It's Official!
Filed under: Film Flickers > Harry Potter
It had been rumored, then denied, but now…
It's confirmed!
The last Harry Potter book, Deathly Hallows, will hit the big screen as TWO movies.
The films are scheduled to be released in November 2010 and May 2011.
The official stance? There's too much material to cover in one movie! It makes more sense to split it into two.
Alan Horn, president of Warner Bros. (the studio in charge of all Harry Potter pics), said that "it would have been a disservice" to downsize Deathly Hallows into one film.
There's definitely more money for everyone involved by splitting it into two.
There aren't any more Harry Potter books coming out so you gotta milk the cow while you can!
[Image via Mavrix Photo.]
Posted: March 13, 2008 at 12:23 pm
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Im looking foward to seeing them
YESSSS!!!!
Go harry potter!
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i am so happy "deathly hallows" will be split into two films.the book had so much information and it was more character driven, so i knew that it was no way that it could be a 2 1/2 film.
first LOVE THEM
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Great!!
gay!
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yay 2 more harry potter movies!
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Meh….I never really got into Harry Potter
There's too much material to cover in one movie
THAT´S TRUE!
and this new makes me happy
more harry potter
i already miss the idea of a new book u_u
THIS IS NEWS THAT CAME OUT YESTERDAY!! GET ON THE BALL MAN!!!!!!!
yay
I found out it was going to be in two movies like…6 months ago…
Those kids are gonna be middle aged by the time all the movies have come out!
FLYFROMSORROW IS FIRST FUCKERS!
Awesome.
sweet!!!!!!!
wa wa wa……..
Good good.
What a great way to ruin the final book/movie. if they can condense Order of the Phoenix (not to mention each Lord of the Rings books) down to a single film they can condense down Deathly Hallows. 3/4's of the book is Harry and Friends camping with a couple of flashblacks culminating in one big bad ass fight where half the characters die 'off screen' as it were.
regardless of the economic potential, I think it's a good idea to make it two movies. I just believe they should be a few months apart. One year it's too much.
by now, everybody has read the book, so we don't wanna see the movie to get the ending, but to enjoy it. why wait so long?
more to love!
LOL! haha … heh
sweet! The more the merrier
LOL
Love Daniel R. Such a Hottie!
i would milk harry's cow…
i would milk harry's cow…..
ronnnnnnnn! ♥♥♥
I am a huge fan of the HP book series…I was a tad bit disappointed that they're breaking it into 2 parts, but I do understand that there is a lot of action in those pages…maybe this is a reaction to some of the negative criticism towards the other films where they have edited a little too freely and lost some of the essence of the books…either way, I will look forward to seeing the films
Re: Cody Alaniz –
I totally agree!
omg thats awesome!!
but tis to bad its gonna be another 2 years until the first part comes out.
HEY! LET'S LET DUMBLEDORE GET SOME PLAY THIS TIME!! YOU KNOW…THE HEADMASTER WHO'S GAY! HEE HEE ….WIZARDS NEED LOVE TOO
Despite what you may think, the decision to split the 7th book into two films wasn't because of money. It was a purely creative decision because if you actually took the time to read the series you would realize that it would be impossible for them to cut anything from the movie.
that's made my day!
It would cost me and my family almost $80 total for the tickets alone to see this movie in both parts… I'll wait and buy it when it comes to DVD.
Yes! This is great news!
YES! THERE IS A GOD!! HALELLUJAH
I love Harry Potter, but breaking down the final book into two movies is gonna suck.
More money for JK Rowling doing it this way.
I really hate this idea.
Like seriously. DH was not the longest book and as you said, Perez, they just want to milk the cow… for money. Especially with an unexperienced director. There goes the opportunity for DH to get an Oscar nod like LotR.
I hope TIM BURTON is the director!!
SWEET!!
YAY!!! best news ever for harry potter fans!!
Yay!! I have been missing Harry Potter!
Wait…what happened to "Half-Blood Prince?" the book that came out between the Order of Phoenix and Deathly Hallows?
I've known this for awhile now…
It's because they were cutting a lot out of the movies and people that actually read the books, like myself, were getting upset about it.
There is so much happening in the 7th book. It is definitely my favorite!
You did inform me of one thing I didn't already know though, and that's when the second of "Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows" will come out, so thanks.
SUHWEEET!
Re: Half-Blood Prince –
IT'S COMING OUT IN NOV 2008 JACKASS
I knewwww it, I said they'd have to. I was trying to figure out what they could take out while I was reading it and there is NOTHIGN they can take out, sooooo exciiiiiteddd!!!
The seventh book was not as good as the others, in my opinion (no year at Hogwarts and a disgustingly cheesy epilogue). They cut down the other movies shorter than they had to be (why not 3 1/2 hour movies like LOTR?). Why cut down the others, but extend this one?
WHO?
CARES!
Aw.. Ok.. i care! I LOVE-D them! SO MAGICAL!
UNTIL I SAW A LOT OF GEEKS AT A Book store trying to get their books signed LOOKING like freaks! Fuck… then I felt like sHEtos!
won't those kids be like 30 by then???
Could Harry be any paler?
He must be the palest person on earth.
Get thee to a tanning parlor, post haste.
Re: Jessica –
Something tells me JKR had a her hand in them splitting it.
Also, the movies (however dark they may be) sre still geared towards children. How many kids would honestly sit through a 3.5 hour long movie? And on another note, the directors most likely considered making it 2.5 then when that didn't fit, they would have considered making it 3.5 hours. Since that still didn't fit, the best choice would be to do what they did and make it 2 movies all together.
And to whoever said they would have to wait a year between the two- while the years ('10 and '11) are different, there is only 5 months between the movies. DH-1 will likely be out of theaters in February or March so then the two movies will seem all the more closer with only 2-3 months between them.
Yay! That are awesome news! Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2??? Let's just sit there for 6 hours straight instead
GOOD! For once their chance of ruining the film and leaving important things out will be minimized! This is definitley the smartest thing to do—for the fans AND for the people involved.
I like the idea of two movies, but not with that big ass gap in between! I was thinking they would be like a day apart! ugh…
They should have split 'The Order of the Phoenix' into two movies as well. It was disappointing and cut out too many scenarios that were in the book.
These movies better not suck. This last book is AMAZING! The 5th movie wasn't as good as I had hoped. They left out a lot of things that people who haven't read the books wouldn't understand. They need to keep the facts from the book!!! I'm so sad to see it all end…
AAAAAAWESOME!!!! oh, this soooo made my day!
I LOVE YOU RON….(OR RUPERT) I LIKE CALLiNG HiM RON! =)
I think it's fabulous that they are doing two. Progressively more material has been cut from the books in translating it to movie, and it can be difficult when there are things you are expecting or hope to see shown and you are dissappointed. In the case of JK Rowling I doubt it's about money, she would just want to see the closing to this amazing series done right.
WOO HARRY POTTER WOOOOO!!!!
Sooo sad there will be no more Potter books because I love them so, but still happy about the upcoming movies!!
WHY?!!!!!!!!!!!! The films are crap! The books are crap! Dang geeks! Oh well, squeeze more money from them! haha! Dang geeks! READ REAL LITERATURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I believe that this is just a means of making more money. It's like insulting JK Rowling wisdom in creating 7 books, instead of 8. I seriously fail to understand the motivation behind 2 movies. The fact that they didn't clearly explain the reason indirectly justifies what I've said.
We should not forget that the hype surrounding the last Potter books's release was responsible for the 5th film's HUGE success.
WHO CARES! its one more chance to watch daniel radcliffe ;D:D:D. check out mr. i dont wear a shirt to premieres.
The is certainly no surprise, there is far to much material to cover in what would of been either incredibly long or incredibly rushed movie. And it doesn't take a genius to see the money to be mad of 2 movies instead.
These kids are going to b too old for Harry Potter by then
yayyyy
the only bad part is i hear stupid david yates is directing.
oh well at least steve kloves will be back!
:]]
i cant wait!!
I predict the last two movies will not come up to the box office of the earlier ones. People are getting a bit tired of them, and Harry is growing up so he ain't so cute anymore. If Harry ain't cute and Hermione not sweet and loveable, what's to like about them all? I suspect the franchise has faded.
this is only for money, dealthy hallows isnt the bigger book is the order, and now warner says: we can cut a few thing, that is stupid , they want money , thats all
AHHH!!!! OOOOMMMFFFGGG!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!! sorry, got a bit too excited…
Love Harry Potter but not Emma Watson.
We only like her because we were subjected to her tortuous acting from the first movie on… Now Daniel Radcliff and Rupert Grint, that's another story. Simply FABULOUS!
Yep, they can magically condence the other films and yes - so much happens in the final book, but talk about milking it. Wow, JKR knows how to get the most BANG for her BUCK. PS ~ Hey people, her writing is average. She just got lucky. Plus being married to a former author didn't hurt. She submitted her writing how many times before they agreed to print it? Lucky, lucky, lucky. Anyone who's an avid reader knows she's just above an average novelist.
Re: b – Re: amber – They are filiming the 2 parts back to back so there will be no age gap between Part 1 and Part 2 of DH's.
Each of the movies has lost a little more of the substance from the books because of time constraints. I am thrilled that it will be divided into 2 movies.
Too much "material" my ass! Two movies will make them more money!!! Duh!
They cut so much out of the previous movies (especially OOTP) that there are now a lot of loose ends to resolve at the series end. I suspect, not only can they not cut parts from Deathly Hallows, but they also are going to fill in some of the background info that was skipped in the prior 5 movies. Also, to those who worried about them getting too old: the article clearly states that the movies are going to be filmed back to back which means there will be no age gap between part 1 and part 2 of Deathly Hallows. Lighten up!!
In all honesty, The last 3 books should have been split into two movies each!! Hopefully these movies will do a better honor to the books than the last two movies have done. Im so excited, I cannot wait!!!
Did Daniel Radcliff dig around under his bed to find that to small needs to be ironed suit jacket?