Almost a month ago, I speculated that Warner Brothers might push back Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince to next summer.
Specifically, I said:
“I wouldn’t be surprised if Warner Brothers opted to move ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to Summer 2009 in the next few weeks. When you think about it, this makes perfect sense.”
Well, the studio executives must have read the article and had a light-bulb go off over their heads. That or it was a pure coincidence (nah).
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Either way, Warner Brothers has officially announced that Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince has moved from its original November 21, 2008 release and will now be unveiled to the world on July 17, 2009.
And I mean that literally – the film is getting a “day-and-date” release which basically means its coming out in theaters all across the world on the same date.
Apparently, this move has to do with Warner Brothers’ overall lack of blockbuster tentpoles for next summer – aside from Terminator: Salvation, which is something else I suggested in my original article.
This gives the studio more time to build their markerting around the sixth Potter installment. Of course, I realize its a foregone conclusion that it’ll make a gazillion dollars because the previous films did.
Score one for Screen Rant.
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince will open in theatres July 17, 2009.
Source: Variety
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72 Comments
You mean “Sorcerer’s Stone”, right Ana?
I really dont think i’d ever boycott a harry potter movie.because i saw the latest trailer and it looks awseome,so next summer when it finnaly does come out, i’ll be more excited than i am now.
noooooo john i mean philosophers harry potter is english and so am i!
Anna, I didn’t mean any disrespect. I just found out it was called “Philosopher’s Stone” in other countries; it was called “Sorcerer’s Stone” here in the US. We’re all family here, my sistah.
lol s’okay i love america land of michael jackson
but i dont get why they changed the name im allways confuzzled when people say sorcerer’s stone dont you have philosophers in the u.s? xx
anna said: dont you have philosophers in the u.s? Yeah sure but I think the distinction is a philosopher wouldn’t need a stone, unless it’s some teaching device, i.e. an illustration. I’m surprised that the term philosopher’s stone gets play anywhere. Doctorates of philosophy today take a dim view of their profession being associated with magic!
ok calm down a philosopher might need a stone if he was going to die and a stone could keep him alive anyone might need that stone. personally i would be fine with my proffesion being associated with magic and especially harry potter! xx
Oh Anna this is just a conversation. Do you really have a professional background? I speak of a professional in a certain way. Professionals are those who are trusted to do creative work. That’s what it means to have a PHD.
alrighty then xx
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