Cast of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Return to the Cast
Nov 15, 2008
The sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, will be released into theatres on July 17, 2009, and fans of the film based on J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book of the same name can expect to see a few additional characters brought to life on the silver screen.
Joining Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), will be actors Jessie Cave, who will be playing Lavender Brown; Hero Fiennes-Tiffin who will play a young Tom Riddle, a.k.a Lord Voldemort and bringing to life Hogwarts newest professor, Professor Horace Slughorn, will be Jim Broadbent.
Jessie Cave as "Lavender Brown"
In J.K. Rowling's seven Harry Potter books, the character of Lavender Brown is present from day one, constantly hanging out with fellow Gryffindor Pavarti Patil, but in the first five Harry Potter films, Lavender Brown was nixed from the storyline.
But in this sixth installment of Warner Brother's Harry Potter film series, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, actress Jessie Cave will bring the character of Lavender Brown to life on the silver screen.
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as Young Tom Riddle
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin will take on the role of the young orphan Tom Riddle, who is introduced to Professor Albus Dumbledore, who visits the orphanage to invite the magical youngster to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he slowly begins his transformation into the evil Lord Voldemort.
The resemblance between the actor who plays a young Tom Riddle and Ralph Fiennes, who plays the adult Lord Voldemort is not coincidental; Hero Fiennes-Tiffin is Fiennes' nephew.
Jim Broadbent as Professor Horace Slughorn
Actor Jim Broadbent will bring Professor Horace Slughorn to life in this sixth Harry Potter film, in which his character will deliver a very important memory to Harry, helping him in his mission to take on the Dark Lord.
The slightly eccentric character of Professor Horace Slughorn is introduced to readers at the very beginning of Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Dumbledore is escorting Harry to The Burrow, when they pay a visit to former Hogwarts teacher and Slytherin House head Professor Slughorn. They tempt him out of retirement to take up the positions of potions professor, while Professor Severus Snape finally gets the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
What's Next for the Harry Potter Cast?
At the end of 2008, the sixth Harry Potter film installment was in post production. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will be released in theatres on July 19, 2009.
The Harry Potter cast's next project involves filming the first of the final two Harry Potter films.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh, final and longest book in J.K. Rowling's beloved series, will be turned into two films. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is tentatively slated for release into theatres on November 19, 2010, while the final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 will arrive in theatres in May 2011.
Director David Yates, who has also directed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is on board for the final two Harry Potter films. Notably, he's only the second director to direct more than one Harry Potter movie.
As of November 2008, Warner Bros. Studios had announced that many of the core cast members are already on-board to return for the final Harry Potter installments, including Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange).
For photos and the official movie trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, visit the official Harry Potter website.
