New Release Date for 'Half-Blood Prince'

This is completely F'd Up! The Hollywood Reporter is saying the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince isn't going to hit screens until July 2009!!!!

Here's the statement:

"We are still feeling the repercussions of the writers strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films -- changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of," Horn said. "We agreed the best strategy was to move 'Half-Blood Prince' to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tentpole release for midsummer."