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Bad News For Harry Potter Fans

Filed under: Film Flickers > Harry Potter

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There will be NO Harry Potter movie this November.

We repeat.

No Harry Potter movie this November, as previously expected and announced.

The popular franchise's release has been postponed to July 2009, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The studio, Warner Bros. is blaming the Writers' Strike.

Because of the strike, some of the big 'tentpole' movies they were counting on for Summer 2009 won't be ready, so they'll need HP to get them through next year's big season.

They say:

"Like every other studio, we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films-changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of," he said. "We agreed the best strategy was to move 'Half-Blood Prince' to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer."

Don't worry!

We're expecting the Twilight movie coming out in the fall to give us a good fix!

[Image via WENN.]



181 comments to “Bad News For Harry Potter Fans”

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  1. 1

    Puh-lease. The Twilight movie doesn't even COMPARE to the Harry Potter movies.

    Ugh. This sucks.
    The movie looked awesome!!!

  2. 2

    *sob* NOOO!

  3. 3

    Looks like Melanie is going to shit herself!

  4. 4

    Good!….Happy Potter is WAY past it's prime. Well….not prime - it always sucked.

  5. 5

    ha ha ha!!!

  6. 6

    fuckkkkkkkk

  7. 7

    Now this, I could care less about.

  8. 8

    Really…Twilight as a Harry Potter substitute…are you high…Besides the fact that Twilight looks like a made for Tween TV movie, it lacks the charm and depth of Potter… so yeah, this sucks…

  9. 9

    Oh man:( I was really looking forward to this movie coming out in November. Now I have to wait until JULY????!!!! That just sucks.

  10. 10

    I feel like they cancelled Christmas….that SUXXXX…lol

  11. 11

    ewwwwwwww. that sucks!!!

    and don't compare that twilight shit garbage to harry potter.

  12. 12

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

  13. 13

    I AM SO SAD.
    i love harry potter. i screamed when i saw the preview…
    :(

  14. 14

    MY HEART JUST DROPPED !!!!!!

  15. 15

    What total bullshit, i hate those damn writers for striking! They wrecked so much stuff!!!

  16. midi says – reply to this
    16

    the fuck??? harry potter is a winter type movie, not summer!

  17. 17

    fuck harry potter and his sword

  18. 18

    LATE,…
    and I HOPE WB FUCKS IN HELL!!

  19. 19

    NOOOOOOOOOO!

  20. 20

    i lovee twilight but i think i am going to be dissapointed by the movie

  21. 21

    Awww mannnn!! NO WAYY!

    WTFF?? TWILIGHT IS NOT GONNA FILL THE GAP FOR HARRY POTTER FOR GODSAKES!! Twilight is gonna be GAY and NOTHING compares to the books! One look at Robert Pattinsons face will ruin the movie, as well as the book for you.
    GOSH.
    Harry Potter all the way.

  22. 22

    Shitty! And apparently Dan Radcliffe is on the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly for their fall movie preview issue. They must be PISSED! But now I guess that issue will be a bit of a collector's item!

  23. 23

    Who the fuck cares! Shit ass film anyways…the guy that plays harry asshole looks like he has aids.

  24. 24

    Re: hottie – lol thats what I say too!

  25. mouse says – reply to this
    25

    that sucks! they're giving previews and trailers and so many photos of it and now they bump it a year? like giving a two-year-old her 1st birthday party = RETARDED.

  26. 26

    POR QUUUUUUUE???!!?!?!?!?! OH

  27. 27

    adults who watch harry potter…..creap me out. kids who watch harry potter….creap me out. harry potter just sucks

  28. 28

    As much as I love Twilight, don`t even compare Harry Potter to Twilight. Twilight is beyond cheesy and predictable ..
    I was looking forward to a good fantasy movie this year, I hope they get their dicks straightened out and decide to move Harry Potter a little earlier. :|

  29. 29

    that's really annoying :(

  30. 30

    OMFG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I can not believe they are doing this!! I have been waiting on pins and needles for this movie!!! I want to cry now.

  31. 31

    I'm depressed now!

    But you're right, Twilight will mos def give you a good fix!!

  32. 32

    i cant wait for twilight!!

  33. 33

    Are you fucking kidding me?!
    Major suckith.

  34. 34

    *sobs*

  35. 35

    Nooooooo!!!!!!!

  36. PKJ2! says – reply to this
    36

    God dammit! This SUCKS! Majorly! I don't give a flying fuck about friggen Twilight. HP all the way!

  37. 37

    Shitt ! I wanna go on a people-who-go-to-the-movies-to-watch-hp-hbp-in-november strike !

  38. 38

    Damnnnnn Betchhhhhhh !!!!!!!

  39. 39

    WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!
    I neeed my Harry Potter.
    They can't just tease us with a trailor and postpone it NEXT SUMMER!!!
    ugh, that sux. And i am a major Twilight fan, i've read all the books, BUT i'd choose Harry over Edward Cullen ANY DAY

  40. 40

    this is so lame.
    harry potter > twilight
    there's a plot that changes and it makes sense to people over age 14.
    now i have nothing to look forward to. sigh.

  41. 41

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

  42. 42

    Dammit! I was looking forward to it! Screw the freaking writers >:(

  43. 43

    Really excited to see twilight, but THIS SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSS!

  44. 44

    This fucking SUCKS!!!!

  45. 45

    omg NOOO that sucks :/ i was so looking forward to that!

    twilight DOES NOT compare, uckk

  46. 46

    haha perez, like you even know what twilight is…you don't read…

  47. 47

    Boohoo!

  48. 48

    most depressing thing ever!!!!!

  49. 49

    WTF????

    ummm r u on fucking crack twilight will NOT fill the gap okayy budddddd

    this fucking sucks mann i was rele looking foward to this

  50. 50

    fuck all of you!

    it sucks balls that the HP movie has been moved,
    but that doesnt mean you have to take it out on twilight!
    twilight was better than the HP series, and the movie is going to be pretty close to the book.

  51. 51

    CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY!

    BYE HARRY POTTER, HI TWILIGHT =/

  52. 52

    this is bad.

  53. 53

    this is the most horrible fucken bullshit ever… fuck you warner bros… big mistake!!!

  54. 54

    r u kidding me a Harry Potter movie in the summer season and like a year later????

  55. 55

    In my OPINION Twilight is a great series. Sephani Meyer is a great author. As far as comparing her to J.K Rowlings goes, in MY OPINION Stephani is a much more creative author. Bella and Edward are wonderful characters that reach out to fans and touch the heart. I have tried reading Harry Potter and I got through maybe a few chapters, but unfortunatley I lost interest fairley quickly. To all those haters just remember YOUR OPINION DOESNT MAKE IT A FACT.