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This Saturday, February 21, 2009, the latest MTV Spoilers episode is premiering. The 30 minutes show is a quarterly show that gives sneak peeks at some upcoming movies. This latest edition will include some info on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie, which is still about 5 months away from release with its release date of July 17, 2009. The MTV Spoilers episode is supposed to give more info on the scene added to the movie that they first announced last year. This scene is not from the book and the rumors going around have been that it seems to be a scene involving Death Eaters attacking the Burrow, which is thought by many to be a bad add on since something similar happens in Book 7 and is totally belongs on screen in the first of the Book 7 movies, but many now not happen or may not seem as important as it should. Anyways the MTV Spoilers episode is to include an exclusive visit to the UK filming set for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The episode will also include the director David Yates, Daniel Radcliffe (plays Harry Potter), Emma Watson (plays Hermione), and Rupert Grint (plays Ron) talking about the darker theme of this movie compared to the prior movie releases.

This MTV Spoilers episode also has some stuff related to some other movies, so the Harry Potter part might not be that long, however, it seems it might be one of the longer is not longest segments. The other movies with sneak peek stuff in this episode include Watchmen, Star Trek, Land of the Lost, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

By the way filming for the movies based on the 7th book begin today, February 19, 2009.

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At select Regal Theaters there is a special preview of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie. The special includes new footage, clips, and interviews with some of the cast. The interviews are to include Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and the producer David Heyman. The interview part certainly sounds new, but from the description of the clips including some of it seems old (i.e. I have seen it in trailers before), although also some new stuff at least.

This site describes the following scenes as being in the preview: “Bellatrix on top of a table in the Great Hall throwing a spell (extended), Hermione throwing birds at Ron, Hermione’s jealousy of Ron and Lavender (”Excuse me, I have to go vomit”), Dumbledore levitating items in the Dursley house, a couple of new lines from Dumbledore, new shots of the Inferi, and the “She Thinks You’re the Chosen One” scene (extended).”

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The three main actors in the Harry Potter Films all made it into the top 20 list of highest paid celebrities under 30 put together by Forbes. Of the three Daniel Radcliffe brought in the most money making $32.5 million for the year ending June 2008. That put him ahead of popular teen musicians and actors Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. Emma Watson also made the list with her earnings being $7.1 million. Rupert Grint was behind her bringing in $6.4 million, which was still enough to make the top 20 list. No one was anywhere close to the Beyonce Knowles, who is at the top of the list with $104 million. The second place person, Justin Timberlake, actually barely earned more than half of what Knowles earned, as his earnings were $57.3 million.

Here is an article about Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, talking about the Ron and Hermione relationship that takes place in the 7th book. He is dreading the romantic scenes that occur between Ron and Hermione in the 7th book and soon to be in the 7th movie because that means he has to film romantic scenes with Emma Watson. The kiss scene is expected to be part of the filming that begins next month for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies. You would think it would be nothing when Rupert recently did much more graphically romantic acting in the movie Cherrybomb. Apparently, though the idea of a romantic thing with Emma Watson is more daunting.

It sounds like it is more daunting than the more intense scene in Cherrybomb because he has known Emma Watson for much longer than Kimberley Nixon, who he did the scene with in Cherrybomb. He is hoping that Emma will be similarly distracted as Kimberley was when they did the scene in Cherrybomb. He mentions they kept themselves distracted by doing crosswords in between takes on the set of Cherrybomb and that he has a stack of crosswords ready for the upcoming filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I guess even when a scene is just an act it can be nerve racking. It must be hard, though, since he has been doing the movies with Emma Watson for many years now and did not even know about the kissing part until the 7th book came out, but it has been long enough to get ready for it or to think too much about it and get more nervous. Sounds very Ron-like, though, and thus a good way to be in character.

One of the articles I read today was about Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, showing some skin in another one of his acting works. This is not quite as scandalous as the stuff Daniel Radcliffe has done (by the way I do not find anything wrong with him doing it, just referring to how it was mostly publicized as). It sounds like all that happens is that Rupert takes off his shirt in his upcoming role in Cherrybomb, which is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival next month, although the movie does also have references to sex, drugs, and alcohol. It sounds like the movie is certainly adult in nature compared to his Harry Potter role, but it only seems natural that as he matures he would want to take on some more mature content roles as well.

from iTunes

Daniel Radcliffe’s Playlist

Hope There’s Someone - Antony and The Johnsons
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire Funeral
Man Ray - The Futureheads
Carrion British - Sea Power
Buddy Holly - Weezer
Music When the Lights Go Out - The Libertines
Gouge Away - Pixies
Me Ves y Sufres Hope of the States
What I’m Looking For Brendan Benson
Boredom Buzzcocks

Rupert Grint’s Playlist

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
U Got It Bad - Usher
I Am Not Your Broom - They Might Be Giants
Minority - Green Day
Stand Up Tall - Dizzee Rascal
Sucker Train Blues - Velvet Revolver
Forgot About Dre - Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg
Common People - Pulp
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Fit But You Know It - The Streets

Or does she???

There’s conflicting reports out about Emma Watson’s future in the Harry Potter franchise.

On the one hand you have outlets like TV Guide reporting she’s gone.

Then on the other hand you have stories like this one on Associated Content saying that she’s staying put. And there’s another in the Chicago Tribune.

What’s a fan to believe?

Personally, I don’t put much stock in the “she’s staying” reports. Why? It seems rather speculative…and they’re reporting it as fact. It’s not Emma or her people saying she’ll be back…it’s Warner Bros. saying “they’re confident” she’ll be back. That doesn’t sound like a sure thing to me.

She may very well be back, and I sure hope she does come back (it would be really, really weird if she didn’t). Maybe it’s just a healthy mis-trust of big business and big media, but I don’t put much faith into what they’re saying.

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Here’s part 2 of Rupert Grint playing “Bogies.” I kind of like the charm of the first one, but this one’s pretty funny, too.

This is an oldie but goodie. Here’s Rupert Grint playing a game of “Pro Celebrity Bogies” in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Oh, fun in a museum…it brings back some great memories of my time living in New York City and going to all of the museums there. I can’t say I ever played “Bogies” in a museum…but I wish I had. You know what? It’s never too late. Everyone should make it a point to play a little “Bogies” today. Seriously. Where ever you are and whatever you’re doing…Bogies.

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