Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Thanks very much to Oclumencia for sending me a few hi-res shots from the Lacock Abbey and Gloucester Cathedral shootings for HBP. You can see clear shots of Dan Radcliffe, James Phelps, and David Yates, along with Dumbledore's and Harry's body doubles.

( More shots from GC and LA. )

Thanks very much to Enock from Oclumencia for sending me some photos they found from the Gloucester Cathedral filming for HBP in February. Photos feature Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, just the tiniest hint of Maggie Smith, and a couple with Dan Radcliffe and James Phelps that I didn't see before.


( Many more from GC here. )

Thanks very much to ICM for finding three new photos of Rupert on the HBP set at Gloucester Cathedral in February. The first one seen here is similar to this photo, but there are very slight differences, so it deserves to be here.


The other two photos are definitely new, and VERY hi-res, so fair warning to you lot on dial-up.

( Rupert at GC. )

Here's another short video from tonight's E!'s Daily 10, all thanks to vivisco, where Dan Radcliffe, in costume, talks about Jo Rowling and her writing the books from the HBP set at Gloucester Cathedral last month.


Dan on the GC set
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Thanks very much to RG.net for the almost three-minute segment aired on E!'s Daily 10 earlier this evening. In it, Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton, in costume, talked about 'Half-Blood Prince' and its progress. There are a loads of small bits and pieces of the scenes shot at Gloucester Cathedral, and you even hear Ron talking to Harry in the corridors! It's pretty marvelous.


E!'s Daily 10 full segment
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You can download the caps from the video vivisco provided me with (because her video has a higher res and therefore clearer pics), in a zip file here (you can also download caps from yesterday's show here).

Thanks to my ever-wonderful and faithful vivisco for uploading the preview E!'s The Daily 10 aired earlier this evening, which showed Dan and Rupert at the Gloucester Cathedral set. You can see Dan dressed as Harry as he readies for his scenes, as well as a short interview with the E! correspondent on the set.


E!'s Daily 10 preview of HBP | MU mirror
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Also, rumour has it that a longer segment will air on Friday's show, so stay tuned for that later in the day. I'll also have the caps for this video in a few hours.

While searching for something very-unrelated, I stumbled upon a couple of shots of Gloucester Cathedral after they were done setting up the interior, and in the photos here you can see a Hogwarts backdrop for the scene shot there, as well as the finished corridors. I thank ibelong2me from the Jason Isaacs forums for them.


Guys, if you visit the sets and have photos, please send them over!

ETA: Three more from the same person under the cut (I missed them from yesterday, sorry).

( Setting up the Cathedral. )


ETA: Unrelated to this post, but in case you're wondering what happened to the post with the supposed 'HBP signature', I deleted it because the shot was indeed a fake, as kjb13248 thankfully pointed out (it's from a fan-made HBP trailer).

Here's one last shot of Dan Radcliffe leaving Gloucester Cathedral yesterday and waving to fans, thanks to This is Gloucestershire.

The Snitch has a few more shots from Gloucester Cathedral, including larger images of James Phelps and David Yates, all the cars the stars are coming out of, and some dude walking around town as Hagrid. Also, they did find out what scene was being shot there:

A source from the set today revealed to me that the scene being shot was Professor McGonagall telling Ron and Harry that they can take Potions for their NEWTS.

This scene involved 200 extras, ranging from First Years to Seventh Years.

The wooden crutches that were seen being taken into Gloucester Cathedral were not there for Ron but in fact for two of the extras who were already on their plastic crutches.

That explains the lack of Emma, in case anyone was wondering (as I was), though not entirely sure why Draco and Snape needed to be there for that (or that could have been a separate scene).

( And more from Gloucester Cathedral. )

Thanks to the BBC for a video of the filming at Gloucester Cathedral yesterday, where you can see David Yates, Rupert Grint, and James Phelps heading to the set to film scenes for HBP. I know the audio/video sync is WAY off (it was like that when I watched the video on BBC's site, too), but you get the general idea.


Gloucester Cathedral HBP filming
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You can download the caps in a zip file here.

Here are the beginning of today's photographs, courtesy of This is Gloucestershire, the BBC, and Oclumencia for some hi-res shots of Alan and Rupert that we saw the miniature versions of yesterday (and, yes, the Diet Coke IS in Rupert's hand, for everyone wondering). Another day in Gloucestershire, and I do hope we get more photos throughout the day.


This made me smile. Dan in Harry's robes, bless!

( Many more here, including Rupert Grint, who doesn't need to shy away from the camera. )

Thanks to The Snitch for a couple of shots of the extras and body doubles at Gloucester Cathedral earlier today. The site promises more, so I'll check there later today and tomorrow to see if they've updated.

( Two more from the Cathedral. )

I know this is a bit counter-productive, but I did miss them, and will post them here. Some massive shots of the cathedral from this past weekend as it was being set up for all the filming. It's just shots around the place, so if you want to check them out, go right ahead. Photos courtesy of TLC as I perused their gallery to see if I missed anything, and, as you can tell, I did.

( Another pre-filming look around the cathedral. )

More photos, this time courtesy of the BBC, of David Yates leading his little team of cast and crew, Rupert Grint lurking about, Alan Rickman out of costume, James Phelps (probably doing the technical stuff and not the acting here), and a whole lot of body doubles and extras!


James says hi. =P

( Loads of actors and characters here. )

Thanks to Potterish for a handful of photos of extras in various Hogwarts uniforms running about Gloucester Cathedral and art director Stuart Craig just hanging out, I suppose.

( Extras and more here. )

Here's a hi-res picture of Rupert in costume as Ron at Gloucester Cathedral, thanks to Oclumencia. Boy does look incredibly exhausted, poor thing.

( Hi-res shot of Rupert here! )

Thanks so much to Oclumencia for hi-res pictures of Dan Radcliffe and Alan Rickman at Gloucester Cathedral. Dan's in that big coat he wears between takes, and Alan in costume as Snape.

Yeah, just expect a LOT of updates the rest of this week, blimey.

( Dan and Alan here! )

Here's another update, still from This is Gloucestershire. Two more photos of Alan Rickman out of costume and on set can be seen, as well as Rupert Grint dressed as Ron in his Gryffindor robes. Very lovely, indeed.


More of Rupert and Alan under the cut.

( Ron and Snape!!! )

Also, guys, I do have a life, so please don't expect me to have everything up the moment it's online. Give me at least a couple of hours, but you know I'm always pretty quick with this stuff, anyway!

FINALLY! I know I should have just added this to the previous post, but this warrants its own post. Here's Alan Rickman as our beloved Half-Blood Prince at Gloucester Cathedral, courtesy of This is Gloucestershire.

Finally, the cast has arrived! Pity we don't have any photos of any of them, yet (from what I've read, Dan, Rupert, Tom, Maggie Smith, and Alan Rickman were there today). However, we got a couple of Rupert and Tom's body doubles, so this at least tells you what costumes they're wearing in whatever scenes they're shooting here? Thanks to This is Gloucestershire for them (and guys, if you can go there today or tomorrow, see if you can take a photo!).


Three more under the cut.

( More from the cathedral and ickle body doubles! )