Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 2 films!

[Sammeth.]

The last Harry Potter film will be split into two films - first part released in November 2010, the 2nd in May 2011.

Story highlights (Digg this story!):
- Part 1 to be released November 2010, Part 2 May 2011.
- JK Rowling was "cool" with the idea, according to Heyman.
- Warner Brothers to make official announcement tomorrow at ShoWest.

It's official! The LA Times has confirmed that Deathly Hallows will be split into two films AND will be directed by OOTP and HBP director David Yates. Read the full article HERE. Quotage from the article:

Producer David Heyman said the decision was made with some anxiety and only after considerable deliberations. The producer joked that "while my wife and Warner Brothers were pleased" to hear that the Potter movie magic will continue into the next decade, he himself fretted that the cynical observers would see the decision as a purely mercenary move.

"I swear to you it was born out of purely creative reasons," Heyman said during an interview in a converted airplane factory outside London that has been home base to all of the "Potter" productions. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book. You can remove scenes of Ron playing quidditch from the fifth book, and you can remove Hermione and S.P.E.W. [Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare] and those subplots . . . but with the seventh, that can't be done."

Heyman said he approached Rowling with some trepidation about the strategy but found that she signed off on its logic rather quickly. "I went to Jo and she was cool with it," Heyman said, "and that was quite a relief."

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[Slowpoke]

i don't like this idea.. at all. the good thing about it is that the release dates are close together.

[Sammeth.]

Warner Bros. are happy cus they get more dosh, Potter fans should be happy because they get a film that can be true to the book. Can you imaging Deathly Hallows in a 2 and a half hour film?! It would be impossible!

[Slowpoke]

No I think it will be two films about two hours long each.

[Sammeth.]

No I think it will be two films about two hours long each.

Did you miss out a word or am I totally misreading your post?

[Slowpoke]

Not sure, it makes sense to me.. "/

[Misawa]

I dislike Harry Potter, and I wouldn't recommend the idea of splitting a single story into two parts. It isn't like sequential stories such as the other adaptations.

[Sammeth.]

Not sure, it makes sense to me.. "/

Must just be me then

Any who - I can see the last film knocking Titanic off its bum in terms of moneyage (not adjusted for inflation obviously). I mean just look at how well the latest film has done! And thats only the fifth. It's already the highest grossing film franchise of all time so I doubt they are doing it just for the money.

Edit@Misawa: I guess so. But if they can find a decent part of the story where they can end the film, and a decent part to pick it up again then I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem.

[Misawa]

Must just be me then

Any who - I can see the last film knocking Titanic off its bum in terms of moneyage (not adjusted for inflation obviously). I mean just look at how well the latest film has done! And thats only the fifth. It's already the highest grossing film franchise of all time so I doubt they are doing it just for the money.

Edit@Misawa: I guess so. But if they can find a decent part of the story where they can end the film, and a decent part to pick it up again then I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem.

All sequels are for money.

[Sammeth.]

All sequels are for money.

Not really though. I mean I can understand say Jaws 2 would just be for money. It was written specifically for screen. But it would be silly to stop a film series of adpations of a book series halfway through? Although they get lots and lots of money, you can't deny it's not for the gratification of the fans as well!