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Supposed New Marketing for Half-Blood Prince Comfirmed Fake

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Posted by: Sue
April 07, 2008, 12:28 PM

UPDATE: Thanks to WB who confirmed to us that indeed, supposed early marketing and a new photo of Dan Radcliffe from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as seen on this website, is indeed fake.

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Claire

like webmaster of master of mysteries say : ” I know what WB and the fansites have said about it being a fake poster, but if any of you can find that promo shot of Harry in anything we’ve seen in the first five films, I’ll give you a million bloody dollars. I can pretty much guarantee that the promo shot used in this piece of merchandise is indeed real and new. The only thing WB is denying about this is that it’s an official poster, and I will agree that it’s obviously not, but it’s a new photo.” and you know what I’m TOTALLY AGREE WITH HIM

How Opal can make this fake promotional poster if they don’t have an official picture ,

Think of this

WB its when you want

Posted by Claire on April 07, 2008 @ 03:55 PM
Ethan

I commented earlier and I must say, this IS a fan Poster and I was off. It did look a bit funny though, so it is not much of a surprise that it is a fake. It looked like one that you could find on a sticker book for OOTP.

Posted by Ethan on April 07, 2008 @ 04:03 PM
Christy

People can say what they want, but I don’t think that looks like Daniel Radcliffe anyways. More like a stunt double. shrugs

Posted by Christy on April 07, 2008 @ 04:08 PM
Claire

I have the sticker book and yes harry stand like this but it’s not these harry sorry

Posted by Claire on April 07, 2008 @ 04:09 PM
Christine

Hmm, I would have passed that off as real, but now that I know it’s fake, it looks fake. :D

Posted by Christine on April 07, 2008 @ 04:15 PM
Cristipotter

That’s Dan’s hair in Ootp, and they could easily fake this things, so yeah, glad that’s fake cuz it’s pretty weird…

Posted by Cristipotter on April 07, 2008 @ 04:27 PM
Hagiographer13

Despite what WB may be claiming, I believe it to be a genuine image released to the German Yarn Co. for promo purposes, and they are just back-pedalling because they didn’t expect that it would surface on the fan sites.

Dan definitely looks different than OotP and close to the 2 (ONLY 2, WB—c’mon!) official images we HAVE seen.

Posted by Hagiographer13 on April 07, 2008 @ 04:28 PM
Claire

I’M totally agree with Hagiographer Casting Call pro annonce lot of news actors , WB= NO WORDS! ZERO. A fan site annonce a news poster , WB (quickly)= It’S FAKE!!

Hum hum suspicious!!!

Posted by Claire on April 07, 2008 @ 04:38 PM
Liz

That makes sense. I have to laugh at those who say “Oh I knew it looked fake, blah blah blah.” Whatever! I looked very real to me and I believe that it’s a new one that WB didn’t know would be released as a POP.

It’s real!

Posted by Liz on April 07, 2008 @ 04:47 PM
gryffgirl

Hagiographer13, I completely agree. I think this picture is real and it wasn’t meant to be seen by the public (the fans) yet.

Posted by gryffgirl on April 07, 2008 @ 04:50 PM
Professor Potter

Ha ha, I think Leaky should have brought back Professor Trelawney for this and make it a vision of her inner eye. Aww, I miss her already!

Posted by Professor Potter on April 07, 2008 @ 05:03 PM
Michele

When a fake image or story comes out WB denies it fast but when it is a real story (like a split of the DH movie) WB does not try to deny it they just don’t say anything until they are ready. If they came out fast to deny this then I think it is a fake.

Also, during OOTP everyone was complaining that WB released to many images and to many clips and now they are holding back and the complaining is that WB is holding back images. I really don’t think any think the HP people do will make you guys happy.

Posted by Michele on April 07, 2008 @ 05:06 PM
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The Harry looks like he’s from the HBP era, but the flames exploding behind him look kind of amateurish. If you look at it, it kind of looks like he just said “Pull my wand” to somebody and then lit a fart.

Posted by ... on April 07, 2008 @ 05:06 PM
Amy Darlene

I totally knew it was fake. we would have gotten an official press release and it would most likely appear in England first.. as it should. Plus I think they would try to do a lovely dovey poster with Ginny and Harry Snogging while Ron is on his broom trying to impress hermione (but a tiny tiny Lavender Brown in the corner looks up lovingly) while Hermione does one of her knowing smirks “Boys” too bad we don’t have moving posters that would be freakin awesome. I’d like to see John do it

Posted by Amy Darlene on April 07, 2008 @ 05:07 PM
Jamie

It looks more like a pic from OOTP publicity or character shots in my opinion. I wonder what WB will do about this? hmm?

Posted by Jamie on April 07, 2008 @ 05:10 PM
Ascatal

first leaky rickrollsme on april fools day now anf i biteon this fake, a very good fake but a fake none the less

Posted by Ascatal on April 07, 2008 @ 05:13 PM
anne

Looks like an amateurish version of this:

http://idealmind.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-20070504003244352.jpg

But without the cool windblown effect. And the hand looks really weird (like a pack of sausages), the wand looks like a pepperami and the face looks like the result of a photoshop merging of someone else’s face with Dan’s!

So I sincerely hope it isn’t real as some are suggesting!

Posted by anne on April 07, 2008 @ 05:17 PM
Ascatal

claire has a point it could be that WB is trying to throw us off the scent so to speak it could be that Opal yarn is getting and earful for releasing this cardboard cut display too soon as we speak. and i stillthink the hair is slightly different from OOTP

Posted by Ascatal on April 07, 2008 @ 05:18 PM
Jessica

LOL! that’s the exact same pic as OOTP with fire in the back!! LOL! that’s horrible looking!!! LOL! LOL! LOL!

Posted by Jessica on April 07, 2008 @ 05:38 PM
Elyzie

Yeah that doesn’t even look like Dan’s face.

I’m still wondering what that explosion is supposed to be, LOL. It looks menacing, like something behind him just got gunned down by a tank.

Posted by Elyzie on April 07, 2008 @ 05:51 PM
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