Harry Potter movie pushed back; the magic has gone out of this year:
I think I scared my deskmates this afternoon when I found out the next Harry Potter movie had been pushed back from November 2008 to July 2009. (There was pounding of the mouse and cursing involved. I'm a passionate HP fan.)
Basically, it sounds like the strike screwed them up for summer 2009, so they need a tentpole movie to make some money. What's more of a surefire moneymaker than The Boy Who Lived?
While it means more of a lag between Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince, it will mean a shorter wait between the next one and the last two movies (which will be based on book seven), which are due November 2010 and summer 2011.
"Horn said the later release of "Half-Blood Prince" will not affect the schedule for the final two movies."
I'm not entirely convinced of that, but I hope it's true.
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