May 21, 2009, 10:54 AM–Yesterday we posted the first clip from the upcoming summer blockbuster Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, courtesy of Ellen DeGeneres show. The clip featured a scene starring Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe, as Ron Weasley eats the chocolate cauldrons spiced with love potion and confesses his undying love for Romilda Vane to Harry Potter. Today, a longer excerpt from the movie has been released via Sky News: we get to see the same scene, but longer, and even more hilarious (if that’s possible!) Watch it here (just wait for the ad to finish first), and we’ll have a downloadable version soon!
Thanks Roswitha for the heads-up!

UPDATE: Thanks to Lilly and Francaise, you can now watch the extended HBP clip on YouTube!

GALLERY UPDATE: There is now a new promotional poster with Harry and Ron/Hermione side by side. View here! And screencaps from the Sky news extended clip here.

UPDATE 2: Warner Brothers has sent over high quality clips of the Ellen clip from yesterday in various formats.. (more…)

May 20, 2009, 11:35 AM–As the release of Rupert Grint‘s new film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince draws nearer, the very first clip from the film has been shown on the “Ellen” show!
It features Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in a hilarious scene under the influence of the Chocolate Cauldrons that Romilda Vane had filled with Love Potion, and his interaction with Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter.

You can watch the scene here! Thanks Katie for the heads-up!

On another Harry-Potter related note: We are currently making plans for the premieres of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Japan, London and New York. If you are planning to attend either of the premieres, let us know here in the forums , because staff will be present and we think it would be great to meet you all in person.

Reminder: Don’t forget to help making sure that Rupert’s other film Cherrybomb makes it into theatres!

Cherrybomb Distribution Campaign

UPDATE: More HBP footage can be seen on this Dutch website – click on the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Featurette”! It mostly focuses on Harry and Dumbledore, however there are a few Ron scenes we haven’t seen before.