Alan Horn issues statement regarding HBP delay
Alan Horn, President of Warner Brothers, has issued a statement in response to the large amount of disappointment from their decision to delay Half-Blood Prince until July 17th, 2009: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.
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I don't like the fact that we have to wait longer any more than any of you do, but the truth is that boycotting this movie isn't going to happen. You're just punishing yourself. It's like a parent saying "You can't have chocolate until after dinner" and the child responding by saying "Well, then I'm just going to have one piece, then." We all know that when the movie comes out, you will go to see it. I mean, we've all disliked parts of these movies and they will never compare to the books, but we still go and see them. I think this delay is going to hurt WB is a different way then we've all thought about. When a completed movie sits around for 8 months, more hands are able to touch it, therefore, there is going to probably be more piracy of said movie. I think that pirated copies of this movie are going to spread like wildfire. Look at what happened with Deathly Hallows, there was a printed version on the internet available a few weeks before it's release. Out of respect for J.K. and the Harry Potter series most fans did not read these copies or listen to or read reviews posted before it's release date. I think it is safe to say that most fans have lost respect for WB and therefore will not give this film the same respect.
Well, kdm, first commenter on this news post, you've gotten your wish! Micah and I have recorded a small show and posted it on mugglecast.com. If you still want our opinions, check it out!
This guy belongs in politics! What a crock! We need to hit them in the wallet! We need to boycott the movie Twilight that is replacing HBP. Also we need to boycott all WB movies until HBP comes out. What will REALLY hurt is boycotting the SPONSORS of the WB TV shows. You can watch the shows and then write the sponsors letting them know you will not be buying their products because of the under-handed way WB has handled this. This guy thinks we are all stupid! Please boycott all WB sponsors and movies.
we are getting there please keep it up we all need to keep sending howlers and emails. i have sent about 15 howlers and about 20 emails so far!! FREE HARRY POTTER
If Horn realy cared about the fans, he would turn around and say sorry WB have made a mistake and as a result HBP will be released in November. But no it's a case of shut up give us your money and we don't want too hear from you until the next movie comes out. It's a pitty JK can't turn around and say I've had enough of you clowns I'm taking Deathly Hallows to the guys who made Lord of the Rings.
@ smaug: that would be awesome! including sir ian mckellen as dumbledore! lol, but it wont happen, and i doubt peter jackson would be very familiar with the hp books, but if he was, id really like to see him take over yates' job and show how its done.
Boycotting Is just stupid.
Yeah we ALL want to hear JK Rowlings thoughts on this!!.......But knowing how rarely she updates her website i doubt we would hear from her anytime soon.....And the WB are a bunch of morons doing this to the fans!....We are not gonna wait a "bit" longer for a movie thats already completed and ready to go for November!....They even said it themselves!.....And i'm hoping somebody leaks the film really soon!....i HAVE lost respect for the WB and i would love it for the film to be leaked!!....They didn't think this choice through with the fans and everybody else in mind they only thought of themselves!.....The cast stats filming February so that mans while the cast is filming the DH movie, they will also have to promote and do loads of press for the release of HBP!...that sucks for them as well!....And we will be getting news and pics and stuff the same time were getting HBP stuff!.......People will be too interested in Deathly Hallows then a movie that was supposed to be released months ago!.....
i wonder what WB would if HBP was leaked, say, tomorrow?... Surely theyd change the release date back to november... or would they still make us wait til july..
i feel very weird hearing that some people say that they have lost respect for WB ,i mean they are just a company they dont care about ur respect , they dont care about the fans they only care about how much their movies earn and moving harry potter is just business are you actually telling me that you are not gonna watch hbp when it comes out ??? i'll be thrilled about DH coming out in 2010 because of the football world cup so thats 2 major events in a year
I think WB is only doing this to annoy HP fans. They shouldn't be doing this just because TDN is being a box-office. I think it's not fair to fans who have waited so long for HBP and now have to wait another year! WB is only thinkin' about the profits they may have, but they're forgetting one importante thing! US! The Fans! We are the ones who give them money! The delay the premiere of the movie so they are losing money! I'm not going to see the film in theatres! I'll wait 'till it comes out on dvd! If I wait one year I can wait a few more months! And just one last thing: their positive aspect about delaying the movie is not so positive! I don't care if it is closer to the premiere of the 1st part of DH! Now thei're judt gettint messages of angry fans aross the world, and I don't see a positive aspect in that! Oh and Thanks to WB for making such a great thing as HBP premiere into a subject we don't want to talk about!
It still doesnt make any sense! i mean how will the film be any better shown in 11 months from now than 3 months? All they want is the money
I'd rather a 2 year gap between HBP and DH, so they can perfect the final movie and build up the suspense, than wait 2 years to see HBP which is already completed. This is crap.
The WB's statement to the fans is like nails on a chalk board!....They are soo full of BS!.....Those greedy S.O.B's are only good for pissing off everyone!.....Including the royal family!....Yeah i'm 100 percent sure that if the film gets leaked tommorrow they will most likely put the film back in November!.....Or maybe even sooner!....Please someone try and leak the film!!!!!!......On a scale from 1 through 10....I'm 0 excited to see the HBP in July!.....Can't some fans that live near WB studios do like a strike o something?....With posters and stuff!....I would of done it if i lived there!......We need to do everything we can!.........And oh i'm going to see HBP alright!....But i ain't payin a dime!....I rather just sneak in so the WB can lose money!.....It definetly won't hurt the cast because they get paid in full no matter what!....I got an idea!......Let's send bertie botts booger flavored jelly beans!......Like a million of them to the WB!....That sure will get there attention!......Didn't those Jerico fans send like 3 or 4 tons of peaunuts after they canceled it!?...Then they put the show back on?....I'm sure that we are all capable of doing so!....But how do we start?
YOU SUCK WARNER BROS. GO PICK ON SOMEBODY YOUR OWN SIZE.
David Horn is a dementor (he is too ugly to be anything else other than one of the foulest creatures who walk the earth). He has sucked a large part of the happiness out of this years holiday season with this very mean and cruel decision to make us wait until the middle of next summer for the film. His comments sound to me like a pack of lies being told to a child. What I would like to see next is a clip of his ugly mug morphing into a dementor. Has anyone got those skills?
OPPS! I'm so mad I confused David Yeates & Alan Horn. But they are both guilty of f_ing up Harry Potter for everyone.
i never knew ANYONE had as many feet to stick in their mouths as Alan Horn does. Hoenstly i can tell that at the remiere when he comes walking down that read carpet two-thirds of people will 'boo' loudly and longly. It's harry Potter people are goning to stat a commotion even if you delay it a day. i know i was already starting to get stuff for a costume ready. Honestly he ONLY explanation i can come up with is that one of the women is pregnant and they don't want ANY ONE to fid out so they're waiting for her to have the baby, lose a little weight then have the premiere. and if it is THAT'S STUPID everyone will love a Harry Potter actors child. GRR Why do they do this to us
AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED WARNER BROTHERS ARE SCUM AND HAVE DONE THIS DELIBERATLY COS OF THE EQUIS PLAY (WHICH IS RUBBISH) COS THAT COMES OUT IN USA IN NOVEMBER SOD THE PLAY WE WANT HALF BLOOD PRINCE, I ALSO THINK ITS COS THERE IS NO GOOD MOVIES COMING OUT NEXT SUMMER SO THEY HAVE TO FILL THE GAP. ALAN HORN SHOULD BE SACKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! POTTER FAN ARE OUTRAGED J.K SHOULD STEP IN!!!!, HALF BLOOD PRINCE SHOULD BE RELEASED AS PLANNED IN NOVEMBER, AS I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A BOYCOTT OF ALL WARNER BROTHERS FILMS, JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO SINEAD O'CONNOR WHEN SHE RIPPED UP A PHOTO OF THE POPE ALL HER CD'S GOT FLATTENED, IF WB REFUSES TO SEE SENSE THE PPL SHOULD TAKE ALL COPIES OF WB FILMS AND BURN THEM IN FRONT OF THE HQ OF WB
ehhh, it still blows.
Perhaps it's because I'm at least 30 years old (which I know is practically dead to some younger Mugglenet folk), but I'm pleased HBP has been pushed forward into 2009. I've seen some of the new computer and film technology just now cutting edge and will be thrilled if WB can utilize it to make HPB even better than the film must be just now. As grandma always said, "It'll be worth the wait!"
>:( WARNER BROS. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED YOU CAN KISS MY ASS! I've LOVED Harry Potter Since I First Picked Up Book 1! I Was SIX! My Mum Used To Read A Chapter To Me EVERYDAY Untill I Could Read It Myself. The Movies Really Were The Apple In My Eye... But You've Ruined It For Me... I'm Inpatient And I Know It! 21st Of November Is One Thing... But JULY 2009!? You Must Be F***ing Me!
I'm a little scared at how emotional you guys are about this...Please calm down...
Currently in the UK the price of everything is going up, and as a result of this people are having too cut back on their spending. In addition to this there is also talk of a recession. Come July next year WB may find that people prefer not too spend their money on the price of a cinema ticket, but to feed their familes instead. If things are going to be bad world wide as the experts are predicting, WB may find themselves wishing that they had released HBP in November.
"never intended to upset our Harry Potter fans" yeah like that was gonna happen...
I am upset that they decided to delay the showing of HBP. I was really looking forward to it coming out soon! I understand why they decided to though. I actually do feel a little better knowing I won't have to wait so long for the Deathly Hallows movies. I know a lot of people say that they are only doing this for money, but, so what? That's how they make their living! You should just be happy that they even have the movies. I could care less if they want money. As long as I get to see the movies, I'm alright. By boycotting, you're really only hurting yourselves. I'll be at the midnight showing. I've waited to long to just sit back and be angry!
greedy bastards, all they want is 100 million dollars more. for what? they are already richer than any of us!
this totally sucks! I HATE WB for what they did. they have hurt so many people, and i hope they know that we wont stop until there is a change made! And for the person who said that they were going use new technology to make it better,(or whatever it is they exatly said) the movie is done, there is no fixing it or editing it, they have already said they were done making the film. so it does not make sense why they would sit on it for 11 months. plus they start filming DH in february. so are they all going to stop filming to go to a whole bunch of premieres and then we end up pushing back DH because they couldn't finish it? *sigh*
THIS IS BULLSH*T WARNER BROTHERS! We've all been waiting over a year now for the next movie, and i don't know about all of you but i could barely contain myself when it was only 3 months away. And now it's another 11 months away! and this nonsense about there being less wait until deathly hallows? now theres just a 2 year gap in between OP and HBP. Nothing is solved. This Alan guy is a complete tool and can burn in muggle hell.
This is suck crap!! WB needs to die!! Fricken money, is that all they think about... what about us... like they really care! I hate this... go to hell WB!!!!!
Now the new movie will coinside with the opening of the new Harry Potter Theme park too!!! The park is supposed to be opening in the summer of 2009 also. Dont think that is a considence, that will be more money for WB, they can promote them at the same time. CRAP!
what a stupid atatement we still have to wait the same amount of time between hbp and dh
AVADA KEDAVRA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to you Horn!
I've always been to the movies on Opening Night before...But this time I think I'll wait. I mean, what's another week. *Joins Opening week Boycott.
=O During the 18 years I have walked this earth alot of bad things has happend to me (not really) but this is the singel most cruel, viscious, despicable thing EVER... Is there no justice in the world? Im not normaly a praying gal but... If youre up there... SAVE US SUPERMAN! oh Alan, have you no compassion for my poor nerves?
3 days and no more comments. I guess WB executives are veeeeeeeeeeeeryyyyyyyyyy happy and I am still mad, I guess they got what they wanted: project HBP until the next year and we'll remain quiet.
Ahhh! NO! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP OR GIVE IN!!!!!!! CURSE YOU ALAN HORN!!! CURSES CURSES CURSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! SO SAD!!! WB!! AHHH! WHY DO GOOD THINGS HAVE TO GO SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE ANIKIN TO THE DARK SIDE!!! ITS SO CRUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As of yet I've seen no negative press towards WB in the media. It would seem that besides from us who access this site, no one in the genral public knows about our fellings towards WB. Emailing Horn is probably a waste of time, he's not going to read them, just press the delete button on his computer, or more likely get his secretary to delet them.
Actually there is some bad press-look online-newspapers/blogs/o nline movie sites all have articles on fans up in arms/angry/etc that is why Horn released a statement-e-mails go to the same place for all of them so I am assuming that they are getting more mail than usual. Again BOYCOTT let them feel the wrath-and many can say Oh even though people say they aren't going they will-I for one am not.
This is so immature!!! I expected better behavior from fellow HP fans. I know the movie got pushed up, and it's pretty ovious that WB is as upset as we are...but that doesn't mean you all have to act like my brother when he does a bad job during a hockey game. I'm pretty angry myself, but I'm not acting like that. We just have to wait 11 more months before the next movie. So, go ahead, send Howlers, boycott WB movies and sign petitions.... They've already made up their minds, and there's nothing that can be done. They've even put another movie in HBP's place. I'm angry, just like the rest of you, but I'm just not doing anything about it. It's fine with me, I can wait a little while longer. I'm not going to stop you from picketing the WB headquarters or whatever you want to do. I'm just going to sit on the sidelines, and wait it out. If anyone wants to join me, I'd be more than happy!
What it seems Mr. Horn has forgotten is that JKR is not about money. She is TOTALLY about her fans and their love for Harry Potter. No where have I seen what her reaction is to this change of release date and for the reasons the WB's has given to the public and all Harry Potter fans. I really would like to know what her response is. I think that this is just a way to make up the money that WB lost during the writer's strike. And what does the writer's strike really have to do with This movie??? The script was already written before the strike. And it was filmed overseas. So again Mr. Horn..... tell us again why this was done. Obviously it was not for us Harry Potter fans and it was just to line the pockets of WB.
I really am very ashamed to be a Harry Potter fan right now. We ralley around good causes and work to dispell hate in the world and replace it with justice. We scratch our heads at the anger that homophobes feel, and wonder at the hatred of those who are rascist and those who cause detruction in war and all the other injustices of the world. And then we are told we have to wait for a movie and we explode! Explode in anger and hatred and death wishes for WB! Is it just me, or does this seem slightly hypocrytical?
CALLING ALL POTTER FANS: All fans seems to agree on one thing: pushing back HBP is unfair to loyal fans. WHAT TO DO: I propse that in protest we mail in letters to WB and post videos on youtube voicing our opinion. Lastly I suggest that we boycott all Harry Potter merchandise put out by the WB until a change is made. Its all up to us fans to get things put right!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG b4 that i thought they were postponing to make it better but its 4 some VERY UBER GAY excuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TOO-LONG-TO-COUNT TO SEE TOM PLAY DRACO AND HARRY KISS GINNY AND RON MAKE OUT WITH LAVENDER AND ALL THE GLORIOUS PLOTS THAT MAKE HP6 PERFECT! #@%#$&%$&@^$$%&%*^*#$ &@* WB AND THE GIT WHO SAID ALL THAT ^*%*!!!!!!!!
ok ive calmed down a bit. good job guys. though honestly do u really think theyd make less money??? i for 1 would not b able to resist the temptation of hp6 and draco up on the big screen.
UUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! *insert angry face here* this is such a load of waffle! and anyway, they ABSOLUTELY do NOT care about the fans. duh. they care about our MONEY! which they shouldn't even get! CURSE YOU WARNER BROTHERRRRSSS!!!!
"Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never do anything to hurt any of the FILMS. " note that they say nothing about not hurting the FANS, most of whom are far more interested in and intrigued by the HP storyline than the already rich, money-seeking producers of the movies. "We share your love for Harry Potter..." Ha. Ha, ha, ha. then WHY do they keep making us suffer?? WHY?? Also, STOP with the "silver lining," please. May I bring to your attention, producers, the fact that we now have a TWO YEAR wait in between movies 5 & 6. I don't see any silver lining there. Instead of a two year wait between 6&7, now we get it between 5& 6. It's obvious now that a decision of this sort was made quite some time ago, only they didn't bother to release the info until now, because they waited so darn long to get a two-second TEASER trailer out. No wonder we were waiting, and waiting, and waiting FOREVER for that trailer. It's cuz they never planned on releasing the movie on Nov. 21st anyway.
*snort* that's stupid. we can wait for deathly hollows, we've only had the book for a year; some of us are still re-reading it. if you're done with the movie, i'm sure we'd all like to see it WHEN YOU FINISH IT. not over half a year later.
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