Date change to July 15?

[Carol]

SSS wrote:
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> So, what's up with this, does anyone know?  All of a "sudden" [sudden to me, though it might have been awhile ago], the release date at IMDb and at Warner's HBP page is listed as July 15 instead of July 17.
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> Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled for many reasons, but I wondered if anyone had seen discussion of this at Leaky or elsewhere which gave an explanation?  And are we SURE?
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> Siriusly Snapey Susan, who's got a long day of travel on July 17, so she's really hoping July 15 is right

Carol responds:
Hi, SSS. About a week ago, maybe earlier, a lot of online articles announced the change. Here's a link to one of them:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=54475

But as md says, the fact that the date appears in the new trailer confirms the date change. Whether the reason is, indeed, to make more money from a long weekend, I don't know, but it makes sense given that the kids will be out of school.

So, yes, unless they change it again (and risk the wrath or angry fans *again*), you're in luck. It's officially July 15.

And, BTW, the epilogue will definitely be included in DH. They're planning to use the same actors, aged nineteen years by the technique used in "Benjamin Button."

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24622

Carol, deciding to do two posts in one