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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Valid points Rob. I had to keep telling myself that old quote: “Technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic.” And don’t get me started about time travel stories, I’ll get bashed, and have to hurt somebody over “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
I think story problems are a valid reason to delay the release of a movie. Announcing one’s release date then holding it up because the market is crowded is different. Wouldn’t you feel even just a little perturbed if that happened to “Iron Man 2?”
Honestly, the old man, I wouldn’t be bothered at all by a delay. there are SOOO many great things currently happening and currently in the works for the future of the movie industry that I don’t need to be impatient for certain things. If you check out this summer and what came out EVERY weekend, there’s plenty to be occupied and entertained with.
This little link will prove my point:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/01/10/official-guide-to-the-summer-of-2008/
Not to mention how many movies are now comicbook-based, DC will have more flicks, Fox will keep giving me randomly generated X-film plots, etc. etc.
That being said,
If Ironman ended in a middle of a plotline with a cliffhanger, then I’d be pissed. Because it would not longer be a standalone flick and it was planned as a continuation with the continuation actually being completed on time.
I guess the best example of that would be LOTR, which was all filmed at the same time. If there were, lets say, 2 years between those installments, that would suck. Same with Kill Bill, or the crappy Matrixs sequel. Those are filmed at once, and planned and scheduled for close releases.
for Harry Potter, there’s the obvious comparisons, but those films stand alone and are filmed alone.
ps. I actually like Matrix Reloaded, so my hate is pointed at Revolutions
woah, lots of typos above and missed words.
without the continuation part not being completed is what I meant.
Matrixs=Matrix, lol
(Not to go tooo far off topic)
Rob, the studio made the Wachoskis change the ending in Revolutions.
In the the original ending Neo, didnt die and the Matrix was changed in a more postive light.
Ok, back to Harry Potter news!!
No worries on the grammer issues Rob.
Nobody here is perfect.
yes seriously we should do huge protests on the same day in england and america and if theres anyone here from different countries then it will be like a world protest and on the news hopefully if its allready made then they might change it back
This is super smash brothers brawl all over again.
Yes. Okay well it’s been a while and I’m hating that protesting has died down so I’m just doing another round to try and get the fans stirred up again. I haven’t forgotten
To go all the way back to August….
Rob I’m pretty much with you on the point of it not mattering when it opens because it’ll bring in millions regardless. However, now the Twilight movie has been moved to the original date of release for Harry Potter, the hope that they will put it back on the 21st is relatively pointless. They would not be able to bring in as much, because people would be torn between the two. Atleast the female audience would be haha I still think that if they moved it back to a Christmas release they would dominate the box office.
I think that WB has royally screwed themselves when it comes to the die hard fans, but only the die hard fans are putting up any sort of fight still. I think that unless we all step it up, the chance of them listening to us at all is none. Let’s face it, everyone’s anger at WB has died down, just the way that WB was hoping it would. How many people will actually boycott opening weekend? I have no idea, but if it’s only me, I don’t think it’s going to make much of an impact haha XD
well to be honest im quite happy theyve moved it now because now i can go to the premiere and my hair wont friz if its in the summer and it will hopefully be warm so i can wear my weasleys wizarding weezes top so s’all good although im still protesting because it would have been the best to watch it on christmas eve. i saw philosophers stone on chrimbo eve n it was wizard. xx
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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