Here are some brief film news you shouldn't miss on July 17, 2009:

• While David Yates' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" collected $58.1 million domestically, the sixth installment in the popular series picked up a solid $45.9 million on the international circuit. That brings the one-day total for "Prince" to a huge $104 million. (Variety)

• Scott Speedman, Bruce Greenwood and Macha Grenon are the latest to join Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike and Rachelle Lefevre in Richard Lewis' "Barney's Version," based on the book by Mordecai Richler. The film follows a man who's been through three marriages, had two kids, and seems to be involved in the disappearance of one of his buddies. (THR)

• Ed Helms from "The Hangover" is set to star in Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids." Helms plays an insurance agent heading to a convention to save his colleagues' jobs. Phil Johnston wrote the script. Helms, who also stars on "The Office," will soon be seen in "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard." Arteta recently wrapped "Youth in Revolt." (Variety)

• Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay are set to write Warner's "Staycation," a comedy Todd Phillips will produce. Plot details are strictly kept under wraps, but Variety reports sources call the project "a male-driven laffer." Manfredi and Hay's credits inlcude "Clash of the Titans," "Aeon Flux" and "Crazy/Beautiful."