This time - it's personal!

Breaking the region barrier, Warner Home Video will feature its first worldwide BD Live community screening for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on December 12th, just four days after its release on Blu-ray.

The Half-Blood Prince release will also mark the second BD Live community screening with audio commentary, no longer limiting filmmakers to answering questions sent via text message.

Director David Yates will serve as the emcee for the event, which star Daniel Radcliffe will also attend. Only the first 100,000 users that register their discs through BD Live and RSVP for the event will be guaranteed a spot to participate. The screening will begin at 8 PM London local time, for any Yankees trying to do the math.

“I’m really looking forward to the live community screening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and excited to talk directly to fans of the movie about my experiences and answer their questions,” said Radcliffe. “It’s a wonderful way for fans and for those directly involved with making a film to share opinions and ideas.”

Yates added, “I’m looking forward to engaging with the thoughts and opinions of the fans who have supported us so loyally and passionately over the years—without them the films wouldn’t be the success they are.”

Now, Yankees and wankers worldwide can try to out-geek each other with obnoxious Harry Potter trivia.

Great.

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So I put on my robe and wizard hat...

David Yates’ adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which has grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide, was finally street dated today, by Warner Bros., for a December release.

UK audiences will see copies hit shelves on December 7th, while their US counterparts must wait a day later until December 8th.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth installment in the wildly popular series, and director David Yates’ second film in the franchise. The critically acclaimed blockbuster smashed US and global box office records, going on to become one of the top ten highest grossing worldwide films of all-time.

No supplemental material has been confirmed at this time, although Warner Bros. did announce it would be a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo release – for US audiences, at least.

Considering the distributor has included “Maximum Movie Mode” in all of its recent blockbuster releases, it’s likely that the Half-Blood Prince will receive the same treatment.

Damn dirty muggles.

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