USA Today reveals new HBP pics, trailer preview
USA Today reveals new HBP pics, trailer preview A new article just released by USA Today reveals two awesome new pictures!

- Young Tom Riddle at the orphanage with Dumbledore in the background
- Dumbledore creating a firestorm to fend off the Inferi

The newspaper also revealed lots of big notes about the film:

The trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince arrives today online and makes its debut in theaters Friday before The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Film editing is complete, says director David Yates, and studio officials will soon see the finished product.

Then next month, test audiences will get a sneak peek — something that doesn't seem to faze Yates in the least. "That's an incredibly useful process," he says.

The big reveal in the trailer (and in this exclusive photo from it): a glimpse of the young Tom Riddle, who grows up to become the wizarding world's most malevolent force, Lord Voldemort.
Posted by Andrew on Jul 28th | 178 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by Raist600 Jul 28th 2008

Awesome!


Posted by nugglemutter Jul 28th 2008

Second pic looks like gandalf


Posted by kerplookie Jul 28th 2008

What happened to Dumbledore's eccentric suit? :(


Posted by texas_hammer Jul 28th 2008

BEST PICS YET!!


Posted by HalfBlood06 Jul 28th 2008

beggers cant be choosers kerplookie... and this is sooo cool...bring on the trailer!!!


Posted by alex_c98 Jul 28th 2008

Oh my god. That made my night. Those are both AWESOME pictures!


Posted by hpninjaskills Jul 28th 2008

OH MY FREAKING GOSH. I WILL TRY TO STAY CALM AS I SHOUT AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS! I am in super shock & delight right now. Teaser trailer out tomorrow, two new OUTSTANDING pictures! What could else could I ask for? (the whole movie, of course) Man, this beats any feeling I've ever had. This makes me cringe with excitement, makes me speechless & wish that my sister, who is in Basic Training in the Army & is missing HP more than anything (she says in her letters to me), is here with me right now to experience this. WOW. I am ... so happy. :) I might sound crazy for being excited over these two pictures, but wow. =]


Posted by merrymarge Jul 28th 2008

Dumbledore's beard in the first pic (with young Riddle) looked too dark. And he wasn't wearing the plum-colored suit. Still, Riddle looked just the way I imagined him to look.


Posted by laurenhoffman7 Jul 28th 2008

trailer! excitedness. where is it?


Posted by hallows784 Jul 28th 2008

OOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMGGGGGG GGGG THIS IS FREAKIN AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by KristiofSlytherin Jul 28th 2008

Little Tom Riddle is perfect. I am eager to see the teenage/young adult Riddle though! That picture of Dumbledore looks awfully like Gandalf, haha.


Posted by hp_rox_my_sox15 Jul 28th 2008

little riddle... looks amazingly perfect! he looks sooo evil right there, but also so depressed... poor little tommy!


Posted by bermionie77 Jul 28th 2008

tis awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by ecniv08 Jul 28th 2008

*officially freakin out right now* best hbp pictures i've seen!! that young riddle is scaaaaary... I WANT THE TRAILER!!!


Posted by nosepickle Jul 28th 2008

wow, cool pictures! i like the little tom riddle. :)


Posted by SmegHead Jul 28th 2008

Young Tom Riddle looks perfect, I hope he has a decent length scene.


Posted by the7thhorcrux Jul 28th 2008

HE FINALLY LOOKS LIKE DUMBLEDORE!!! I can't wait to see the inferi scene in the trailer!!!!


Posted by chosti Jul 28th 2008

Great pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Movie should last at least 160 minutes...so every character receive good scenes


Posted by texas_hammer Jul 28th 2008

Lol Dumbledore looks like the caveman from Geico ads.


Posted by member_of_SPEW Jul 28th 2008

Wow! The pic of young Tom Riddle looks perfect - he looks a lot like the guy they had play the not-as-young Tom Riddle in CoS. One complaint - it looks darker than the scene was in the book, but I don't think we can be surprised about that. As for the second pic - does Dumbledore remind anyone else very strongly of Gandalf? The hair and the beard are a lot the same.


Posted by Beyond_The_Veil Jul 28th 2008

Okay. Pissed off now. I've been optimistic about this whole thing, but that picture with young Dumbledore... WTH?!?


Posted by bubblegum555 Jul 28th 2008

I hate time zones! When today is the trailer coming out? Anyone know?


Posted by JKrowlingismyIDLE Jul 28th 2008

Wow I really love the picture of Tom Riddle!


Posted by LunyWeasel Jul 28th 2008

That little Riddle is perfect! So psyched for the trailer! Why does it say it's coming out "today"? Isn't it debuting tomorrow at 9pm?


Posted by joshlhiggins Jul 28th 2008

This will definitely keep me excited until the trailer! :)


Posted by bermionie77 Jul 28th 2008

well bubblegum555 if you live in the northeast in the USA im assumming it comes out at 12:00 tonight!hopefully for the whole USA!Hopefully!!cant wait!


Posted by hpninjaskills Jul 28th 2008

member_of_SPEW - I agree. The orphange looks a LOT darker. But I like the tone of it. Pretty nice, pretty decent. Ahhhhh! They have a wardrobe! Does that mean they're going to put the part where DD sets it on fire in?! OMG OMG! I hope so. *crosses fingers* I honestly think that this movie will not be a disappointment. Let's just hope it won't be. :D


Posted by navygreengolf Jul 28th 2008

Oh gosh. Amazing pictures. He is just perfect!


Posted by hp_rox_my_sox15 Jul 28th 2008

Beyond_The_Veil: it's not young dumbledore... it's young tom riddle... LunyWeasel: I think the article comes out tomorrow, so it says that it's coming out "today" meaning tomorrow...


Posted by RoseMclane Jul 28th 2008

The Orphanage looks PERFECT! Just like I imagined it!! Who else thought Dumbledore looked like Gandalf in the second picture? XD


Posted by chosti Jul 28th 2008

Yates need this one to be a succes, for fans and for Warner


Posted by Rose37 Jul 28th 2008

Sorry to both the mugglenet.com cast and wb, but these pics don't inpress me, in the least!!!


Posted by HBP_HagridsBigPoop_ Jul 28th 2008

Oooo! Now I'm getting excited for this trailer!!!! Little Tom looks PERFECT! I can't wait to see teenaged Tom Riddle, though--he better be as gorgeous as I imagine him! ;) But, hp_rox_my_sox15, a younger Dumbledore IS in the pic with young Tom Riddle, but I think he looks fine.


Posted by prettyradio Jul 28th 2008

Riddle looks exactly how I imagined. ...and Dumbledore is SO freakin' awesome!


Posted by kneazley615 Jul 28th 2008

I kind of imagined young tom riddle more mischevious and more like a kid with dreams.... not really like a suicidal crazy... and the dumbledore picture looks kinda elfish to me.....


Posted by LunyWeasel Jul 28th 2008

I can't wait to see the Inferi. I bet they're wicked creepy looking. Does anyone know how long this trailer is supposed to be? I hope we get a barrage of other new pics and clips once it's released. But I think that would be "optimistic to the point of foolishness" since it took this long to get just the trailer.


Posted by AmandaB Jul 28th 2008

The picture of Dumbledore in the inferi scene looks quite a bit like the UK cover of HBP! Brilliant.


Posted by Clean0002 Jul 28th 2008

I love the orphanage picture! Young Tom Riddle is perfect! I can't wait for the trailer tomorrow!


Posted by acciohagridxo Jul 28th 2008

omg omg omg omg omg OMG ! this is like the best picture so far, i've been waiting for this. young tom riddle... mhm. he looks just like big tom riddle, and im quiet happy about it. and Dumbledore... omg he looks AWESOME. I just cant wait until this movie ! and I hope I get a chance to go on the harry potter movie screening xD


Posted by marfox Jul 28th 2008

wow best pics yet cant wait for the trailer im going to see the mummy friday so ill get to see the trailer wow i mean wow those pics are grate the movie will smash the dark knight records i bet man i cant wait tto see the movie love the pics kid tom riddle looks very demented and scary looks grate


Posted by hermione93 Jul 28th 2008

i like tom riddle but everything else is AWFUL!!! dunbledore with the inferi is AWFUL!! michael gambon needs to read the books he is the worst actor in the hp films!!!!!! and is that supposed to be dumbledore in the orphanage??? Pu-thet-ic david yates. i think mugglenet should sign a petition that we want alfonso or columbus BACK!!!!!


Posted by hpninjaskills Jul 28th 2008

I`m like sobbing right now. This is what , third comment , and I'm still happy? Mother! :D I'm .. like so totally stoked to see the trailer tomorrow. This is the best week ever! These pictures, trailer tomorrow, Harry and JK's birthday. Then possibly more clips? Eh. Just dreamin' . ;)


Posted by Braves841 Jul 28th 2008

OMGGG im so excited the pics are amazing no matter what the few naysayers say i love the 2nd pic of dumbledore it is exactly what i imagined! gosh this is a great movie announcement day first HDM and now this!!! im so happy and excited


Posted by Rose37 Jul 28th 2008

I am sorry to say, but I think that The dark Knight will bet The Harry Potter and the half blood prince, Hands down!!!


Posted by BubbleGumPinkHair1 Jul 28th 2008

Those are 2 of the best pictures I have ever seen! I love the fire one! And young tom riddle looks amazing! So excited!


Posted by BubbleGumPinkHair1 Jul 28th 2008

Those are 2 of the best pictures I have ever seen! I love the fire one! And young tom riddle looks amazing! So excited!


Posted by tamales2222 Jul 28th 2008

LOL...texas_hammer! Dumbledore does look a little like the caveman in the Geico ads! That's so funny! Young Tom Riddle looks so evil. He is perfect!


Posted by Unregistered_Animagus Jul 28th 2008

The Riddle/Dumbledore picture is BREATHTAKING. It sent me an idea, like a flash of the trailer in its entirety. I felt like I knew exactly what the trailer would be like, every flash of image and sound. But, you know, it was just a feeling.


Posted by Fia Jul 28th 2008

Oh my bloody gosh! Is that GANDALF (bold, slanted, and underlined) in the background?!?!? I thought he was dead! Cause didn't he play Dumbledore before his sad and untimely death? What's he doing in the background, and why isn't he the Dumbledore they're using now instead of the midget Dumbledore that they have now that has no idea how to act like Dumbledore??


Posted by trueligth Jul 28th 2008

I like both pictures, this is something that I imagen when I read the book. I hope the movie is as good as all the pictures and news we have been reading and listing until now.




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