Bad news, Potter fans. Warner Bros. has decided to push back the release of the sixth installment of the Harry Potter films to July 17, 2009. Word has it that production of the film is still reeling from the effects of the writers' strike, which many fans have snorted at, seeing that production of
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has long since wrapped. There's also news that Warner Bros. is doing this to make sure that HP 6 will become next summer's biggest blockbuster, given the currently-flimsy movie lineup planned for summer 2009; the studio is also trying to placate fans by saying that HP 6's new release makes it easier for fans to sit through a months-long wait for the first part of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. What's to stop them from pushing back HP 7 part 1 to summer 2010, though?
A commenter on
Veritaserum's
post about this matter has left contact details for those who want to lodge a complaint about this decision. If you feel strongly about this, make your thoughts known!
Domestic Contact:
Susan Fleishman, 818-954-1919
susan.fleishman@warnerbros.com
or
International Contacts:
Jayne Trotman, 020 7984 5222
jayne.trotman@warnerbros.com
Desiree Finnegan, 818-954-3397
desiree.finnegan@warnerbros.com
or
Head of Harry Potter Production Publicity:
Vanessa Davies, 011-44-192-368-5131
vanessa@hpfilms.co.uk
Edit: Looks to me like Warner Bros. may have been threatened by the release of
Twilight. The movie was scheduled to be released on December 12, but for some reason, it has been bumped up for release on November 21.
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