Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has been moved from its original late November 2008 opening date to Summer 2009. Or July 17, 2009, to be precise.

The AP has your Harry Potter news:

The move was made to take advantage of an open weekend in Hollywood’s busy summer season, said Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer. The film had been on schedule, and the change was not due to any production snags, he said.

“The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 percent on schedule, on time. There were no delays,” Horn told The Associated Press. “I’ve seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November.”

The switch will mean a two-year lag between the film adaptations of books five and six in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series. But it will shorten fans’ wait between “Half-Blood Prince” and the final two installments, which are being shot simultaneously next year.

Warner Bros has given five fresh photos for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which appeared in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. Also included four more photos,from Blogwarts. Check after the jump.

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USA Today has released two new photos  from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The photo above gives first look at a young Tom Riddle, played by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, who grows up to become Lord Voldermort.

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USA Today released a new batch of photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. You can check out below.

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As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Harry Potter returns November 21, 2008.