Harry Potter stars Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint pose for the cameras at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Soaked in the rain, but dashing as ever - in particular, Emma Watson!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will soon be released in theaters nationwide (July 17) and the new look banners are out already.

We had a first look at the character banners from the new movie, including Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Dumbledore (Sir Michael Gambon)!

Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) and Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) round out the new images from the second-to-last entry in the phenomenal J.K. Rowling saga.

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Daniel Radcliffe made his Broadway debut on thursday, with the Broadway premiere of Equus. While the play was well received by the audience, Radcliffe was looking a little less than fabulous. Has he stopped visiting the gym?

The actor. who plays a delinquent with a weird horse fetish in the play, seems to have put on a lot of flab of late.

As the sixth installment of the famous Harry Potter series nears completion, one of its stars Emma Watson candidly states that the movie is going to be a lot of fun. She spoke at the National Movie Awards, claiming that the movie will be a romantic comedy.

The actress who plays Hermione Granger in the adaptation of the popular book, says that .It.s got Ron.s first kiss with Lavender in it, which is quite big news. It.s much more of a romantic comedy, it.s much funnier than any of the other ones..

The movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is due out in July 2009. The other big stars in the movie include Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.

Sources reveal that Harry Potter’s latest movie due for release will be much hotter as the stars are now all grown-up. Daniel Radcliffe, who has already shown off his recenty-acquired hunkish torso in the play Equus, is reported to be extremely upbeat about the upcoming movie and recently the stars celebrated the completion of the movie with great pomp and splendor.

The sixth edition of the series is titled Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the Harry Potter star confirmed that there will be a lot more snogging in this sequel. The movie is already slated to be darker and more in-depth as Albus Dumbledore reveals Voldemort’s past to Harry, the story weaves through deep secrets, dark spells and a betrayal to Harry finally finding his true love.

Better make sure to mark the 21st of November on your calendar - the new Potter is going to be hot, dark and intense.