As part of the promotion to the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on DVD and Blu-Ray next week, Video Business had the chance to speak with director David Yates, procuder David Heyman, and some of the cast who spoke about many of the extras for the release. He also spoke a bit about what’s happening with Deathly Hallows.
One of the Blu-ray features called ‘Maximum Movie Mode’ shows James Phelps’ (Fred Weasley) debut as assistant director on the Half-Blood set in addition to playing his Fred character. Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) also helped in the set design department. Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) assisted with editing and stunts.
Heyman stated that the DVD and Blu-ray editions hold the documentary J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life. “She doesn’t give many interviews, and then you go to editing with Dan, stunts with Rupert, and also hear them talk about their characters—their likes and dislikes—that’s great,” Heyman said.
Phelps talked about his Maximum Movie Mode sequence about how much he learned. “I learned more in my first week doing what I did than in my previous seven years of acting,” Phelps said. “I learned there is a 5:30 in the morning. That’s when you have to be there. It has made me a lot more professional in that there is less monkeying around on the set.”
Yates also revealed that Dan Radcliffe will go nude during one of the horcrux scenes. We’re guessing this is during the lake scene in the forest.
Besides detailing Half-Blood Prince, Yates and others also offered some surprising sneak peeks to the final two theatrical installments of the Harry Potter franchise, slated for 2010 and 2011 release. At certain points, Radcliffe will appear naked.In one scene, “
a horcrux [carrying a piece of Voldemort’s soul] defends itself by producing nightmarish visions, and one shows Hermione and Harry embracing and kissing,” explained Yates. “
It’s something intriguing and sensual for Rupert to react to, and Dan will be bare for that.”
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