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 Posted: August 19, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: WB President Finally Speaks to the Fans |
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WB Prez' Statement to Fans: Move 'Never Intended to Upset our Harry Potter Fans'
Posted by: Melissa Anelli
August 19, 2008, 08:13 PM
Alan Horn, the president and chief operating officer of Warner Bros., has issued another statement about the move of the Half-Blood Prince movie to July 2009; in this statement he addresses the fans directly (as far as we know, this statement has only been sent to fan sites) and says that the decision to move the film was “not taken lightly” and “never intended to upset Harry Potter fans.” He also says, “We know you have built this series into what it is.”
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| ‘Many of you have written to me to express your disappointment in our moving “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” to Summer 2009. Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never do anything to hurt any of the films. Over the past 10 years, we have nurtured and protected each film, and the integrity of the books upon which they are based, to the best of our ability. The decision to move “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was not taken lightly, and was never intended to upset our Harry Potter fans. We know you have built this series into what it is, and we thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and support. If I may offer a silver lining: there would have been a two-year gap between “Half-Blood Prince” and the much-anticipated first part of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” which opens in November 2010. So although we have to wait a little longer for “Half-Blood Prince,” the wait from that film until “Deathly Hallows” will be less than 18 months. I am sorry to have disappointed you now, but if you hold on a little longer, I believe it will be worth the wait.’ |
Special Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron
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| Posted: August 19, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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its true its the same amount of wait between movies and it would have been for DH1...but the difference is we were well aware of that wait...this time they dangle a shiny ribbon in front of us, getting us all excited, and then pull it away. Also, we would hope the longer wait would mean a better more indepth movie...that is not the case of HBP. it will be the same thing in July that we should have seen in November.
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| Posted: August 19, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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I dont' like people who take my shiny away from me.
This was my favorite part...
"So although we have to wait a little longer for “Half-Blood Prince,” the wait from that film until “Deathly Hallows” will be less than 18 months."
Yeah... until he pushes back the date of Deathly Hallows, too. 
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lol yeah my mom said today "at least the wait for Deathly Hallows won't be so long" and I said what you said Ginny lol. because apparently they don't make enough money in the fall, so why would they release part 1 then? I hope I'm just being paranoid/bitter though. PLEASE DON'T DO IT.
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ehh..i still don't mind, not because i'm a twilight fan, but because i have patience and i can wait..or really, i just don't care..but thanks for posting!
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| Posted: August 19, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| GinnyX wrote: |
Yeah... until he pushes back the date of Deathly Hallows, too. |
Yeah exactly. And I wouldn't have been so angry if, like Arabella said, they get us all excited and pumped up for it in November, then took our "shiny" away from us!!!! Its almost like the are just doing this so they can get attention or something. =/
It is just like taking candy from a baby, only WORSE! XP
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I know, i too love my shiny. But they expect us to wait forever and ever since we are fans, eventually I at least will just give up on the films,
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You know, I'm not as disappointed as I should be. I mean I was a little excited about this film, but WB has pretty much sucked all of the joy out of the Potter films by now. This is just one more disappointment to add to the already huge pile of disappoinements.
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| Posted: August 19, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| GinnyX wrote: |
This was my favorite part...
"So although we have to wait a little longer for “Half-Blood Prince,” the wait from that film until “Deathly Hallows” will be less than 18 months."
Yeah... until he pushes back the date of Deathly Hallows, too. |
LOL..that's exactly what i was thinking while reading the article...well it seems the year is going by really fast till it gets to about April 2009 then it the days will get slower...OHHHH the AGONY!!! 
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So he hasn't really said anything new!
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If the last two films are not orgasm-inducing, I will scream bloody murder! 
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Thats a pretty decent explanation, and I am glad they are going to be released closer together.
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oh thats good news 
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| Posted: August 21, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| oh thats good news |
How is that good news, we still have to wait just as long for Deathly Hallows part 1, assuming that doesn't get pushed back aswell, and even longer for Half Blood Prince!
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| MichaelCorner wrote: |
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| oh thats good news |
How is that good news, we still have to wait just as long for Deathly Hallows part 1, assuming that doesn't get pushed back aswell, and even longer for Half Blood Prince! |
I know, That Alan guy is using insane troll logic.
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Wouldn't that be nuts if like July 10th next year they announce it won't come out til November 21st of next year.
No, my expression would be worse than that.
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Wouldn't that be nuts if like July 10th next year they announce it won't come out til November 21st of next year.
No, my expression would be worse than that. |
oh please don't say.. if that happens my relationship with Harry Potter and Warner Brothers will officially be over which i don't want no matter what.
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you would think that with all the summer blockbusters, they would siphon some tickets away from HP. guess not.
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| Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never do anything to hurt any of the films. |
Oh codswallop!They are past the point of hurting the films!But alas,I will just have to be patient-doesn't mean I like it though!*sigh* |
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"we have nurtured and protected each film, and the integrity of the books upon which they are based" ??? 
bah, not really... there are a lot of really good scenes from the book that aren't shown in the films.
and november 2008 is really good for me since it's near my bday and july for me is the worst since a lot of good films to watch will come out during those times. well, at least waiting for DH 1 after HBP is shorter. 
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| It is highly likely that when they push it back, and it is released, the will push HBP back and same with the two DH movies.Warner Brothers is the best movie making company, but unfortionatly, they want more money, I doubt they will get anymore than they would've anyway. |
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| Riley wrote: |
| It is highly likely that when they push it back, and it is released, the will push HBP back and same with the two DH movies.Warner Brothers is the best movie making company, but unfortionatly, they want more money, I doubt they will get anymore than they would've anyway. |
That's almost exactly what I said in another thread! I completely agree!
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