Just when Harry Potter fans accepted having to wait an extra seven months for The Half-Blood Prince, the movie has undergone a shift of a different sort: the MPAA just gave it a PG rating.
The first three Potter films were all PG, but as the stories turned darker, the fourth and fifth installments were both PG-13. But director David Yates told MTV a year ago that Half-Blood Prince would take on a much lighter tone as the story was the “‘American Graffiti’ for this set”, focusing mainly on the romantic relationships of the teenage heroes.
Still, the rating decision comes as a surprise, as the book ends in a violent climax and involves the murder of a major character.
Check out newly-released pictures from Half-Blood Prince here.
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