Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Dark secrets revealed.
Country
Production
Budget
$250 000 000
Box office
$934 770 303
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
David Heyman, David Barron, Lionel Wigram
Camera operator
Composer
Nicholas Hooper
Artist
Audition
Fiona Weir
Editing
Mark Day
Whole Team (122)
Whole Team (122)
Short description
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
What's left behind the scenes
- Nikki Reed could have played Narcissa Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's mother, but she was too young for the role.
- In February 2007, Stuart Craig was chosen to create the film's sets (including the Astronomy Tower, where the film's climax takes place).
- The first installment to receive a PG rating after "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004).
- In an early version of the script, Dumbledore uttered a line invented by screenwriter Kloves about how, in his youth, he loved a girl from a Muggle family. When J.K. Rowling read this passage, she pointed it out to Kloves and explained that Dumbledore is gay. The author later announced this to the world, sparking a considerable scandal.
- The director of the fourth film (Mike Newell) declined an offer to participate in the film. Terry Gilliam, Matthew Vaughn, and M. Night Shyamalan were also suggested as directors, but for various reasons, they did not agree to participate in the filming. As a result, in May 2007, David Yates was chosen as director. He is the second director to work on two chapters of the film consecutively (the first was Columbus).
- The film is based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2005).
- Naomi Watts was the first choice for the role of Narcissa Malfoy, but due to scheduling conflicts, the actress had to decline.
- Guillermo del Toro could have become the director of the film, but he preferred to work on "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (2008). Anand Tucker and Michael Hoffman were also potential candidates for the director's chair.
- For a long time, rumors circulated that Christian Coulson, who played young Tom Riddle in the film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002), would return to this role. But by the time of filming, Christian was already 30 years old, and the creators considered him too old for the 16-year-old character. The role went to Frank Dillane.
- Before David Yates was officially selected as director, many others (including directors of previous installments) submitted their candidacies.
- J.K. Rowling wanted Terry Gilliam to direct the film, but the director declined – he hadn't forgotten that Warner had not entrusted him with the very first Harry Potter film at the time.
- Robert Knox, who played Marcus Belby, tragically died after being stabbed in a fight on May 24, 2008, just a few days after filming wrapped.
- The famous game of Quidditch was actually not shown after the second film (it receives minimal screen time in the third, and is absent entirely in the fourth and fifth). Quidditch returned to the screens in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".
- Helen McCrory was chosen for the role of Bellatrix Lestrange in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007), but was forced to leave the project due to pregnancy. In the sixth film, she played Bellatrix's sister – Narcissa Malfoy.
- Hiro Fiennes-Tiffin, who played 11-year-old Tom Riddle, is the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, who portrays the adult incarnation of Tom, Lord Voldemort.
- Around 7,000 girls auditioned for the role of Lavender Brown, Ron Weasley's romantic interest. The role ultimately went to 21-year-old Jessie Cave.
- Thomas James Longley auditioned for the role of 16-year-old Tom Riddle.
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