First, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was pushed back by a few months.

Now, though, the movie's release date has been moved up... by two days.

Warner Bros. has chosen to create a long weekend for the film, bumping the long-awaited premiere date to Wednesday, July 15. Every hour helps after the studio postponed the opening by eight months.

To help tide fans over, click on the following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince photos to enlarge images from the movie...