Resumo de Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince -movie

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, based on the novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling, will be the sixth film in the fantasy adventure film Harry Potter films series. Production is in planning stages. David Yates, the director of the fifth film, will return as director for this film. David Heyman, the film's producer, along with David Barron, has said that Steve Kloves, though not writing the fifth movie, will return as screenwriter for this film. Casting for some returning actors has taken place: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, who have portrayed Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, respectively, for the first five films, will all return for this installment as well as the seventh. The film is scheduled for a US and UK release on 21 November 2008.
1.Synopsis
      As Harry, Ron and Hermione begin their sixth year at Hogwarts, Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters are openly wreaking havoc throughout Britain, and a climate of fear and mistrust prevails throughout the wizarding world. Once at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron and Hermione find that Snape is to be the new Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor; filling his vacancy as Potions master is Horace Slughorn. Slughorn lends Harry an old textbook marked as the property of "The Half-Blood Prince"; the talented former owner's handwritten notes help Harry excel in the class. Suspecting Draco Malfoy may have become a Death Eater, Harry confides his suspicions to Dumbledore, who appears unconcerned, as do Ron and Hermione. Dumbledore begins giving Harry private lessons, using Dumbledore's Pensieve to view collected memories about Voldemort's past. A memory belonging to Slughorn is partially missing, and Harry is given the task of retrieving it. The lost memory leads to what will become the central quest of the book: unraveling the secret behind Voldemort's immortality and the key to his possible defeat.
   2. Production
a.   Search for a director
      Before David Yates was officially chosen to helm the film,many others had been offered the job, and previous directors had expressed an interest in returning. Director of the first and second Potter films Chris Columbus said he would return as director if, and only if, the actors he originally cast as the trio (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson) were not replaced for this film. Subsequent reports confirmed these three actors' returns, though Columbus made no comment before Yates was chosen. Alfonso Cuarón, the director of the third film, Prisoner of Azkaban, has said he "would love to have the opportunity" to return.<6> Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell declined a spot to direct the fifth film, and there were no reports that he was approached for this film. Terry Gilliam was Rowling's personal choice to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. However, when asked whether he would consider directing a later film, Gilliam said, "Warner Bros. had their chance the first time around, and they blew it." Matthew Vaughn and James
        McTeigue had reportedly been approached as well.M. Night Shyamalan was also asked at one point, but has since declined the position, and said that he would like to try his own hand at writing an adaptation of a book before attempting to take on Harry Potter. Access Hollywood reported that Michael Hoffman was in talks to direct,<11> though the rumor was confuted within a few days. On 13 November, WB announced that nobody was in negotiations to direct.It had been repeatedly reported that around Christmas 2006, Warner Bros. would make a decision regarding the director,but it was not until May 2007 that Yates was announced as the director. Yates is the second director, after Columbus, to direct two films in the series consecutively.
b.   Filming locations
       Filming is scheduled to start in September 2s have rumored that filming may move from the UK, where all of the previous five films have been shot. This is North Scotland reported filming will take place in New Zealand, due to the "more agreeable economy and climate" and lack of Scottish funding. The Sunday Business Post in Ireland has noted that the film's producers and WB executives have been scouting there, specifically Leinster and Munster because they "believe they have now exhausted possible locations in Britain." They are "particularly keen on Ireland, as the landscape is similar to Britain and will appear similar to the settings of the previous films." It is also confirmed that the crew are now scouting around Cape Wrath in Scotland for the cave scene. Still, Lacock has been confirmed as a location the producers are interested in utilizing.
c.   Set design
      As of February 2007, Stuart Craig has been designing sets for the film, including the astronomy tower where the climax of the film takes place.
d. Confirmed
     The following actors have stated they will return for this film:
Harry Potter-- Daniel Radcliffe Warner Bros. officially announced on 23 March 2007; Radcliffe will return for this film as well as the seventh.
Ron Weasley-- Rupert Grint Warner Bros. officially announced on 23 March 2007; Grint will return for this film as well as the seventh.
Hermione Granger-- Emma Watson Warner Bros. officially announced on 23 March 2007; Watson will return for this film as well as the seventh.
Draco Malfoy-- Tom Felton Has a penciled-in contract, though not set in stone. Claims he will do the seventh film if he can.
Neville Longbottom-- Matthew Lewis Confirmed in an interview on 22 June 2007.
Luna Lovegood-- Evanna Lynch Confirmed in an interview at Dublin premiere of Order of the Phoenix on 8 July 2007. Additionally, two 11-year-old children, Taylor Triphook and Katie Head, who have been noted to be redheads, will play two minor roles in the film, not culled from the novel. Heyman confirmed this in an interview on the red carpet at the U.S. premiere of Order of the Phoenix.

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