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Earlier today, we reported that the release date for Valkyrie has been moved up.

Sadly for Harry Potter fans, we have opposing news for the next installment of this franchise.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will no longer come out around Thanksgiving. Instead, viewers will need to wait until July 17, 2009. Ouch.

Said top Warner Bros. honcho Alan Horn in a press release:

"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.... 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.... [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] perfectly fills the gap for a major tent-pole release for mid-summer."

In the meantime, fans can click on the following photos for larger images from the movie:

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Long before The Green Lantern movie ever hits theaters, controversy is already arising over the project.

That's what happens when you cast comedic actor Seth Rogen in the title role.

But those at iesb.net have gotten a look at the script - and they approve!

"Unlike other recent superhero movies, this Green Lantern story has science fiction elements such as visiting other planets and major space battles'', writes the site's creator, adding that the film has the potential to be "bigger" than both The Dark Knight and Iron Man.

That's obviously ridiculous. But read what else the site has to say about The Green Lantern movie now.

 

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Last year, director Wes Anderson told MTV News that he always thought of his characters as all existing in the same universe, making it possible, if not probable, that they could cross-over “in a very natural way,” he said.

“It would be great to see [all the characters] meet,” Jason Schwartzman added.

The whole thing was wildly hypothetical, of course, but still, it got us wondering if there could ever be a “Rushmore” or “Tenenbaums” sequel. What’s not to like about that?

“I don’t know if you can revisit any of those [characters],” Luke Wilson, who starred in Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Rushmore,” and “Bottle Rocket,” told MTV News. “Something like ‘Old School’ could be more of a sequel or something like that – and that’s one I’ve heard mentioned.

So no “Tenenbaums 2: Electric Boogaloo”?

“I would have no problem playing another character again,” Wilson said. “You just would want the movie to be as good if not better as the first one. You wouldn’t want to ruin the goodwill you’ve created with another movie.”

What do you guys think? Anderson’s films are such singularities, peculiar in their own ways. Do you think any of them scream to be revisited?

Sound off below.

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- A big hand for Shia LaBeouf, who reportedly returned to work today on “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” (Film School Rejects)

- Edgar Ramirez hops on board the Joe Carnahan express, will portray Pablo Escobar in director’s film about the infamous drug lord. (CHUD)

- Jeffrey Katzenberg plans for a third “Madagascar,” a second “Kung-Fu Panda,” my head exploding. (Coming Soon)

- The flight of the “Valkyrie” continues. Tom Cruise Nazi movie will now open the day after Christmas. (Hollywood Elsewhere)

- Toronto International Film Festival announces its special presentation lineup. (/film)

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Can you smell that?

It's the hint of possibility. Or maybe it's just Sex Panther cologne.

Either way, Paul Rudd is speaking out on the Anchorman sequel rumors that have been floating around Hollywood.

“Last I heard they were starting to write it and they were thinking about setting it in the eighties,” Rudd told MTV. “[But] I know when we were shooting it [director] Adam [McKay] said if they ever did something it would have to be really weird like we were on the moon or something. I think it has to go even further if it was to work.”

Like what? Rudd offers no suggestions. But he does sound giddy at the prospect of returning to play Brian Fantana should the long-talked about script actually materialize.

“I don’t know if it’s a throwaway comment Adam McKay had made at some premiere or something. I think [he’s]’s interested in the idea. I think Will [Ferrell] is too,” Rudd told MTV News. “Certainly it was so fun to make that if they were to do another one I think we’d all be really interested in it.”

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The movie version of Dragonball is set to his theaters on April 10, 2009.

But you needn't wait that long to receive an early look at the film. Here are a pair of photos of Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum in action...

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In The House Bunny, Anna Faris stars as a Playboy Playmate that gets kicked out of Hugh Hefner's mansion.

Well, the latter hasn't taken place in real life, but the actress and the magazine did make the former come true.

Faris graces the latest cover of Playboy. Take a look now:

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Perhaps we should have prefaced this headline with a warning - The Dark Knight spoiler ahead! - but, come on, who hasn't seen the movie at this point?

A few of those that have appear to be unsure if Harvey Dent is dead or not. Sure, he fell off a warehouse at the hands of Batman near the end of The Dark Knight. But there was no blood. Might this signal a return of Two-Face in the next film?

No.

The movie's script - written by Jonah and Christopher Nolan and actually included in The Dark Knight: Featuring Production Art and Full Shooting Script - reads: "Dent lies at the bottom of the hole, his neck broken. DEAD." T

Can't be any more clear than that, can it?

Sorry, Two-Face lovers. Your hero is dead.

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