In a recent interview, actor Alec Hopkins confirmed that he will be back to reprise his role as young Severus Snape in Half-Blood Prince; he mentions that his scenes consist of being part of moving photos throughout the sixth film.

Alec also spoke about his role in Order of the Phoenix, specifically his disappointment at having his scenes cut down to a matter of seconds shown through a montage of Snape's memories. The video can be viewed below (note: he was joking about the Snapes on a Plane movie):



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes to theatres July 17, 2009.