Harry Potter 6 on July 19, 2009

Looks like I should wait a little longer for the release of the next installment of Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Warner Bros. has announced that the movie's release date was pushed back to Jul 17, 2009 instead of November of this year.

I was searching for updates about the movie and I found some official statements from Warner Bros on why they move the release of the movie next year...

Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros. stated:

Our reasons for shifting Half-Blood Prince to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release, as proven by the success of our last Harry Potter film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment. Additionally, 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. 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.

Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, confirmed:

The release date change does not alter the production schedule for this or future Harry Potter films. Post-production on Half-Blood Prince was completed on time, and the studio’s release plans for the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will not be affected by this change. We know Harry Potter fans are eagerly anticipating seeing the final chapters unfold onscreen. In fact, the good news for them is that the gap will now be shortened between Half-Blood Prince and the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

While producer David Heyman offered:

When Jeff Robinov explained the rationale behind moving the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to July 2009, it was immediately apparent that this offered us the potential to reach the widest possible audience. I am extremely proud of this latest film and of the work of David Yates and our incomparable cast; I believe we have developed and pushed the series further still. We are all looking forward to sharing it with Harry Potter fans around the world, even if we have to wait just a bit longer.

SOURCE: http://www.hpana.com/news.20576.html

nande? nande?

In the middle of working on my pile of tasks, I suddenly thought of searching for the trailer of the 6th installment of Harry Potter film, The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But sad to say, I get to see this:

Which is kinda annoying because when I turned left I saw someone watching a video on Youtube! So meanie! Why does Youtube have to be blocked? Nande? Nande?! (etchos! Syempre, I know the answer! lol) Sigh... I think its high time for me to own a PC or a Laptop. In that way, I don't get to face this kind of prompt (whatever you call this) anymore.

So, you might wanna know what happened to me after seeing such "thing" on my desktop. Of course, for someone like me who believes in the saying, if there's a will, there's a way, some things aren't impossible... Here it is!



I am really excited and can't wait to watch this .



P.S.
I got two wishes at the moment. First, I wish I'm still here when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens on theaters.Second, I hope I won't get to see that "thing" soon! If not, I'll end up reading fanfics and mangas again ;-)

Felix Felicis- I'm Inlove

Lately I have this Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince fever in me. I've finished reading book six and its kinda exhilarating for me... I mean with all the love story that goes with it, I feel like becoming a teenager again! Actually, two years ago, after hearing from Beth that Harry ended up "falling" for Ginny in the sixth book, I was sort of disappointed coz I first pictured him out with Hermione. I've always liked stories about bestfriends "falling" for each other, you know! . However, after reading the book I really enjoy Harry and Ginny's story. Perhaps I took the possibility of them falling for each other for granted because the story usually revolves around Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Just like others, I have favorite scenes in the Half-Blood Prince. I smiled, laughed, cried while reading the book but what I like most was falling in love especially was when Harry kissed Ginny in front of fifty people after winning the Quidditch match wherein Harry wasn't able to play because he had detention with Prof. Snape and Ginny had to play as the Seeker to replace Harry... I think the scene was kinda sweet and I loved it!And perhaps I had a couple drops of Felix Felicis that I was lucky enough to stumble upon a drawing of this scene in deviantART.com which was created by greendesire. I really liked the drawing because that was how I imagined it to be when I was reading the book.... heheheh... I just wish I was part of the scene coz that would be more exciting!

Harry looked around; there was Ginny running toward him; she had a hard, blazing look in her face as she threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her.

After several long moments — or it might have been half an hour — or possibly several sunlit days — they broke apart. The room had gone very quiet. Then several people wolf-whistled and there was an outbreak of nervous giggling. Harry looked over the top of Ginny's head to see Dean Thomas holding a shattered glass in his hand, and Romilda Vane looking as though she might throw something. Hermione was beaming, but Harry's eyes sought Ron. At last he found him, still clutching the Cup and wearing an expression appropriate to having been clubbed over the head. For a fraction of a second they looked at each other, then Ron gave a tiny jerk of the head that Harry understood to mean, Well—if you must.

The creature in his chest roaring in triumph, he grinned down at Ginny and gestured wordlessly out of the portrait hole. A long walk in the grounds seemed indicated, during which — if they had time — they might discuss the match.

Jeez, after watching Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, I can't wait for the next installment of Harry Potter in the big screen! Right now, I feel itchy about the last book- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I just wish the paperback version will be out soon coz I really wanted to read the last book ASAP!