oh sue. i see what you did there. using a Rita Skeeter picture with a Steve Kloves post.

I’m not the least worried for HP. Our fan base is HUGE!!!! Mollywobble..Fox won their law suit against WB for the Watchmen rights. I hope Fox takes WB for all they can. The WB certainly has taken us, the HP fan base, for all they can. I know many people don’t want to hear another fan complain yet again on the HBP delay but WB is getting just a little back for being so freakin greedy! Whew…I feel better. : )

Whatever. WB spends too much time worrying about its bottom line of billions in profits and a very fat payroll. They need to spend more time worrying about film quality. The potter movies have slipped in story quality pretty drastically. When I bring new people to the franchise by showing them the movies, they end up not reading the books and not finishing all the movies either. To a new or non fan, the movies lack a LOT of story quality and information. Unfortunately, we the Potterheads will go see any piece of junk WB puts out, and they know it. Add in the fangirls/fanboys for Emma, Dan, and Rupert, and they have a guaranteed hit, regardless of quality.

Moody One, they won the preliminary ruling. Problem is we don’t know what will come of it.

Six months from now and who knows how the economy will be. Maybe the big bucks they’re expecting in June won’t be so big, with some loyal fans still angered plus non existing boost from new books plus people trying to save their money. And november flicks were really lacking in quality, a blockbuster then would have made a killing.

Oh well, what’s done it’s done.

HA! We knew WB would come to regret their greedy decision. They will almost certainly make less money next year as the world is gripped by recession. Serves them right, they should have released it in November when they originally said they would.

I wouldn’t worry about the films failing – HP has the largest and most dedicated fanbase ever – and I know people who don’t even like the films who are still going to see the 6th one! If the film failed I would consider it a sign of the apocalypse…

Finally less than 200 days until HBP! It’ll do just fine, I cant wait to get tickets.

I’ll go see the last 2 HP movies first, and put off paying my bills in order to do so. That shows where MY priorities are, if WB is worried.

The Potter fanbase is huge…and it’s a worldwide fanbase. What’s worrying WB so much?!
I understand that the recession is stressing everyone out, but if Twlight can still risk a sequel after such terrible reviews, then I see no risk in making the final three HP films the best that WB possibly can.
A dedicated fanbase not only ensures the fans watching the movie, but non-fans too harbor a certain amount of curiosity regarding the film. I see no room for an HP film to fail at the BO.

The Dark Knight did so well because the studio shamlessly exploted the death of one of there main stars. I was planning on seeing the movie, but did not because of all the talk about ledgers death.

The Dark Knight made so much money because it was a freaking awesome movie. Sure, they exploited Heath Ledger’s death shamelessly and that is disgusting, but that doesn’t change the fact that the movie was amazing and Heath’s performance was out of this world. HP is not going to suffer because Jo doesn’t have any more Potter books coming out (besides, if we’re REALLY lucky the Scottish Book could be out by DH) but the rest of the movies could suffer a bit if the studio, director and screenwriter continue to disregard the fans opinions on the changes they make to the story (not the cuts. By now we all know and understand that cuts have to be made to get these books onto film, whether we like it or not. But the CHANGES… those are something else…) and if they drop the budget or worry less about the quality of the films themselves. WB needs to stop worrying about their already enormous bottom line and focus on continuing to make the best movies they can out of HBP and both parts of DH. Their precious money will roll in if they do.

I’m worried. I don’t want any more hp movies to be pushed back anymore! I agree with mollywobble, they need us Bad. So I don’t think dh will be pushed back, but I’m concerned about that they might not split it anymore . Thoughts?

"I do have some concern, because the books are over, the antcipation for the movies won’t be the same"
That is the direct quote from Steve Kloves in the EW article issued at the time of HBP’s delay. He also makes a joke about it being terrible if no one turns up. My point being that there’s a lot of over reaction to this ‘story’. There’s as much chance of me becoming Pope as there is of WB abandoning the DH movies.

This isn’t really news. Am I the only one who remembers what Kloves actually said? Fairly certain it was in the Empire preview a few months back.