RupertGrint.net has spotted these new spools of yarn from German yarn company Opal. They have a new Half-Blood Prince collection with 8 color themes to be released Fall 2008. Each of the themes represents one character from the sixth Potter film and includes a picture.

Those characters include Harry, Ron, Malfoy, Lupin, Tonks, Dumbledore, and Hedwig. Tonks most notably has a new, much shorter, haircut. Check 'em out in our gallery!

Casting Call Pro UK has several actors and actresses listed for roles in Half-Blood Prince, and one of them may suggest how the film opens up.

Teresa Mahoney, pictured left, has been cast as "Sofie" in "Boardroom - Opening Scene". This leads us to believe that Half-Blood Prince's opening may stay true to the book.

Other casting includes a Slytherin Student, a Death Eater, and a Slughorn Ball Graduate. Thanks to Ryan for the tip!

A brief new interview with Jessie Cave, Lavendar Brown in the sixth Potter film, has surfaced where she comments on the kiss between her and Rupert Grint for the film.

"It was a bit embarrassing. Our first screen kiss was on my third day of shooting. It's been an amazing experience though. I've been completely immersed in the Harry Potter world since filming started last year."

Thanks to JCF for the scan!

In lieu of Half-Blood Prince trailer news, BBC is feeding our craving by providing some interesting video shots of Leavesden Studios via helicopter. Leavesden has been used to film most interior and exterior Potter scenes since the beginning of the franchise.

The aerial shots provide a glimpse at several outdoor sets, including Privet Drive, Hagrid's Hut, the Hogwarts Express - Hogwarts station, an entrance to Hogwarts, and one end of a Quidditch pitch.

Additionally, there are several sets that cannot be identified from recognition in past Potter films. Possibilities include the Gaunt's House (CBBC's guess), a part of The Orphanage, and The Burrow.

Watch the video and sound off with your ideas in the comments! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.

SnitchSeeker.com was at Collectormania 13 in England and spoke with Natalia Tena, who plays Tonks in Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince. Tena revealed that she has completed filming for HBP:

The only scene Natalia has filmed for the movie, isn't actually in the book at all. She was only on set for the part where Death Eaters attack the Burrow at Christmas (where Harry & the Weasleys are present). She said that none of the angst of her character is there - indeed, she and Lupin are just suddenly a couple when they meet there.

Read more at Snitch Seeker. Thanks to Trish for the tip!

BlogHogwarts.com has online an interview with Tony Coburn, who will be playing Young Lucius Malfoy in Half-Blood Prince. In the interview, he talks about what scenes he's filmed and who he's worked with:

BH: Have you filmed your scenes for Half-Blood Prince? In which scenes are you involved?
TC: The scenes have been shot and I was in a dinner scene with Professor Slughorn. I was also an extra in Dumbledore’s death scene which was a night shoot.

BH: Who did you work with? Who did you meet?
TC: I acted with Jim Broadbent and was in the death scene with Michael Gambon, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith and Robbie Coltrane.

To read more of what he has to say, including how he prepared for the role, check out this translation at The-Portkey.com. Thanks to them for the tip!

According to United Agents, actress Suzanne Toase is currently filming her role as Alecto Carrow for the sixth Harry Potter film. It is yet unknown whether she'll reprise the role in Deathly Hallows.

Thanks to everyone who emailed in!

In a new interview, Jim Broadbent, who will play Horace Slughorn in the sixth Potter film has conceded that he's not a "massive fan" of the Potter books.

He explains, "It's not really part of my generation. But I had read the first one and seen the films. I caught up with the sixth one, which I'm in. But I have to admit I haven't read them all."

On playing the role of Slughorn, he added, "I like to mix it up, the big films and the little ones. A big range of different parts."

Thanks to everyone who emailed in!

UPDATE: An English translation has been posted at the link at the bottom of the post. BIG thanks to Sept19, who's translation we're using. Thanks also goes to everyone else who translated: Dennis, Cristina, Kate, Mery, Penélope, Alli, Wilmer, Maria, Ljane, and Diego!

A news channel in Mexico recently awarded a lucky Potter fan the chance to visit Leavesden Studios last month. She did just that, and recently posted a small set report online.

One interesting tidbit: there is already a small portrait hanging for Dumbledore in his office. This seconds what was said in this report from London Taxi Tours, stating the Dumbledore death scenes have been shot.

The report was written in Spanish and accompanied by a picture of Matt Lewis, Katie Leung, and a couple contest winners in the Great Hall. A full translation can be found at the link below.

The infamous London Taxi Tours has updated with some news concerning filming for Half-Blood Prince:

We know they have filmed Dumbledore’s death and the Quidditch has also been filmed, which might explain why the cranes are now gone. We also know that the Malfoy’s house is under construction.

A few new pictures of a huge set outside of Leavesden Studios are also available on their website. Thanks to The Portkey for the tip!

Potterish has a new interview with Tom Moorcroft, the actor who will be playing Regulus Black in Half-Blood Prince. In it, they talk about the scene Moorcroft filmed, his relationship with David Yates, and a possible role in Deathly Hallows:

Do you have any information about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, where your character has a big role during the books?
No information as of yet, I gather that right now they’re concentrating on the Half Blood Prince. It would make sense to use the same actor again to save confusion, but I personally have no idea. I would like to get called back though.

See the full interview right here. Thanks again to Potterish!

Ronald Weasley actor Rupert Grint appeared tonight on Al Murray's Happy Hour on ITV in the UK. In a very hilarious interview, he talks about getting the role, filming Half-Blood Prince, and much more. Check it out here, with big thanks to RupertGrint.net for the capture!

Over the past couple of months, hundreds of you have sent in links to an alleged Half-Blood Prince teaser poster that was confirmed to be a fake. Now, a new one is making its way around the web and we want to tell you about it before it gets out of hand. CanMag.com has a picture of a reader standing next to a new "teaser poster" in the UK. It depicts a green Dark Mark with the caption "Everything Will Change" at the top.

Two reasons why this could be fake: 1) It's blurry, as all fakes-taken-in-real-environments are. And 2) The caption is very similar to lines from other Potter films (most notably "It's changin' out there" in Order of the Phoenix).

UPDATE: We've learned from TheDailySnitcher.com that this is indeed fake. A real one to come soon? We sure hope so!

Our friends at DanRadcliffe.com have a new set report online from a Chilean magazine called Wiken. In it, they talk with Dan Radcliffe and speak about several different aspects of Leavesden Studios (where all the Potter films are shot). Of interest to those clamoring for new Half-Blood Prince news, they talk about Horace Slughorn's Christmas party:

Wikén witnessed a scene during a filming day. In it, the new Potions Master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Horace Slughorn (played by the British actor Jim Broadbent, known by supporting roles in classic movies such as "Brazil and "Richard the Third"), celebrates a Christmas party in his room for a selected group of students. Slughorn walks from one group to another chatting with his guests, trying to gain his favourite students' favour.

After a second take, the filming team watches the repetition of this scene through some monitors. As the director David Yates leaves the place, he gives some additional instructions. A few meters away, actors and actresses of other scenes wait very focused, seated in white plastic chairs outside the set where scenes are being filmed.

You can read the full translation of the article right here.

Nickelodeon Magazine is offering U.S. residents the chance to win a trip to the Los Angeles premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The contest opens today and runs through May 1. Participants must be between the ages of 6 and 14. The sixth film will hit theaters on November 21.

We will update you on any further information regarding the movie premieres and their dates.

Thanks to HPANA for the tip!

Yesterday we showed you a pictured from Half-Blood Prince that appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine's April 2008 issue. Warner Brothers has now passed along the high-res version of this pic, and you can check it out here!

The April issue of Nick magazine will contain this new advertisement for the sixth Harry Potter movie as well as this new photo of the trio in the Gryffindor common room.

Thanks to RHS.com and everyone who emailed!

ComingSoon.net reports that, in a conference call on Friday, IMAX Corporation revealed Half-Blood Prince will indeed be playing on the big BIG screen. It will be simultaneously released on the same day it hits regular theaters, which is November 21st.

You may remember that Prisoner of Azkaban through Order of the Phoenix have also been released in IMAX, so this should come as no surprise!

E! has just released a new interview with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton where they discuss the sixth Potter film and some of the cuts that have been made. Also in the clip is footage of the crew filming a corridor scene with Dan and Rupert at Gloucester Cathedral.

Thanks to The Daily Snitcher for the tip!

Collectormania 2008 hosted Matt Lewis and his brother yesterday in Manchester, England, where he answered several questions about the Harry Potter films. Snitch Seeker has a small report from Matt Lewis' talk, where one reader says he did confirm previous rumors that Deathly Hallows would be split in two.

All of these leaks and quotes from people inside the Potter film are adding up, and at this point an announcement from WB should be imminent. We'll keep you posted!