Fans Angry That “Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince” Has Been Delayed Till 2009
‘Harry Potter’ fans have been waiting in eager anticipation for the next installment of the ‘Harry Potter’ movie series to be released. WB announced the date if release for November 21st and released the teaser trailer. Many of the fans flocked to AOL and YouTube to check out the new trailer and get a taste of what is to come.
However, plans have suddenly shifted. According to sources from WB “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will now be released July 17th, 2009. The move was made to take advantage of an open weekend in Hollywood’s busy summer season, said Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer. The film had been on schedule, and the change was not due to any production snags, he said.
“The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 percent on schedule, on time. There were no delays,” Horn told The Associated Press. “I’ve seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November.”
The switch will mean a two-year lag between the film adaptations of books five and six in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series. But it will shorten fans’ wait between “Half-Blood Prince” and the final two installments, which are being shot simultaneously next year.
Needless to say fans are now in an uproar - but they were not the only ones who were caught off guard. Just this week Entertainment Weekly released an article concerning the movie and they were still expecting the movie to be released this fall.
As of Sept.1, 2008, petitionspot.com has over 45000 signatures to release Harry Potter 6 in Nov. 2008. The movie was ready to be released when they decided to move it untill July 2009. No production delay.. Just greed. Keep signing!!