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Potter Flick Pushed to Summer

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 15, 2008 5:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – Harry Potter won't be working movie magic in November. In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has pushed back the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to July of 2009, MTV reports. The studio says the move isn't because of any problems with the... Read full story »

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