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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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08-14-2008, 09:53 PM
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wait!- is this gunna reflect upon the DH release date in someway?
Pushing it bac some how?
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What is going to happen with the video game, then? Will they move the release date of that as well? I imagine that it will contain sets/scenes/spoilers/dialogue from the film, so having it hit stores months before the film might be, what's the word... stupid. It would be stupid.
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Go ahead. Someone just shoot me because my life is over! I am furious... fuming. Steam should be coming out of my head, I'm surprised it's not! I feel like kicking anyone who bothers to bring up "July 2009". I have been waiting so long for this. JUST when we were UNDER the 100 mark...
How am I supposed to live through school without seeing a Potter movie? That was my only motivation! "Get through September & October ...." And now THIS!
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08-14-2008, 09:56 PM
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I remember joking about this a few weeks ago before the release of the teaser trailer. I remember thinking if we started a rumor that the movie had been pushed back, we could get WB to confirm when the trailer would be released. Wow. This stinks. I wonder how long the cast and crew has known about this?
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Originally Posted by mrsmile26  wait!- is this gunna reflect upon the DH release date in someway?
Pushing it bac some how? No it's not gonna affect DH in any way from the looks of it. HBP is pretty much done when it comes to shooting. :]
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08-14-2008, 10:01 PM
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08-14-2008, 10:03 PM
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08-14-2008, 10:05 PM
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they said it wont effect the DH release date
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08-14-2008, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Antarctica! What is going to happen with the video game, then? Will they move the release date of that as well? I imagine that it will contain sets/scenes/spoilers/dialogue from the film, so having it hit stores months before the film might be, what's the word... stupid. It would be stupid. I was actually wondering the exact smae thing a few minutes after I posted. I'm sure that they'll find some excuse to push that date back as well, seeming most video games that are based on a film are usually released in stores a week or so before the actual film is in threatres.
I'm sure we'll be hearing some word about the game soon. 
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08-14-2008, 10:12 PM
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I have been buggin my friends about goin to see it and now I CANT!!!!!
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08-14-2008, 10:15 PM
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and of cousre this means that the potter cast will see the movie before us with 8 months and the movie will be hidden for 8 months its not going to be fresh as if it produceed in its normally times
imagining the idea that the movie is readyy to be watched but you cant watch it
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08-14-2008, 10:16 PM
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Oh and i just remembered were'nt they going to have that huge premeire in London with the whole royal family and everything??? wow they are going to me MAD! Warner Bros is just setting them selves up, i mean do they know how many people will be annoyed/mad at them? not to mention if they are keeping everything on schedule then theyll have such short time to make DH1 and they might not do they best they could with the movie with such little time! 
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08-14-2008, 10:16 PM
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08-14-2008, 10:17 PM
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that 8 months the shpe of actors will change alot of things is changed
it will be like watching a repeated soccer match
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08-14-2008, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by #1_harry_potter_fan_22 Oh and i just remembered were'nt they going to have that huge premeire in London with the whole royal family and everything??? wow they are going to me MAD! Warner Bros is just setting them selves up, i mean do they know how many people will be annoyed/mad at them? not to mention if they are keeping everything on schedule then theyll have such short time to make DH1 and they might not do they best they could with the movie with such little time! Okay HBP is pretty much DONE as a movie so this will not affect the production and release of Deathly Hallows 1.
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08-14-2008, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by accio.brain I was actually wondering the exact smae thing a few minutes after I posted. I'm sure that they'll find some excuse to push that date back as well, seeming most video games that are based on a film are usually released in stores a week or so before the actual film is in threatres.
I'm sure we'll be hearing some word about the game soon. Yeah, but eight months is a looong time for a video game to just be stored somewhere. It's all right for a film, but video game graphics are changing so incredibly fast, in eight months it probably will be hopelessly outdated. Gives them a great opportunity to improve the game, though.
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08-14-2008, 10:20 PM
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no i think they will begin making DH at the begaining of 2009
yeah on july 2009 we will be watching the movie when the DH is about to be finished
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08-14-2008, 10:20 PM
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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  Well well well, firstly I agree with you totally. It is a guaranteed money maker. Secondly, just when the movie countdown got into double digits, this has to happen? It annoys the bloody hell out of me....I would really appreciate the truth as to why this is happening...
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Their reason is money. It's their reason for everything. The DH in two movies. Now this.
Not a good reason for the fans.
They're milking it & they're milking us.
It's cruel.
I hate them.
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08-14-2008, 10:22 PM
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yeah who knows maybe after 8 months there will be new console or new
technolgy in the world of gaming
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08-14-2008, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dracocutie89 Okay HBP is pretty much DONE as a movie so this will not affect the production and release of Deathly Hallows 1. Oh well at least they wont change that then. That's like the only good news coming out of this 
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08-14-2008, 10:26 PM
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this is just a bad joke!! it can not be true *tear* It is outraguous they should have decided this before the first release not after when all the fans where already marking there calenders
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