Yes, the poster still says November 2008, but the official word is now July 17th, 2009! Here is what Warner Brothers had to say,

“Our reasons for shifting ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release, as proven by the success of our last Harry Potter film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment. Additionally, like every other studio, 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. We agreed the best strategy was to move ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer.”

This is huge. What happens to all the money they’ve already spent on advertising? Do they really think a Harry Potter movie won’t do well in November? The series was made for the winter season. Maybe I’m just upset because I’m a Potter-nut, but enough of my ranting, what do you have to say?!

Source: Aintitcoolnews