Posted on 08/18/2008 11:43:49 AM PDT by Jabrown
Warner Brothers continue to face increasing backlash from tens-of-thousands of Harry Potter fans as news spreads of the delayed release of the 6th Harry Potter Movie - The Half-Blood Prince.
Warner Brothers is preparing for an onslaught of red envelopes that will begin arriving later this week in addition to the massive email campaign and more than 35,000 signatures to a WB petition launched 3 days ago.
From Accio Dumbledore's Army: Despite Internet rumors attributing the delayed release to the Writer's Guild Strike this past spring, further statements have made it clear that the movie is completed and that the delay was an arbitrary decision made be Warner Brothers Executives. In a press release issued by WB they announced that the Writer's Guild strike this past spring had caused delays in blockbusters previously scheduled for release during the Summer of 2009. As executives faced a likely drop in revenues next year accompanied by the overwhelming success of The Dark Knight and Clone Wars this summer, they made the decision to spread out their revenues by delaying the November Potter release. As a result it is now clear that a lack of Executive planning accompanied by the Writers Guild Strike have caused the delay.
As an angry Harry Potter fan that feels that Warner Brother executives have overlooked the very audience that drives their revenues, today I am launching the Harry Potter November Release Email Initiative to protest this decision. By completing the form below, we will generate an email on your behalf that will be sent directly to ...
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Some people have waaaaaay too much time on their hands.
Maybe this is just a ingenious way to build hype and get free pre-release advertising.
I thought it had more to do with Daniel Radcliffe’s role in Equus.
If he wants to demand something, then make it extended versions of all the movies, with all the deleted scenes put back in. That will make the fans happy.
Send a howler!
They’ll do that at the end - after you’ve already purchased the movies.
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