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According to David Heyman, “Half-Blood Prince,” which will be released in the US on July 17, will be different than the previous films, since “in each film we try to push the boundaries a bit.” However, lovers of bloodshed and pathos shouldn’t get too excited; Heyman also said that “Half-Blood Prince” is no darker than “Order of the Phoenix,” the fifth film in the series.

Besides comparable levels of darkness, “Half-Blood Prince” shares its British rating with “Order of the Phoenix.” Earlier this week, the British Board of Film Classification rated the movie 12A, the same rating that "Order of the Phoenix" earned. However, the American rating for "Half-Blood Prince" is PG, whereas "Order of the Phoenix" was rated PG-13.

The board also reported that the film will run 153 minutes, which is just about average for a Potter film.

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Twitter is the latest Internet phenomenon and a lot of Harry Potter people are getting in on the action: Here's a list of HP-related people you can follow!



    * Stephen Fry: The voice of the UK audio books, Stephen Fry's twitter is as entertaining as they come - full of fun tech tips and info about his career.

    * Tom Felton: The Malfoy actor is really engaging his audience with his twitter and the fans are loving him for it.

    * Matt Lewis: The always funny, always sweet Neville actor's twitter

    * Jim Dale: The voice of the American HP audio books! Looks like he's new, too.

    * Oliver Phelps: Oliver plays George Weasley in the Harry Potter films

     * James Phelps: Twin brother of Oliver, plays Fred

   * John Cleese: Veteran actor, who plays Nearly Headless Nick in the films

    * Emma Watson? This one seems official but there has been no corresponding confirmation on her official web site (in fact, the web site says it wasn't hers: however, two things put holes in that - first, Tom Felton follows it, and the actors are usually pretty good with knowing each other's official pages and whatnot. Second, the page has 44K followers, and if it was not hers would probably already have alerted enough attention to be debunked. But who knows, really. We'll figure it out and get back to you.

    * Scholastic Books: The American publisher of the Harry Potter Books

    * Bloomsbury Books: The British HP publishers

    * The Leaky Cauldron: The best Harry Potter site on the web! (Don't forget our galleries, either.)

    * PotterCast: The best Harry Potter podcast on the web!

    * LeakyCon2011: The Harry Potter conference in 2011, in Orlando, FL

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At 17, Irish actress Evanna Lynch is already famous for two things -- for starring in the epic Harry Potter films, and for being such a huge fan of the original books that the casting directors almost had no choice but to pick her for the role of Luna Lovegood.

Since being cast in the Warner Bros. blockbuster films, her life has been a rollercoaster ride of filming and red carpet openings. This month she left her hometown of Drogheda, County Louth to promote the latest Potter film (“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” which opens around the world next month) across all the main hotspots of Europe. Is she anxious?

“No, I can’t wait! I think I’ll attend premieres in Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland and other places,” Lynch tells the Irish Voice and IrishCentral, her voice brimming with enthusiasm.

“I’ll be traveling with Bonnie Wright (who plays Ginny Weasley) and Matt Lewis (who plays Neville Longbottom).”

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'There is no Obama visit, not as far as I know,' stated Vanessa Davies, publicist for 'Harry Potter', in response to report about U.S. First Family visiting the set of 'Deathly Hallows'.

Circulating rumors that the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama and her two daughters paid an unofficial visit to the set of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" have been thrown down. ABC News has come out with a report that a publicist for "Harry Potter", Vanessa Davies, has denied the supposed planned visit.

"There is no Obama visit, not as far as I know. I feel I would be in the loop if there was such a visit," so said Davies in response to the speculation which also claimed that both Sasha and Malia are expected to meet Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and the other stars of the movie during the visit. Meanwhile, the White House has also refused to confirm the widespread set visit report.

Previously, The Daily Mail ran the story that the Obamas enjoyed a tour on the set of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" at the West Pinewood studios. They had a private tour reportedly conducted by Warner Bros. U.K. head Joshua Berger. Prior to the set visit, a source said, "It's all been very hush-hush. Only a few people have known about the trip and they are going to pull out all the stops to make sure they have a good time."

Long before this rumor of the Obamas visiting "Deathly Hallows" set surfaced, the movie star Radcliffe has said in an interview with The Daily Beast that he wants to give Sasha and Malia Obama a personal tour of Hogwarts. "I'd like to take this opportunity to issue a public invitation to the Obamas that if their daughters would like a private tour of the Harry Potter set, I would be honored to be their personal tour guide," he said at the time.

"Deathly Hallows", the last of "Harry Potter" series will be made into two films, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II". The first part is slated for November 19, 2010 release, while the second eyes July 15, 2011 release. The two will revolve around the adventure of Harry and his two best friends in finding all the remaining Horcruxes and destroying them once and for all to make sure that Lord Voldemort won't be able to return.

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"Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself." - Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe began performing in small school productions as a young boy. Soon enough, he landed a role in David Copperfield (1999) (TV), as the young David Copperfield. A couple of years later, he landed a role as Mark Pendel in The Tailor of Panama (2001).

It was brought to Daniel's mother's attention that he could be Harry Potter.  Daniel was cast as Harry Potter by director Chris Columbus in the film that hit theatres in November 16, 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
 
Radcliffe was recognized worldwide after the first film was released. Audiences and critics, alike, everywhere were pleased, its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), began shortly afterwards.  Two years later Radcliffe appeared again as Harry in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) soon followed.

Shortly afterwards, Radcliffe finished filming December Boys (2007) in Adelaide, Australia, Kangaroo Island, and Geelong, Australia which began on the 14th of November, 2005 and ended sometime in December.

Radcliffe attended the South Bank Awards Show to present the award for "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" to Billie Piper. Dan reprised his famous character once again for the next installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). In February 2007 he took on his first stage role in the West End play Equus to worldwide praise from fans and critics alike. The TV movie My Boy Jack (2007) (TV) was another credit to Radcliffe's repertorie.

Now being one of the world's most recognizable people, Daniel Radcliffe leads a somewhat normal life. He has made friends working on the Harry Potter films, which include his co-stars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

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