Warner Bros. has released what is apparently going to be the final full length trailer for this summer's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This just keeps getting better and better.
The trailer speaks for itself having more spectacular shots of the Death Eaters' attack on London, some dueling between Harry and Draco Malfoy, more dueling between Harry and Snape, and just some all around great shots of what looks to be the most action-packed Potter film yet.
There's also plenty of room for teen angst and hormones as we get an inkling of romance between Harry and Ron Weasley's younger sister Ginny as well as some problematic tension between Hermione and Ron. I've heard some rumblings that there's a lot more of the relationship content film in this one than in the series past. I think we'll be fine as long as the film doesn't come off like a Judy Blume book. Seriously though, if J.K Rowling came out with Are You There God? It's Me, Harry Potter you know it would fly off the shelves.
Anyway, check out the trailer below and get excited when this film gets released two days earlier than previously announced on July 15. You guys think this could be the best Potter yet?
[Catch-Up] Final Trailer for 'Harry Potter' Is Explosive
Poster Premiere: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
MSN Movies UK shot up this new poster for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince along with five other single character posters. Each of them are cool in their own right, and would be great lined up one right next to the other. This one is obviously Harry Potter standing in the London Underground with copies of the Daily Prophet blowing in the wind. You can see Lucius Malfoy on that one in the lower left hand corner and another one has a headline about a Death Eater attack targeting Muggles that we've seen evidence of in the previous trailers.
The other posters feature Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)looking ready to kick some ass, Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) looking sly and cute at the same time, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) decked out in Quidditch garb, Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) looking disappointed like my parents, and Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) looking like a hardcore wizard James Bond.
This is one of my most anticipated films of the summer, and these posters maintain my hype. I wonder when they'll have the poster of Dumbledore kissing a dude, or Hermione at the point in her life when she starts living at Muggle truck stops giving out "favors" for "Fizzing Whizbees."
New 'Harry Potter' Trailer Punches You in the Face
If Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is going to be half as good as the trailers have been letting on, then I may actually be able to forgive Warner Bros. for delaying it from last November to this July.
The trailer (released last week) lets us in on more of the story (though there are few who haven't read the Harry Potter series, there's no telling how story elements may change in the adaptations). The guiding light through this film is the past. And unless a memory from Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore reveals, the future may be doomed. This memory revolves around the mysterious boy Tom Riddle, who became the much feared Lord Voldemort. There are some really great visuals here, and the tone of this trailer loses any humor from the previous previews.
It's been great seeing this series devlopment from simple magic and whimsy to dark, ominous fantasy. Hearing Harry yell, "Fight back, you coward!" is a great moment, especially if you know who he's yelling at. The coolest addition to this film, and an element not found to be extremely prominent in the book is the scene in London, where Death Eaters are attacking Muggles. J.K. Rowling approved this modification to the story by screenwriter Steve Kloves to make the danger to Muggles, and the revelation of the wizarding world seem more immediate and threatening. It certainly will add a level of realism to the series, which up to this point has pretty much existed in its own world, with little reference to the non-magical world surrounding it. I can't wait to see it realized on screen. What do you guys think of the trailer?
Poster Premiere: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
Warner Bros. just released a brand new poster for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth installment in the billion dollar franchise. The imagery is right in line with a lot of the other poster art for the series, but I think that HP6 logo is kind of awkward looking. The HP has been used plenty of times before, but I think it's the number 6 that just looks weird in that font style, probably since numbers have never been seen in that title font before. Anyway, aside from this there are two other posters that were released. One features Harry armed with his wand and the other features Albus Dumbledore looking just as poised for battle. Thanks for Internet Movie Poster Awards for the images.
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' Japanese Trailer
The good news: Trailer Addict has snagged what appears to be an exclusive sneak peek at a brand new trailer for the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The bad news: The trailer is low quality, snagged from some sort of television preview, and has very annoying Japanese voiceover.
Hopefully this trailer hits the US in glorious Quicktime soon and with better voiceover. It's a shame that many international audiences never know the power and the glory of the late Don LaFontaine: The Voice. Anyway, we've embedded the bootleg trailer below. If you'd like a more in depth look, a Japanese Harry Potter fansite snagged stills from this trailer a week ago, but they are just as poor quality as the video. I guess these will hold me over.