Release of sixth Harry Potter film delayed

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The release of the sixth film in the Harry Potter series, due out in the autumn, has been delayed until summer 2009.

Eager Harry Potter fans will now have to wait until next July to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The film was originally due out on November 21.

Warner Brothers said yesterday that by holding off for a summer release the film had a better chance of being a major box office hit.

In a statement, it said production of both Half-Blood Prince and the next film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was still on schedule, adding that the repercussions of the writers' strike in the US was also a factor.

Warner Brothers president Alan 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."

Source: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk