The Sixth Harry Potter Film Postponed

Warner Bros. announced on Thursday (August 14) that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will hit theatres on July 17, 2009, instead of November.

Warner Bros. President and CEO, Alan Horn, explained that summer was the ideal time to release a family film. For example, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix., released in the summer, was the second highest grossing film in the series after the first installment. 

Although production studios have had to rearrange their schedule after the writers strike that occurred last winter, the final two Harry Potter films will not have any schedule changes.  The last book was split into two films and will begin filming next February.