Harry Potter Gets Another Release Date

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Sequels, Upcoming Releases

An eight month-delay has just been shortened…by two days.

After repositioning Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to open on July 17, Warner Bros. has changed its mind again. The film, once scheduled for a November 2008 release, will now open on July 15.

Why? The studio just likes to get a jump start on those earnings.  (Order of the Phoenix also opened on a Wednesday back in 2007.)

Meanwhile, a date for the future Harry Potter film can now be penciled in as well: July 15, 2001. That’s also the slot tentatively set aside for Paramount’s The Avengers. Since the day chosen is not a Wednesday, I’m guessing someone will be doing some tinkering in about a year from now.

Read More | Hollywood Reporter

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Valkryie Will Debut in 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, Action, Drama, Period, Upcoming Releases

Okay, this is just getting ridiculous. Believe it or not, Valkyrie has just now been given its fourth - and supposedly final - release date.

The movie, which blamed production issues and marketing reasons for the constant delays, was last scheduled to open on Feb. 13, 2009. (The other two dates previously mentioned were June 27, 2008 and October 3, 2008.) Now, thanks to a favorable screening, the WWII drama is being given a space on the holiday calendar.

So when will Valkryie open now? December 26, 2008. (Make sure to mark that down in pencil.)

Read More | Variety

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