Frankly, I am NOT one of those rabid a fan of the Potter series. I have so far read only one of the book. I think it was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
It was given to me free.
I read the book and then recycled it. I wasn't very impressed by the book contents or plot. I wasn't especially intrigued either. And I could not see any point in buying the book also. And I could not get it from the library, they were always out of stock.
But I watched all the Harry Potter's movies. I thought, they were pretty okay. Better than average. Excellent special and visual effects. But still more of a kiddy movie. Kids and teens loved Potter movies.
And so yeah, I am not affected by the news that the new Potter movies has been postponed from November this year to July 2009. Big Deal!
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The Straits Times
15 Aug 2008
Harry Potter film postponed
LOS ANGELES - HARRY Potter fans clamouring for the next movie installment of the boy wizard's adventures will have to wait until 2009 after a decision to postpone release of the new film, officials said on Thursday.
A statement from Warner Bros Pictures said the original November release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's books, had now been shifted to July 17, 2009.
Warner president Alan Horn said the decision was taken to guarantee the studio a major summer blockbuster in 2009, and was partially explained by the Hollywood writer's strike, which paralysed the movie industry this year.
'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', Mr Horn 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'. A 'tent pole' movie is usually a big-budget, heavily promoted film relied on by a studio to turn a profit rapidly.
Horn said a summer release date would benefit box office revenues, citing the most recent Harry Potter film, the second-highest grossing film in the franchise after the first instalment.
Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros Motion Picture Group, said the change would not affect production of future Harry Potter films, the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment in the series.
The good news (for fans) is that the gap will now be shortened between Half-Blood Prince and the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', Robinov said.
The five Harry Potter films released so far have grossed more than US$4.47 billion (S$6.31 billion) worldwide since 2001, making it one of the most lucrative franchises of all time in terms of box-office. -- AFP
It was given to me free.
I read the book and then recycled it. I wasn't very impressed by the book contents or plot. I wasn't especially intrigued either. And I could not see any point in buying the book also. And I could not get it from the library, they were always out of stock.
But I watched all the Harry Potter's movies. I thought, they were pretty okay. Better than average. Excellent special and visual effects. But still more of a kiddy movie. Kids and teens loved Potter movies.
And so yeah, I am not affected by the news that the new Potter movies has been postponed from November this year to July 2009. Big Deal!
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The Straits Times
15 Aug 2008
Harry Potter film postponed
LOS ANGELES - HARRY Potter fans clamouring for the next movie installment of the boy wizard's adventures will have to wait until 2009 after a decision to postpone release of the new film, officials said on Thursday.
A statement from Warner Bros Pictures said the original November release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's books, had now been shifted to July 17, 2009.
Warner president Alan Horn said the decision was taken to guarantee the studio a major summer blockbuster in 2009, and was partially explained by the Hollywood writer's strike, which paralysed the movie industry this year.
'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', Mr Horn 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'. A 'tent pole' movie is usually a big-budget, heavily promoted film relied on by a studio to turn a profit rapidly.
Horn said a summer release date would benefit box office revenues, citing the most recent Harry Potter film, the second-highest grossing film in the franchise after the first instalment.
Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros Motion Picture Group, said the change would not affect production of future Harry Potter films, the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment in the series.
The good news (for fans) is that the gap will now be shortened between Half-Blood Prince and the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', Robinov said.
The five Harry Potter films released so far have grossed more than US$4.47 billion (S$6.31 billion) worldwide since 2001, making it one of the most lucrative franchises of all time in terms of box-office. -- AFP
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