Hype has caused quite a few fake teaser posters, such as this one, to pop up online.
Prince Caspian (May 16): This film was highly rumored to have the trailer in front of it and it seemed like a prime candidate for the trailer considering how both films are from the same genre (fantasy). This was debunked though upon the film's release.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (May 22): Another majorly rumored film to have the trailer considering its huge anticipation factor. Debunked upon film's release much to many fans' chagrin.
Kung Fu Panda (June 6): The major argument for a trailer showing up here is that Panda is a kids' film and that WB will be dumb enough to mis-market Half Blood Prince as a kid's film, even though it is a much darker film. Also the fact that Order of the Phoenix trailer was released in front of Happy Feet garners much fuel for this film. According to Mugglenet, 12.7% of site visitors feel the trailer will appear in front of this film.
The Hulk (June 13): Not much fuel behind this one. I think this film's already headed for failure since it comes only five years after Ang Lee's disastrous Hulk film attempt. It would probably be a major blunder to put the trailer in front of this. Or they could put it in front of Hulk to increase ticket sales. According to Mugglenet, 10.8% of site visitors feel the trailer will be in front of this film.
Get Smart (June 20): This rumor has recently picked up fuel thanks to Leaky Cauldron's recent Rumor Alert report stating that the trailer is now rumored to be in front of this film. Considering that Warner Bros. is a US distributor for this film, then a trailer showing up here would not be surprising. Also, June 20 is close to a month after the wrap up of Prince's principal filming and Goblet's teaser showed up about a month after it's principal filming ended in March. So, good chance here. 12.7% of Mugglenet site visitors believe the trailer will be in front of this.
WALL-E (June 27): I highly doubt that it will be in front of this considering how it is a Disney film and Disney film tend to have a majority of Disney trailers. Mugglenet has no stats for this.
The Dark Knight (July 18): This is my personal vote for where the trailer will appear mostly because it is a Warner Bros. film. I surely hope that Warner Bros. will not make us wait that long for a trailer, but it seems entirely likely. Also, considering that 40.9% of Mugglenet site visitors believe the same, I would definitely put my money on this one.
So there's my film by film break down of where the trailer could show up. Who knows, maybe Warner Bros. simply won't release a teaser and will just go straight to a full 2.5 minute theatrical trailer. Seriously though Warner Bros., stop torturing us and just give us some scenes of Half Blood Prince to quench our Harry Potter thirst.
We will just have to suffice with these official images for a while.
