HBP delayed because of "Equus"?

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Here's an article--how authoritative I don't know--that says WB is
> delaying the film because it doesn't want "Equus" to taint Dan
> Radcliffe's "virginal" image. (Hey, don't hex me! I'm just the
> messenger!) Read it for yourself here:
> 
> 
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Harry_Potter_fli
cks_release_delayed/articleshow/3373678.cms
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/5pbukr
> 
> Carol, now addicted to tinyurls

Geoff:
Well, that's plain daft.

Last year, Dan appeared in "Equus"  from 26th February- 9th June in 
the West End - I went to see it in the last week of May and OOTP 
premiered in the UK on 12th July. There were rumours of grumbling 
emanating from WB then but I don't believe that the play affected his 
image.