High Res Editions of Six Character Posters from Half-Blood Prince

A quick note to say the six recently released character posters from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are now in our galleries in a high res version, courtesy of Warner Bros.

Happy Birthday, Alan Rickman

Everyone, please join us as we raise a tall glass of Butterbeer in toast to actor Alan Rickman (Professor Severus Snape), who is celebrating his 63rd birthday today.  Three cheers for you, Alan, and many happy returns!

New "Half-Blood Prince" T-Shirts from Germany

Slowly but surely we will begin to see new products tie into the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Today we have one example of that as Elbenwald.de has a look at a series of new HBP themed t-shirts for sale in Germany. Featured are the "Dark Arts" collection shirts, with several showingContinued...

New Half-Blood Prince Trailer Running in Japan, New Stills of Snape on the Tower, Greyback, Draco and More

Thanks to Pottermania for letting us know about a trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that is running in Japan, that contains many new images from the upcoming film. You can see new stills of this trailer via this link, includingContinued...

New High Res "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" CineLive Photos

Thanks to WB for sending over these glorious high res photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as seen in CineLive magazine. Note the new photo of the Trio with Snape and McGonagall as they examine the poisoned opal necklace.  Enjoy!

Snape, McGonagall and opal necklace
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Alan Rickman to Receive Queen's Honour: Report proves false

UPDATE: Several readers let us know the full list has now been published and unfortunately the name of Alan Rickman is not included. We do not know if he declined the honor, or the Daily Mail article was simply incorrect, and we will update with more if we can.

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Alan Rickman to Film Deathly Hallows Scenes in Late 2009

Actor Alan Rickman has given a new interview to SCI-FI Wire where he discusses his filming schedule in his role as Severus Snape for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the interview he says he will be filming late in 2009, mentioning working with Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) forContinued...

Scans from German HBP Calendar Include Luna and Harry in Party Attire

New scans from the German edition of the 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince calendar are now online. HarryPotterXperts let us know about new scans (available here in our galleries) which include a look at Luna (Evanna Lynch) and Harry (Dan Radcliffe) in their festiveContinued...

Bidding Open for Book Aid Auction

As we reported previously, actors Alan Rickman (Snape) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) have donated inscribed books for a new charity auction being held to help those in need in sub-Saharan Africa. Bidding for the Book Aid International "Books Change Lives" auction has now opened via Ebay which runs now until OctoberContinued...

Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman Contribute to New Book Aid International Auction

Contributions from two actors in the Harry Potter film series will be part of a new charity auction from Book Aid International. The “Book Change Lives” auction will begin next week, with proceeds to benefit Book Aid International’s work in sub-SaharanContinued...

Larger Scans of Half-Blood Prince Desk Calendar

Just when you thought we’ve seen the end of the new “Half-Blood Prince” calendar scans, think again! Thanks to IamFez and Live Journal community HBPmoviepics, there are larger scans now available of the UK/US Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Desk Calendar to show you. WhileContinued...

New HBP Cave Scene Image and More

Thanks to our Order partner Rupert Grint.net, we have a host of high res images from the newly released UK Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sticker book to show you. Of interest is a new image from the cave scene with Dumbledore and Harry, as well as a new look at the Horcruxes of the ring, locket, diaryContinued...

New Scans from 2009 HBP Calendar Include Attack on Burrow

New photos from the 2009 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” calendar surfaced online today, and include this new look at the attack on the Burrow. The scene, which has been confirmed previously by the producers of the film, shows Arthur Weasley (Mark Williams), Remus LupinContinued...

New Photos of Ron, Lavender, Bellatrix, Dumbledore and More

Several retailers have now uploaded new images from some of the 2009 Harry Potter calendars. Danilo.com and Amazon.com both have new images from the 2009 Square Calendar as well as the Slim Calendar. As seen here in our galleries, you can see the front cover with the Trio, and the back coverContinued...

Official High Res Photos of Unbreakable Vow with Snape

Ladies and Gentlemen, now in glorious high res: The Unbreakable Vow with Snape (Alan Rickman), Narcissa Malfoy (Helen McCrory), and Bellatrix LeStrange (Helena Bonham Carter) in a scene from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

Thanks to WB who also sent us another high resContinued...