The release of ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ has been moved forward from its previous release date by two days.

Warner Bros. has decided to air the show on July 15, after it had previously been postponed by eight months.

The studio rationalized that opening the sixth instalment of the mega-hit franchise on a Wednesday is like giving it two consecutive debut weekends.

“Every day the kids are out of school in summer is just like an extra Saturday,” E! Online quoted Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.’ head of distribution, as saying. Check out the release dates in your country here. http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/releasedates/ (ANI)

World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince in London on Tuesday night was a grand affair with the entire star caste of the movie and guests on the Red Carpet. They included Daniel Radcliffe, Helena Bonham Carter, Lily Collins, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Emma Watson and JK Rowling.

Lily Collins stood out elegantly and some of her photos can be found here and here.

Lily Jane Collins is daughter of Phil Collins. She is a graduate of Harvard Westlake school and is currently a student at the University of Southern California. Lily has hosted several television shows and has been involved in acting and modeling. She has appeared on the television show 90210.