'HARRY POTTER 6' has a full cast
Warner has finished gathering the large cast for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Jeff Robinov, Warner Bros. Pictures' President of Production, announces that casting is complete for the much-anticipated Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, IESB reported.
David Yates, director of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, returns to direct Film Number Six. David Heyman is producing once again, along with David Barron. After skipping Phoenix, screenwriter Steve Kloves was lured back by his affection for J.K. Rowling's novel.
Series stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are joined by the recurring ensemble of Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters and David Thewlis.
Oscar winner Jim Broadbent (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) makes his Potter-debut as Potions Professor Horace Slughorn. Award-winning thespian Helen McCrory (Becoming Jane) plays Narcissa Malfoy, mother to Draco Malfoy.
In the new film, young wizards Harry Potter (Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Grint) and Hermione Granger (Watson) face new challenges and dangers following the return of the evil Lord Voldemort.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince enchants moviegoers beginning 21 November 2008.