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First Look: Narcissa Malfoy at Spinner's End, News that First Draft of "Deathly Hallows" Turned In

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Posted by: Sue
August 15, 2008, 12:30 PM

As the fallout continues from the stunning announcement yesterday by Warner Bros to reschedule the release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” to July 17, 2009, the publicity machine had already been in place, including the upcoming feature on the sixth film that is due in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. In a lengthy profile that features actor Dan Radcliffe as Harry Potter on the cover, the magazine also contains the first look at Narcissa Malfoy (Helen McCrory) making the unbreakable vow with Snape (Alan Rickman) and Bellatrix (Helena Bonham Carter) during the dramatic Spinner’s End scene. Also of note is word that screenwriter Steven Kloves has turned in the first draft of the script to the “Deathly Hallows” film part one, noting the break in the two films is “not where I originally anticipated.” There are also new interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint (who speaks about Ron kissing Hermione in Deathly Hallows), Emma Watson and more. You can see scans of the magazine, which is due on newsstands today, here in our galleries. (Thanks to ohnotheydidnt Live Journal community)

Other new photos from the sixth Harry Potter film have also surfaced online, showing a host of new images including Snape and McGonagall testing the poisoned necklace for dark magic, Bellatrix in some sort of area that is on fire, Harry Potter with Professor Slughorn at his Christmas party sporting their festive attire, Dumbledore and Slughorn and a meeting of the Slugclub. You can also see these new images via this link to our galleries.

UPDATEEven more new photos have surfaced online, and thanks to Occlumencia who let us know about this new photo of Won Won and Lav Lav, a fanatic Bellatrix Lestrange in the Great Hall of Hogwarts, Harry and Ginny, and Dumbledore and Harry on the way to pay a visit to Slughorn.

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84 Comments

peeves22

wow love we get to see her now and not have to wait till bloody july say it isnt so about movie cutback

Posted by peeves22 on August 15, 2008, 01:04 PM report to moderator
diasphora

Hmm, I wonder where the break is in this script. Also, the Snape pic is fantastic. hehe

Posted by diasphora on August 15, 2008, 01:04 PM report to moderator
The_Guppy

You know what, after yesterday’s kick in the stomach, I’m just not in the frame of mind to care about the films right now and the “token make-the-fans-feel-better” publicity. Maybe later when the shock’s worn off…

Posted by The_Guppy on August 15, 2008, 01:08 PM report to moderator
LemonFaerie

I DO NOT EVEN CARE! Notice how they are trying to placate us with this crap after dropping that bombshell on us of moving HBP back? Not gonna work, Wb. I don’t even want to see these stupid pictures.

Posted by LemonFaerie on August 15, 2008, 01:08 PM report to moderator
LemonFaerie

Boycott, boycott, boycott. Don’t buy the magazine, boycott everything to do with WB 100%, films, TV, products, everything. Make them feel it where it hurts, on their bottom line. Petitions alone are not going to force them to change the HBP release date back.

Posted by LemonFaerie on August 15, 2008, 01:16 PM report to moderator
Sally

WB should just go ahead and change their name to “MoneyGrubingSackofDung”. I’ve decided NOT to go see any more of the movies. What a bunch of crap!

Posted by Sally on August 15, 2008, 01:16 PM report to moderator
Nige

I don’t care what jingoistic crap WB spout: to warrant a MAJOR rescheduling of the film, there must be problems…BIG problems…the film was due to screen for the studio execs this month – isn’t a little odd that as soon as that happens, the release date is wrenched from Nov to July? And so soon after a teaser was released trumpeting: “November”?

Posted by Nige on August 15, 2008, 01:19 PM report to moderator
Sally

WB should just go ahead and change their name to MoneyGrubingSackOfDung since CLEARLY they are all about nothing but the money. I’ve decided not to see any more of the movies, what a load of crap!!

Posted by Sally on August 15, 2008, 01:22 PM report to moderator
Amanda!!!

yeah i love harry potter but pushing the movie back that far makes me sick!! yeah just because im such a nerd i’ll look at the pics and probably love them BUT i know they’ll make me hate wb even more for the push back release date!!! :P

Posted by Amanda!!! on August 15, 2008, 01:24 PM report to moderator
rebecca

whats going on with narcissa’s hair??????? is that a hat or is the top of her hair brown??

Posted by rebecca on August 15, 2008, 01:25 PM report to moderator
Amanda!!!

yeah i love harry potter but pushing the movie back that far makes me sick!! yeah just because im such a nerd i’ll look at the pics and probably love them BUT i know they’ll make me hate wb even more for the push back release date!!! :P

Posted by Amanda!!! on August 15, 2008, 01:26 PM report to moderator
Not-caring-about-the-movies

You know, if they continue to throw out pictures from the film at this rate, we’ll be able to put togeter our own movie ‘til july 09.

Posted by Not-caring-about-the-movies on August 15, 2008, 01:27 PM report to moderator
Amanda!!!

yeah i love harry potter but pushing the movie back that far makes me sick!! yeah just because im such a nerd i’ll look at the pics and probably love them BUT i know they’ll make me hate wb even more for the push back release date!!! :P

Posted by Amanda!!! on August 15, 2008, 01:28 PM report to moderator
rebecca

whats going on with narcissa’s hair??????? is that a hat or is the top of her hair brown??

Posted by rebecca on August 15, 2008, 01:32 PM report to moderator
Nige

I don’t care what jingoistic crap WB spout: to warrant a MAJOR rescheduling of the film, there must be problems…BIG problems…the film was due to screen for the studio execs this month – isn’t a little odd that as soon as that happens, the release date is wrenched from Nov to July? And so soon after a teaser was released trumpeting: “November”?

Posted by Nige on August 15, 2008, 01:36 PM report to moderator
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