In a new interview recorded around the time of the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Voices from Krypton has a new audio interview with director David Yates who talks details and more about the upcoming sixth Harry Potter film. Noting that screenwriter Steven Kloves has turned in a “terrific and fun” draft that will lend to a very “character-driven” film, David Yates discusses things like character relationships as well as the final “wonderful” sequence at the end of the film. In particular, Mr. Yates specifically mentions the “epic” cave scene and the army of the dead sequence that will take place in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as well as the relationship between mentor Albus Dumbledore and student Harry Potter.
In this riveting interview (runs approx 6:48) HBP director David Yates says the film will swing between drama and moments of horror to those of delicate character relationship moments. He also mentions the humor in the film, and the “unrequited feelings” between Harry and Ginny that will be incorporated, as well as the deeping and developing relationship between Ron and Hermione which he describes as “delightful and funny and tender and true.” To listen to this audio interview, click here.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is currently in production and will be released in theaters November 21, 2008.
Snape is the hero of the entire series in my reading. I’ve seen clues that the people running the film franchise do not agree.
Why would the filmmakers agree?
As you said, it’s your reading. And I’d wager that the vast majority of HP readers wouldn’t agree with your interpretation either.
This sounds fantastic and all, but I really am dying to know who is going to play Scrimgeour, and if David Yates even plans on keeping him in the film!!! I hope he does, Scrimgeour plays a big part in the sixth and seventh books.
I have no faith in mr. yates. Ootp was boring, the durleys were unrecognizable, he can’t do comedy scene-the whole tea spoon scene was not funny at all, and I don’t think he understands what hbp is about. Yes, there is romance in the book, but that is not even the first two main plots of the book, and I’m getting tired hearing about some c plot all the time. I just gave up that there is going to be good hp movie except poa from wb.
I think for the purpose of HPB the Harry’s love for Ginny is unrequited because despite them getting together, he breaks it off shortly after because his future is so uncertain. I think that was what David Yates meant.
Harry and Ginny aren’t together all that long in HBP. It’s a very unrequited love, that’s not really fulfilled until the Epilogue of DH.
I would love to see the inferi done justice. I would be disappointed if I wasn’t scared and grossed out, just like I was when reading the book.
So, my biggest worry is Draco. This is Tom Felton’s turn at the gate, he has some real powerful scenes coming up, and if those are cut…just bleh. Draco represents a lot of things about youth that we don’t see with the other characters, lots of thematic stuff that we all know about. I hope they keep as much as possible!
Goodness there are people here who need to a) understand the full meaning and extent of unrequited, b) that not all of fandom share the favourite parts and c) realise that SNAPE is NOT the hero!
A movie is a movie and a book is a book. Harry’s feelings are unrequited when Ginny kisses anotehr bloke! Harry’s feelings are unrequited when he fears making a move becasue of Ron. Harry’s feelings are unrequited when he sacrifices his relationship. I once kissed a man with whom I was then not actually involved – he dumped me for his own reasons. I was totally unrequited despite our few weeks of fun!
To be perfectly frank the SWM scene in OotP was sufficient. the dialogue that preceeded it was that Snape jsut told Harry he was “just like his father”, Harry of course dneies this and he then finds out that maybe Snape is right, how Snape feels about his father and more importantly WHY. The storyline with Lily is a DH storyline. yes JKR set it up over her series and it has relevance to HP readers but as a PP said the movies aren’t going to address it in the same way. HBP may be Snape but he is NOT the central theme of Book 6! He’s not even the central theme of the series!
They are movies, not books. Everyone raves about the cave scene – it leaves me cold. So what the director does with it is going to suit one person and not another but I can garuntee that if it comes out perfectly for the cave fans it will still leave me cold. If it is changed slightly I may like it but the book cave scene lovers will likley decry it.
As a movie OotP was a good movie. HP book lovers are harsh with the movies – truly they are.
Ian: I disagree. Someone can be considerate of someone’s feelings and pay attention to them but not be in love with them. Hermione does that for Harry and she certainly doesn’t love him romantically. Harry thinks his feelings for Ginny are unrequited since he’s been told she’s over him and that she doesn’t bat an eye over making out with other boys. That doesn’t mean he thinks she doesn’t like him as a close friend, but he certainly feels as if his romantic feelings for her are unrequited. And what Harry thinks is what’s important, even if it turns out to be incorrect.
Luna: Interestingly enough, I think PoA is by fathoms the worst of the films. Just because he is talking about the romance plot doesn’t mean it’s going to be the focus of the film. He’s probably discussing it because it’s fun for him and he’s looking forward to filming it. Plus, look how they hyped up the Harry/Cho kiss in Ootp and it hardly was a huge focus in the film. The inferi are by no means a main plot of the book but he keeps bringing them up as well. It’s just aspects he’s looking forward to. Shrug.
harry’s relationship is “unrequited”.this is joke?I want more snape scenes,I dont care ron and hermione relationship.I hate ron and hermione’jealous this book(hbp)because they dont listen harry(for exmple draco )
After a night of thinking over, I’ve decided I’ve become a very bad fan.
Choosing shipping over the story of Harry Potter? Heckles no. What the hell is wrong with Yates? He says romance is the main push of the movie. LIGHTS TORCH and cracks knuckles threateningly Stick to the pensieve you stinking, book-changing prat!
Since when was HBP a sweet and humorous story line? For the thick of it, it’s going into Dumbledore’s pensieve, seeing Voldemort’s dark past, Merope’s abuse, murder, and honestly, the whole relationship was really SMALL.
We cannot encourage this! I know we all love shippy stuff, but we have to be true to the books! I hate you Yates… you know exactly what will make money.
Posted by burningpumpkins on September 25, 2007, 08:53 AM
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I can’t see the interview :(. I get to the website, but the only link I find under the David Yates story is “More Harry Potter Inside” and then it takes me to the 43 second interview with Dan. Help!
Posted by belovedinchina on September 25, 2007, 01:38 PM
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Not sure who you were referring to Kezzabear, but I think my original post basically said the same thing in relation to what you said about Harry and Ginny’s relationship in HPB.
I do agree with you about Snape. All due respect to the Snape fans out there even JKR herself says this in her Datline NBC interview done just after the DH release. It might still be on here somewhere. She says his final actions in the book don’t change how vile he was to Harry through out the series making him pay for his father’s sins. She also makes it quite clear that had it not been for Lily he would have not had any interest in helping Harry in the end. Not my opinion, her words. He is a brave, smart, intellgent, complex, and deeeeep deep down a sensative character, but he is no hero.
Quote-Goodness there are people here who need to a) understand the full meaning and extent of unrequited, b) that not all of fandom share the favourite parts and c) realise that SNAPE is NOT the hero!
A movie is a movie and a book is a book. Harry’s feelings are unrequited when Ginny kisses anotehr bloke! Harry’s feelings are unrequited when he fears making a move becasue of Ron. Harry’s feelings are unrequited when he sacrifices his relationship. Quote
Referring to anyone who was rabbiting on about it not being unrequited and how Snape was the focus and a hero. All rubbish. If you ahte the movies so much, don’t watch them. I guess I get sick of all the bagging that goes on whenever they hand us a tidbit. It gets old.
‘Character-driven’, how can it be character-driven when he’s reduced the characters to 2D stereotypes. We’ll probably never get Ron’s integrity (and Rupert is trying very hard to) and Hermione will always grate now (when she didn’t in the books). Oh well. Kloves had better not cock this one up.
"I decided to leave behind a diary, preserving my sixteen-year-old self in its pages, so that one day, with luck, I would be able to lead another in my footsteps, and finish Salazar Slytherin's noble work."
Snape is the hero of the entire series in my reading. I’ve seen clues that the people running the film franchise do not agree.
Why would the filmmakers agree? As you said, it’s your reading. And I’d wager that the vast majority of HP readers wouldn’t agree with your interpretation either.