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.

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;

UPDATE #2: Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution, spoke early Sunday about the decision to change the release date for the sixth film.

But ... Didn't the trailer say Nov 08? Or did I imagine it? xD

SERIOUSLY!?
I just saw this on ONTD and thought "is it gonna go on SS?" and now here it is.
But I wanna know why they'd put the date of the release on the teaser trailer and then change it :/

WHAT!?!

(ok, that wasn't my initial reaction, but I can't my initial reaction down, for that would be swearing.)

It did. But this is an official press release. The repercussions of which are huge, but that's for the studio to deal with.
:lol: My reaction was basically: WTF WTF WTF!!!

WHAT????????? DID I READ THAT RIGHT????????? Why???????

That's brilliant! No... wait a second...

:lol: That's what I'm feeling right now.
But yeah I agree the studio is going to pay HUGE for this. I mean seriously you give us a teaser trailer and then go LULZ KIDDING YOU WON'T SEE THIS FOR NEARLY A YEAR. FAIL WB. Imma show them a magic trick.

Yes, that was my exact reaction.

I think we should do some sort of petition, I'M seeeeeething.
Boycott WB or something. Send them angry fan mail.

GAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

OMG!!!
Noooooo!!!
Do you actually know how much I have been waiting for that amazing day...even planning every single second....:cry:

Gah. Seriously.

This makes me want to see the movie less, to be honest. Honestly, this is ridiculous.

First we get a trailer that takes for-fricking-ever to make its appearance, and now we don't even get the fricking movie until next friggin summer.

Do you think this will affect the DH production? Would they put off shooting until after HBP is released, or keep filming on schedual for that?

This is not possible. No.
It's always about money isn't it.
I am so mad right now.
I had big plans for Thanksgiving, which included this film.

According to what I saw, it's supposedly not going to affect DH production but I dunno. This gives the editors like what ELEVEN MONTHS to fiddle around with it!? HBP better be so epic I wanna see it more than once like TDK was.

Oh yeah, Smooth move.

You get us all hyped up for November and just shoot us back down? *Grumbles to self* <.<

Try reading the quotes. They do give their reasons.
No. Yates said in the press release *points to link* that DH will start in February, as planned.

I can't believe this. They've GOT to be kidding. They can't just do this to us! Well, I mean, clearly they can but it's hardly fair! There are thousands of people out there waiting to see this film and they do this? GAAAH >.<

Next thing they're going to say DH'll come out an year later too <_<

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: I was gonna watch that on Thanksgiving, now I gotta wait LONGER?! That's really unfortunate

I've received one of the hardest blows in my cereer as a Potter fan!

Nearly a year instead of three months! Thats cruel and unusual punishmente!

Oh, great. :/
-Grumbles-

My first reaction:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My second reaction: WTFHOMFGBBQ?!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!?!?!!?

My current reaction: SOMEONE SUE THE STUDIO FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGH. *fumes coming out from ears*

I think we're going to be seeing the film in clips like we did for GoF. I hope we don't, but unless they release a bunch of promo stuff and trailers, things aren't gonna be good.

Oh well. Their film. Their choices. <_<

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 >_<

Oh, that is below the belt, WB. My initial reaction was 'WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS FLUFFY?!'

I have always said that Warner Bros getting their hands on Potter was going to be the worst thing that ever happened to us fans.

GAH!

Now, I wonder how this will effect the Royal Premiere in November, what with them putting the date back, that surely can't still be going on?!

*mutters stream of profanities under breath*

^ We're working to find that out as we speak.

Note that this move is less about HBP and more about WB's lack of releases for next year. It's not that HBP won't be ready, far from it. It's that there's a gap next summer that needs filling and this is the best film to do that.

oh no realllyyy noooooooooooooooooo i cried when i read this
noo no way noooooooo nooooooooo noooooooo