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Who says Warner Brothers doesn't care about Harry Potter fans? We were all somewhat disappointed to find that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince wouldn't be joining us for the holidays this winter - save for perhaps some eager Twilight fans. If you haven't heard that news - start here.

In an official "letter to the fans" Alan Horn, The WB's Chief Operating Officer (the COO, pretty important guy) apologizes to the Harry Potter fans for the unfortunate delay. Read the letter below:

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.

Alan Horn
President, Chief Operating Officer
Warner Bros.

But as has been pointed out, one can't help but wonder if the Harry Potter move wasn't triggered by the recent Watchmen Fox vs. Warner Brothers Fiasco.

Whatever the case, this was at least a good gesture.

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August 23, 2008, Raisy said:

Real translation: "We foresee Twilight as a really big competition.. So yea. Better move the HP movie later... Fingers crossed. And frankly, we're really apprehensive as to how this whole Twilight mass craze is gonna hit the blockbuster. Errrr, we better brace ourselves..." ONE. BIG. PATHETIC. AND SCORNFUL... AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! :pinch: :pinch: GOOD LUCK HP! ^^ You guys will surely need it... (Sorry for the totally tactless biased comment. I'm only an innocent Twilighter. :confused: )

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August 23, 2008, Lex Walker said:

	As a fan of neither, but someone who pays attention to Box Office trends - you're an idiot. HP's Box Office success is set in stone no matter its debut date. IF WB thinks they'll milk an extra 50 mil from a summer release, that's what they'll do. All the crazy Twilight fans aside - I'll be surprised if Twilight isn't the same BO disappointment as Golden Compass.
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