Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth in the series of film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s seven blockbuster novels, will hit the big screen worldwide in November, 2008.
Stars Daniel Radcliffe (Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) are back, looking more grown-up than ever—the stars are all in their late teens, getting older every day. Fortunately, there’s only one more Potter novel to adapt after Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Unless the filmmakers start making up stories beyond Rowling’s final Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we won’t get to see Harry Potter and the Nursing Home.
The new Potter movie is going to be edgier, at least according to star Radliffe, who compares it to the Scottish drug movie that made Ewan McGregor a star, Trainspotting. Thankfully, this parallel may be a bit overblown. Radcliffe is now no longer a boy, and no doubt is chomping at the bit for adult roles, but the new Potter does promise to be both darker and more grown up.
The new movie has a romantic twist: Potter starts to fall for Ron’s sister, Ginny (Bonnie Wright). The focus of the movie, however, is on the development of Harry’s rival Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), who increasingly embraces the dark side.
There will be plenty of action, too. Director David Yates promises “We’re opening with a big attack. We’ll bring a major London landmark crashing down.”
The real question about this next Potter installment, though, is this: Can you, the viewer, buy Radcliffe, Watson and Grint, all 18 or 19, as 16 year olds?
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