Can’t hardly wait!!

  • Director: David Yates
  • Release Dates: 21 November 2008

  • Rumors:
    • Amycus Carrow : Ralph Ineson (Mr. Kelly in “Is there anybody there? 2008)
    • Cormac Mclaggen : Freddie Stroma (Matt in Lady Godiva 2008)
    • Leanne : Isabella Laughland
    • Marcus Belby : Robert Knox
    • Wendy Slinkhard : Nina Voelker (Water Girl in”Fate: Part I 2004)
    • Sanguini the vampire : Charlie Bennison (John in “Simon and Emily” 2008)
  • Filming Locations : Bjorli, Norway and UK
  • Trivia:
    • Director Guillermo Del Toro turned down the chance to direct this film so he could work on Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008).
    • J.K Rowling read through the script for this film, and found a line where Dumbledore mentions a girl he had a crush on when he was younger. After reading it, she informed the filmmakers that Dumbledore is in fact gay, and that his only romantic infatuation was with the wizard Grindelwald, whom he later had to defeat in a wizard duel. She later made this information public while promoting the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
    • Helen McCrory had been cast to play Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the order of Phoenix (2007), but had to back out because she was pregnant. She will play Bellatrix’s sister, Narcissa Malfoy in this film.
    • Jessie Cave beat over 7000 girls to win the role of Lavender Brown, Ron’s “love-interest” from the book
    • Hero-Fiennes Tiffin has been cast as Tom Riddle, Age 11, while his uncle, Ralph Fiennes plays Lord Voldemort (formerly Tom Riddle). His parents are Martha Fiennes (Ralph’s sister) and ‘George Tiffin (I)’ .

Source: IMDB - Harry Potter and the Half-Blod Prince 2008