cast ‘Dobby’ and ‘Kreacher’. They are, after all, “CGI” and will be only voice-cast.


this book harry potter and the half blood prince but now movie title must be ron weasley and hermione gringer. sorry but i’m very angry.hbp about harry,snape and tom riddle not ron not hermione not romantic.

the upcoming movie should be great and the casting has already shown how good it will be:)

CBBC has pictures of Cormac and Blaise: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7150000/newsid_7152200/7152288.stm


Yeah everything sound so excited i cant hardly wait, well i hope they include Gaunts i mean come on they need to include everyone that important for US.

Cormac is not fat and ugly… he’s “broad-chested” and surly. I suppose tis means he’s fit and it mentions a few times he’s tall as well…

@rickman fans: Your post is an incoherent mess. That being said, I believe what your trying to say is that you’re upset with what the film is being referred to as, a romantic-comedy. WB recently released the official description of the movie, it nails everything perfectly. The book is romance and comedy, 1/2 of the book is about relationships, the other half is Dumbledore’s death, and all of the gaunt memories and of course Harry tailing Malfoy.

Thanks for the pictures Chrysanthemum … Cormac looks cute … good catsing for Blaise as well … although I am wondering how many lines they will have … I guess we have Slug-club if they have casted Belby and Zabini and of course Cormac.

Well I hope Blaise has more than one line, because that boy sho’ is fine!

@jason: Well voiced! I think too many folks, here, are jumping to conclusions on few facts. Most of which, seem to eminate, from here! LOL. Keep a cool head, folks! Leaky seems to have a hold on things, here. Wait , for more information, before jumping off that cliff!

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Leaky Poll
Moving the HBP film to July 2009 is:
- Completely unforgivable35 (45%)
- Annoying, but I'll get over it28 (36%)
- Not something I care about.4 (5%)
- Cool; who wants to go to the movies in the winter anyway?1 (1%)
- Awesome! I get to save $10 until next year.3 (3%)
- Awesome! I get to save $10 because now I'm skipping this movie!4 (5%)
- I've made a Facebook group, started a protest, called my local councilman, staged a sit-in, started a boycott, and organized a million-fan march because we won't stand for the - wait, what was this about again?2 (2%)
I’m so happy they’re including Cormac McLaggen, Katie Bell, and her friend. I didn’t even think her friend would get included because I can think of another way to do that scene without having to hire a specific actor. That’s cool!
(Who’s Marcus Belby? Was he in the book?)