"Twilight" to Take Harry Potter’s Spot
August 16, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Ah, it’s all clear to me now. Vampires are more popular than wizards this year, so it seems, so they moved Harry Potter’s release to next July, so they could make room for Twilight!
Ok, no research to back that up, but who knows? Release dates are always moved around willy-nilly, and now the big-screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s teen vampire romance has moved from Dec. 12 to Nov. 21, the date just vacated by Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
“When Warner Bros. decided to move ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ to the summer of 2009, we saw a unique opportunity to slot in our film which has been gaining tremendous awareness and momentum over the past several months,” said Summit’s Rob Friedman.
Riiiggghhhttt… that idea never occurred to them prior to Potter’s move. Yeah, I know they’re different distributors, but you never know who’s in cahoots with who…
More after the jump…
Friedman adds, “We by no means are trying to fill the shoes of the incredible Potter franchise for 2008. Rather, we are just looking to bring the fans of Stephenie Meyer’s incredible book series the film as soon possible from a programming perspective.”
Image: Twilight, Summit Entertainment, 2008
