According to an article in UK’s Daily Telegraph, Warner Bros. has changed the US release for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from November 21, 2008 to July 17, 2009. The article states that Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer said the move is to take advantage of Hollywood’s busy summer season:
"The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 per cent 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."
The article also quotes Mr. Horn to have said “the Writers Guild of America strike had "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."
UPDATE: Warner Bros. has emailed us a confirmation of this new release date with the following quotes besides the one made by Alan Horn.
Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, confirmed: “The release date change does not alter the production schedule for this or future Harry Potter films. Post-production on ‘Half-Blood Prince’ was completed on time, and the studio’s release plans for the two-part ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ will not be affected by this change. We know Harry Potter fans are eagerly anticipating seeing the final chapters unfold onscreen. In fact, the good news for them is that the gap will now be shortened between ‘Half-Blood Prince’ and the first part of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.’”
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.”
David Yates, the director of both “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and who will also helm “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” added, “It has been a joy to work on ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.’ Dan, Rupert and Emma and all our returning young cast continue to blossom, and our new cast members bring fresh color and life to Hogwarts. Even as we put the finishing touches on this latest film, we are already beginning preparations on the final two films—we start filming in February—and I am excited to bring this remarkable series to the exciting and moving conclusion its loyal fans deserve.”
that's so mean! if it's ready why can't they let us see it??
by taylor @ 19 Aug 2008 - 19:30
With speed that would put any man half his age to shame, Arthur Weasley sped into the kitchen at full gallop, his glasses askew and an expression of utmost joy on his face. "I got the tickets!” All five in the kitchen looked up, abandoning their delicious bacon sandwiches on their plates. Mrs. Weasley, who was manning the stove and the pan of sizzling bacon, laid down her spatula and looked intently at her frazzled and obviously ecstatic husband. “You what, dear?” “I got the tickets!” he panted. “Just now, right before I left the Ministry, from Perkins.” “That old warlock you used to work with Dad?” “George.” “Yes, well.” Mr. Weasley ran his fingers excitedly through his rapidly graying and receding hair. “Perkins’ daughter-in-law works at the Department of Magical Games and Sports.” He paused to grin at those seated around the scrubbed wooden table. “And, you know, that department always has quite a few spare tickets floating around, and she knows Ron loves the Chuddly Canons-----“ “I love who?” Red and black haired pajama clad boys trooped into the kitchen, hair ferociously tangled and stifling yawns. Ron and Harry grabbed chairs and sat down at the table, Ron following with his head the smell of bacon. Harry chanced a glance at the person directly across from him. Ginny smiled back. “Ooh! I love anyone who gives me breakfast!” “Any time, Ronald.” “You were saying Dad?” Ron looked expectantly at his father as Hermione handed him and Harry a plate stacked with bacon sandwiches. “I got the tickets.” “You WHAT!?!?!” Ron and Harry’s plates clattered to the floor but neither seemed to notice, even when the ginger streak of Crookshanks darted between their legs for the food. “The Holyhead Harpies versus the Wimbourne Wasps semi-final?” “Duh, pea-brain” “Shut up Fred. So you got the tickets? From who?” “Perkins.” “Not that old warlock you used to work with?” George snorted into his orange juice. “Well, his daughter in law,” he replied as he pushed his rapidly slipping glasses up the bridge of his nose. “The match is tomorrow, isn’t it Dad?” asked Ginny. “Ron’s only been talking about it all summer.” “Well, if the referee hadn’t awarded the Harpies that penalty shot, he wouldn’t have stopped the Cannons’ momentum, and Galvin Gudgeon might not have got that Bludger to the face—“ “Oh shut up Ron. Can’t believe the Cannons got that far to be honest. What time does the match start?” “11: 05,” came the sulky reply. “How many tickets Mr. Weasley?” Hermione inquired as she scooped Crookshanks up from the bacon strewn floor. “Will we all be able to attend?” “Oh, one for each of us.” Mr. Weasley beamed all followed suit. A happy silence penetrated the kitchen and was only broken when Fred and George simultaneously stood up. “Well then. Who’s up for some practice at the paddock?” “I swear George, you and I are better than the whole Chuddly squad combined.” There was a scraping of chairs and Harry and Ginny leapt up to grab their broomsticks from upstairs and the twins headed for the shed for some beat up old baseballs to be used as the Quaffle. “C’mon Ron!” Harry and Ginny dashed back downstairs minutes later, Harry clutching his Firebolt and Ginny, her more outdated model. “Get changed lazy!” Both lunged for the back door and were out. Hermione raised and eyebrow teasingly at Ron. “Well……” “But I still haven’t had my breakfast yet!”
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Reflecting on a vicious battle of 3 on 3 backyard Quidditch (Harry, Ginny, Fred vs. Ron, Hermione, George) Harry lay on his camp bed in Ron’s orange Chudley Cannon explosion of a room, listening to the thunderous snores coming from the opposite corner. Harry grinned as Joey Jenkins whipped a Bludger in his direction in the life-size poster on the wall by Harry’s toes. He wriggled them in a friendly salute to Joey’s expertly hit Bludger. Today had been a blast, and tomorrow they’d be watching Quidditch—the British semifinal!! But Harry’s stomach sank right down from Ron’s room on the utmost floor right down to the kitchen when he thought of the last time he attended a Quidditch math, besides on at Hogwarts. Visions of Muggles floating mid air, tents ablaze, the voice of the incantation and the vivid Dark Mark etched into the black sky flashed through Harry’s brain faster than Joey Jenkins’ Bludger. Voldemort himself was back now, not just his drunk Death Eaters hunting for some entertainment on the loose. ‘But,’ Harry pleaded with himself desperately, ‘that was the Quidditch World Cup, not just the British league semi-final. This will be much more low key.’ ‘And much less protected then the World Cup,’ The voice in the back of his head persisted, who had an annoying habit of slicing through Harry’s loopholes. ‘Nah. Nothing can happen. Besides, He doesn’t even know that I’m going to the match!’ Harry rolled over and punched the silent button on the little voice. His scar prickled uncomfortable just to prove how wrong he was.
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Harry was back on his Firebolt, dressed in his scarlet and gold Gryffindor uniform. The stands were jam packed, and all eyes swept up the pitch searching for a glint of gold and a flash of wings, but the snitch was no where to be found. And then he saw it. Harry went into a dive as Joey Jenkins hit a bludger at him. Harry tried to swerve, but too late— “Argh!!!!!! Wahwuzdatfor?” Harry sat up and tossed aside the orange pillow Ron had just chucked at him. “Get up sleepy head!” “Ron. Crack of dawn. Too early.” Harry had trouble stringing together complete sentences at the current hour and he flopped back into his sea of blankets to emphasize his point. “Harry! Quidditch semi final!! Remember?!?!” “Oh, yeah.” Harry hurriedly sat up again and with one hand he groped for his glasses on his bedside table and with the other, raked through his messy tangle of bed head. He stuffed his located glasses o to his face and Ron finally came into focus, much to Harry’s regret “Ron. What on earth are you doing?” For Ron was dressed, head to toe in violent shades of orange. Fro the tips of his spray painted trainers to the ludicrous jokers hat placed precariously on his head, Ron was clad entirely in his quidditch team, the Chuddly Cannons, team colour. He had even taken the liberty to grease his arms and face in orange body paint and was positively bouncing with anticipation. “Ron, the Cannons aren’t even in this match. The Holyhead Harpies flattened Chuddly in the quarter finals, remember?” “No,” Ron retorted stubbornly. “I’m still rooting for the Cannons.” Harry grinned up at his best friend, who’s arms were folded defiantly over Galvin Gudgeon’s orange jersey. “All right then. Make Fred and George’s day and ruin the rest of ours.” “Oh, get dressed you.” Five minutes later, Harry and Ron emerged into the already loud and crowded kitchen Everyone froze at the site of them, except Mrs. Weasley, who was humming a Celestina Warbeck tune merrily to her scrambled eggs. “Ron!” George exclaimed angrily. “Why didn’t you invite us to go paint balling too?” “Yeah!” Demanded Fred, his lips twitching with the effort. “We could’ve looked as handsome as you!” Hermione was bent over her kippers and eggs, shaking with suppressed laughter, and Ginny was simply crying with mirth over the salt shaker. “Shut up,” Ron growled darkly. “Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed.” Ginny smirked over at Hermione, who sank into another fit of giggles. “Oh Ron, Harry, good, you’re awake.” Mrs. Weasley turned from the frying pan with two plates piled high with steaming breakfast, and promptly screamed at the sight of her son. “Ronald!” she shrieked. “Go change this inst—“ “Let the man be, Molly.” Mr. Weasley’s eyes glinted behind the morning edition of The Daily Prophet. “Every man has a right to proudly support his team.” “Every freak, more like,” Ginny giggled. As she reached over Harry and grabbed his napkin to dry her eyes. Mr. Weasley licked his thumb and flipped a page in the Prophet as Ron moodily dug into his ketchup and eggs. “Ehh, says conditions won’t be fun, this one,” Mr. Weasley commented scanning the page. “High change of thunderstorms. They should start around noon though, so maybe we’ll have an hour or so of peace.” “When will we be leaving, Mr. Weasley?” Harry questioned, his mind wandering back to his first portkey experience two summers previous. He remembered the stench of that mangy old boot and wished with all his heart hat particular portkey had been retired. “Knight Bus,” Mr. Weasley exclaimed brightly. Ron groaned. “I hate that thing. Last year I didn’t even get my complimentary toothbrush!” “Well, that’s a bummer. Maybe this year you could use it the scrub off your camouflage.” “Bad idea, Fred. How else will he get the lady’s attention if he doesn’t look like a walking talking nectarine? Juicy!” George added with relish. Ron threw a piece of kipper at them.
by PotterFan!! @ 16 Aug 2008 - 19:08
Oh, BTW. I support the boycott news. I will not go see any WB movies, and if I have to watch it on pirated DVD, then I WILL!!! Just like ja20082007ja said, WB is messing with the wrong fans. They will be getting plenty of hate-mail from me! SUPPORT THE HATE-MAIL AND GET WB's STUDIO ADDRESS! SEND THEM HATE-MAIL!!!
by PotterFan!! @ 16 Aug 2008 - 07:59
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HOW COULD WB DO THIS?!?!?!?!? I'M MAKING A YOUTUBE VIDEO SOON ABOUT THIS CAUSE. IF YOU WANT TO HELP... GO ON YOUTUBE THIS WEEKEND AND TYPE IN 'hpotter7gurl' AND GO TO MY CHANNEL TO WATCH THE VID!!!!! PLEASE HELP WE ALL SUPPORT THIS CAUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IIIII HHHHHAAAAATTTTTEEEEE WWWWWBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:f ff:
by @ 16 Aug 2008 - 02:18
I have already signed the petition. I am totally ticked off about this change & they had best change it back ASAP!!!!!!! They will have a bunch of crazy HP fans up their hind end if they don't!!!!1
by dobbyman @ 16 Aug 2008 - 00:03
that's what i say kim...
by @ 15 Aug 2008 - 21:29
I've been gone all day so I decided to check my emails and catch up on my fandom news. So I stop by the TwilightLex, and I read this post about the release date being pushed BACK. So I go OMG! Two movies in one night! So I'm all excited, k? But I need another opinion so I head on over to HisGoldenEyes and BellaandEdward.com. Same thing, but this time I read something else saying that the creators of Harry Potter DID NOT move because of Twilight. I think "Pushed back?" But then I come and check here and.. gasp... 2009! Sorry, let me wipe away a tear. This is .. Uh. So I grasp that Twilight moved back probably because of Harry Potter's move up. But I would so much rather see Harry Potter. This is not good! I think I pulled a complete HighSchoolMusical Sharpay screech! Please Please Please change it back. This is Harry Potter! We'd go see it if it were released Christmas Day! You're going to get the same amount of people coming to see it in July as you do November.
by @ 15 Aug 2008 - 10:24
Support this petition! Many HP fans are already signing..
If they don't return the release date to november 2008, Let us BOYCOTT the upcoming WARNER BROS films and Harry Potter 6 if they will release in july 2009. They are messing with the wrong fans.
If they don't change it back to November 2008, I will watch it in pirated dvd so that the july 2009 harry potter film will not gross even 1 dollar!!! The KARMA is in you, wB!!!
by Grubbly-Plank @ 15 Aug 2008 - 06:51
Personally I think there should be a WORLD WIDE BOYCOTT by ALL HP fans to teach these people a lesson they'll not forget. There's far too much greed in the chuffing world & it's about time it changed. THIS IS WAR... wands & brooms at the ready guys!!!!
by Alice @ 15 Aug 2008 - 05:50
THIS SERIOUSLY MAKES ME CROSS!!! I'M IN A REALLY BAD MOOD NOW!!! F'ING WB! I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG! I WANNA SEE IT IN NOVEMBER, LIKE THEY PROMISED! HOW CAN THEY JUST CHANGE THE DATE, JUST LIKE THAT! ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS MAKING AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE, AND RELEASING IT IN JULY WON'T MAKE ANY MORE MONEY ANYWAY!!!!!
by seeker15 @ 15 Aug 2008 - 00:06
HONESTLY!!! THIS IS REDICULOUS!!! DO THEY REALLY THIONK THAT THIS IS GOING TO HELP SALES!!!! I THINK IT WILL HURT THEM!!! THEY FINALLY RELEASE A TRAILER AND NEW STILLS TO GET US ALL EXCITED AND THEN THEY CRUSH US WITH THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!! AND IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS THAT THE WAIT BETWEEN HBP AND DH IS SHORTER!!!!! IT JUST MEANS THAT THE WAIT BETWEEN OOTP AND HBP IS LONGER!!!!!!! IT'S JUST WORDED DIFFERENT!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!! I HATE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by seeker15 @ 14 Aug 2008 - 23:58
omg. i'm crying hysterically. seriously. I HATE WB!!!!!!!!!!! WHY DO YOU HATE US SO MUCH?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
by jujubee @ 14 Aug 2008 - 23:57
Noooooooooooooooo!
by dobbyman @ 14 Aug 2008 - 23:39
This is the without doubt the most brutal things WB could have done to HP fans... i feel betrayed. I'm not kidding.
by Marquita @ 14 Aug 2008 - 23:37
RU CRAZY WHATS WRONG WITH U I CANT TAKE NE MORE OF THIS STOP TRYING TO OUT DO OTHER MOVIE PLUS IT WONT BE AS GOOD AS THE DARK KNIGHT. I HATE THE WB
by bets @ 14 Aug 2008 - 22:05
man, they're seriously killin' me
by cft @ 14 Aug 2008 - 21:55
please.. it's just a rumours it's just a rumours.. **praying**
by taylor @ 14 Aug 2008 - 21:19
oh my gosh. im crying. right now. omfg! i fing hate wb
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that's so mean! if it's ready why can't they let us see it??
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