'Half-Blood Prince' Release Pushed Back

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Blame it on "He Who Must Not Be Named" -- the release date for 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,' the sixth 'Harry Potter' movie, has been pushed back from November 2008 to July 2009.

Warner Bros. President and CEO Alan Horn said Thursday that the studio hoped to make 'Half-Blood Prince' a mid-summer tent-pole release, and also cited the recent Writers Strike as another reason for pushing the release back.

The studio noted that the two-part production and release of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' the seventh 'Harry Potter' book, will not be affected by the move of 'Half-Blood Prince.'

The sixth 'Harry Potter' film finds the boy wizard in his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he discovers a mysterious book belonging to "The Half-Blood Prince" and learns more about Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) dark past.

Of course, Daniel Radcliffe is back as Harry Potter and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are once again portraying loyal pals Hermione and Ron Weasley.

Published 8/14/08 by the Insider

Comments (7)

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  • I am so sad..I have been waiting for this for ever and now I have wait even longer!
    PattyA 8/25/08 Reply
  • i call bull**** on this! theyre not pushing it back b/c of "the writer's strike,"...y would they do that if the film is finished?

    they just assume that the film wont be able 2 compete w/ Twilight!
    Anonymous 8/15/08 Reply
  • no!!!! i was so ready for this movie!
    peppypanda12 8/14/08 Reply
  • This is horrible. I've been waiting .. and waiting .. and waiting. Now rather than 3 months, we gotta wait 11 !!! :(
    Anonymous 8/14/08 Reply
  • My heart hurts. And my butt.
    Anonymous 8/14/08 Reply
  • My heart hurts. And my butt.
    Anonymous 8/14/08 Reply
  • My heart hurts. And my butt.
    Anonymous 8/14/08 Reply