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08-14-2008, 08:46 PM
| | |  Half-Blood Prince release date pushed back to summer 2009 (UPDATE #2)
Warner Brothers have today announced that the Half-Blood Prince release date is to be pushed back to summer 2009. The release date will now be July 17th 2009. Quote:
In making the announcement, Mr. Horn stated, “Our reasons for shifting ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release, as proven by the success of our last Harry Potter film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment. Additionally, like every other studio, we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers’ strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films—changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of. We agreed the best strategy was to move ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer.”
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Commenting on the release date change for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” David Heyman, the producer of all the Harry Potter films, offered, “When Jeff Robinov explained the rationale behind moving the release date of ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ to July 2009, it was immediately apparent that this offered us the potential to reach the widest possible audience. I am extremely proud of this latest film and of the work of David Yates and our incomparable cast; I believe we have developed and pushed the series further still. We are all looking forward to sharing it with Harry Potter fans around the world, even if we have to wait just a bit longer.”
The official website for the film has been altered to reflect the change in release date. UPDATE: A new statement from Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer has emerged; Quote:
"The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 percent on schedule, on time. There were no delays. I've seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November."
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"We would never do anything to hurt one of the movies or the series. We love our fans."
UPDATE #2: Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution, spoke early Sunday about the decision to change the release date for the sixth film. Quote:
The studio had been considering the date change for three or four weeks, "but it really didn't kind of get on the front burner until sometime within the last seven days," Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution, said Sunday.
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08-15-2008, 12:34 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Oct 2005
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WTH!!!!!!!! I can't believe this crap. The writer's strike has been forever. I think this is very late in the day to be telling the fans. The reason is a bunch of crap.
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08-15-2008, 12:58 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dancing in the song
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WTF! 
We have to wait 10 more months! plus a little,
WB act like it's not going to make $ this nov
This is cruel!
wtf is your problem WB!! 
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08-15-2008, 01:03 AM
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| | Jarvey
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: France
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What!!! OMG!!! I was so excited!!! My family and I were going to go see it for my birthday!
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08-15-2008, 01:24 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wherever Snape is!
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Hey, which actors have their own blogs or websites? Write to them! Everyone write to Evanna, as big a fan as she is, I'd bet good money she's just as flabbergasted over this mess as a good deal of us are!
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08-15-2008, 01:29 AM
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| | Moke
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada
Posts: 8,644
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First Year | Terrified of my Tag Rawr!!!
I pity Star Wars fans. They had to wait 20 years.
I'm in the disapointment stage.
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08-15-2008, 01:48 AM
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|  EtherealPuffskein
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wonderland.
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WTF, WTF, WTH.
Ah yep.
Aren't they fabulous. 
The douches, it's summer spring, in November where I am. & THEN IT'LL BE WINTER NEXT YEAR IN JULY. & then, I bet ya, we won't get it until like, two months after it's realeased in the UK/USA.
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08-15-2008, 01:52 AM
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| | Kappa
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GMT +10
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Ahh...it's all about the money. Well it will be winter over here but that obviously doesn't matter to WB. Really not fair to make the fans wait another nine months to see this film. With all this extra time maybe they can put some more scenes into it.
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08-15-2008, 02:11 AM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: May 2006 Location: In a world with Dan
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I was so in sock when I read this. But its not going to stop me from seeing it. but it sucks. I will not blame HBP producers its not their fault. but WB should have thought this though.!!!!!!!! Before they came out with the trailer. that really erks me in so many ways. Okay i'm done before I go off.
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08-15-2008, 02:23 AM
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| | Red Cap
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: your mom's house
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Warner Brothers is just scared that Twilight might give them a run for their money.
I mean, honestly, it comes out like a week after the original release day for Half-blood Prince.
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08-15-2008, 02:27 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kent
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 yeah,a real sad and disappointing thing to read! why? all $$$ is it? but i still think WB owes an apology to cast and fans.
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08-15-2008, 02:43 AM
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#136 (permalink)
| | Puffskein
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sun Shine State
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i Hate Warner Brothers!! | |
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08-15-2008, 02:51 AM
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|  MEGAFirecrab
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon
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Sixth Year | Hello, Daddy! Hello, Mom! I'm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!
I have a feeling this is gonna get ugly...
Fans are NOT happy about this. I know I'm sure not. I was planning on watching it on my birthday (Thanksgiving this year, coincidentally), but now I can't D:< I'm more than a little upset. I know they had their reasons and all that, but still. Ughhh.
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08-15-2008, 02:53 AM
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| | Jarvey
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: collecting words
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ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME?!?!?!
me and my friends have been planning this day for months already! FOR MY BIRTHDAY NO LESS! GAH!
plus the fact the the WB has announced the date in their trailer doesn't help them either.
do they realize that the movies are so big that people will go see them no matter when it is?
idiots.
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08-15-2008, 02:55 AM
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| | Dugbog
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR USA
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Well this is totally sad but, I'm still super psyced to see the movie 
a longer wait won't do me any harm. now even more things to look forward to in 2009!! 
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08-15-2008, 03:00 AM
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| McFly McFan Jarvey
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Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle   My reaction was basically: WTF WTF WTF!!! Yeap that was my reaction too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not fair, it didn't seem like a good reason at all!!!!!!! I'm really angry!!!!!!
That's not fair, until JUlY!!!!!!
*thinking* If I could only  *evil laugh*
*sighs* resignation
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08-15-2008, 03:11 AM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston
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This...This is a joke! Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.  NO! This is... this must be a LIE. Fei chang bu hao! T_T
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08-15-2008, 03:20 AM
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| Fred and George's Darling Puffskein
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if they're pushing it back this movie had better be the best one yet.
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08-15-2008, 03:38 AM
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*Angrily breaks things*
Me no like. Bad medicine!
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08-15-2008, 03:50 AM
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#144 (permalink)
| | Puffskein
Join Date: May 2008 Location: In the Cinematic Sun
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NoooooO!! aah man!
Oh well *calms self
It's so they can make it even better....right?
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08-15-2008, 04:02 AM
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| | Lobalug
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Novosibirsk, Russia
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what??????????? maybe I have translated uncorrectly//
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08-15-2008, 04:07 AM
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| Harry's Birthday Surprise Red Cap
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i am sooo not happy about this.... it messes with all my fall plans (which were scheduled around the movie) It kinda seems as if something's going on other than what they are telling us. Oh well, I'm gonna go cry now.
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08-15-2008, 04:07 AM
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#147 (permalink)
| | Kappa
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Never Neverland
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GRR THAT BLOWS!!!!
But then again I will be in London for the release next summer!!
So um not too sure how I should feel!
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08-15-2008, 04:37 AM
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| | Firecrab
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sobs i was annoyed that aussie wernt gonna get it till december now how long am i going to have to wait ! this is ridiculus i hope this movies worth going to see or me and a lot of aussies are gonna be mad !
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08-15-2008, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by argentinaz_angel It's all quite silly. I mean HBP will make millions no matter when they release it, and GOF was released in November as well! Plus, they have to edit everything! The trailer, the list of dates on harrypotter.com ... it doesn't make sense to me  That was my thoughts exactly. HBP will make millions no matter when they release it, because it's Harry Potter.
(Although my first reaction was: WTFNO.)
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08-15-2008, 04:55 AM
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| | Snidget
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX
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thats ridiculous, i cant believe now we have to wait even longer.
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