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I don’t think it will be that bad it two halves, then they can’t have the excuss for leaving something out that it didn’t fit. BUT I hope they do it in two halves like with the Titanic or Gangs of New York where the movie was released all the same time just the movie was so long its on two different discs. It would really suck if it was released on two different dates. They wouldn’t do that. (i hope not anyways).

There is no way the WB will even consider a 4 hour movie with or without an interval- it eats into the profits. It would mean there would only be 1 showing per theater room a night say from 7 to 11, and another theater 6 to 10. How many younger schoolage kids would be allowed to go and how many adults with various workschedules and lives etc? No, they’ll split it into two movies where the theatres can put on 2-3 shows a night and that many more entry fees. I do feel sorry for Dan, and yeah, i think they would have to rework his fees and the rest as well, especially the “name” actors unless they took this possibility in mind (likely). That would also mean double promo jobs etc. I would have liked to have seen his face, he has the hardest job of all.

The large portion of the movie going public, who also help to make these films the money makers they are.Would be very irritated at the end of the fist film ,as it would seem very disjointed .It could well put most of them OFF seeing the last one at all, which would end up backfiring for WB. The one good thin Peter Jackson did when he made the LOTR films was encompass enough of each book into each film to complete the section of the story in that film. Having DH chopped up into two films would desolve the empact of the story, as well as each film as a great film unto itself. I still think one longer film would serve DH for more ,for the HP fans,for the movie going public in general and even WB ,in the long run.

I think a lot of ideas are being tossed around on the studio level[WB] and they are still not really sure what they really want to do.On e of their thoughts about the films has only leaked to the public thru thoose who work for the company.I am sure their are more ideas flying aobut the room that have not come to public light.

The only way a two part film of the DH book might work is if they diiffinetly realeased the first one in June and the second one in November of the same year.2010 Which would , as i have read some have said,woud also serve the amusment park.

If they bring back Chris Columbus I will go on a hunger strike.

TeacherKym said ” If they are worried about ticket sales, just set a higher price – again diehard fans would love it”

lol Higher Price? Higher PRICE? There are areas in the US where ticket prices are towards $12/adult and you want them to set a higher price (and again, then pay twice that to see what should be one movie)? I can guarantee that the general movie going audience (which should also be catered to, whether you like it or not) will not go with that and WB will loose money (or at least, will not make as much money as they hope). “Diehard fans” (I personally hate terms like that) can want every word in the book on screen as much as they like, but that does not mean it will a good movie make. And as I said, Diehards cannot be the only demographic catered to. You want to be able to draw in the average movie goer, the one that may not have been interested in HP before this (yes, even with this being the 7th movie). You interest an average movie goer, they’re going to be more likely to purchase the previous films. Turn the average movie goer off, they will not see the second half, they will not purchase the film, which means money not going into WB’s pockets. Catering to the diehards will only take you so far.

(Note: Sorry, if I came across as angry or witchy, I don’t mean to, it’s just been one of those nights where I got barely any sleep and so I’m more irritable than usual. No offense is meant to anyone)

Wow. If it’s two parts, that’s going to be one long movie! I can’t wait!

GUILLERMO DEL TORO! Sweet.

Note: Slight edit on my previous comment, I noticed that TeacherKym was mentioning a Gone With the Wind intermission style in which case my “pay twice the money on top of higher ticket price” comment does not make sense, so that part I retract, but the rest of my opinion remains.

Wow!i’d love it to be in 2 parts,i mean than they would put every little details.or they make a 6 hours long movie,i dont care,just don’t cut anything out!!XD

Spielberg would most likely do a good job on DH, and the situation now is different to ten years ago. Whoever directs this knows they have to stick to the story and use the existing cast. It is nice to see that all options for directors are still being considered.

There is still a lot that can be cut though. I don’t want to see half an hour of Harry, Ron and Hermione apparating around the countryside of the UK and I bet most of the filmgoing public doesn’t either. It can definitely be done in under three hours, if the director knows what they are doing.

But when the movie industry wants to split a film and says it’s not about the money, you can be sure of one thing: it’s about the money. Harry Potter is as close as anyone can get to a sure thing in the film business, and hundreds of millions in pure profit is to be had from releasing two films. Kill Bill and Grindhouse were much worse off as two films and everyone involved knew it, but by splitting they almost double their money.

One possible problem is that everyone is contracted for only one more film. So if two films are released, the producers might have to pay out double salaries. And JK Rowling might possibly have to approve.

Chris Columbus has never made a successful action blockbuster, so it will be astounding if he is being seriously considered. However Cuaron (with Children of Men) and Newell both recently have, and they both know the series well enough by now.

EEEeeewww, NOT SPIELBERG!

I’ve been hoping for a two part movie, so I really hope this is true.

I wouldn’t even mind the fact that we’d have to wait for the second half because I just want to see as much of this book as possible. And I actually don’t feel like cutting it would be awkward. They could end it with Malfoy Manor. Or even Gringotts. I mean, from there to the end of the book…so much goes on.

I think by cutting the movie into two parts, we’re going to get more of what we want to see. No cutting of important scenes with Dumbledore, no lame flashbacks. They could do Dumbledore/Grindelwald and Snape/Lily with justice. I don’t know how they’d be able to fit all of the storylines in a 2.5 movie, you know?

when we diehard fans want to see every precious momenet and memory of the reading visualized on the white screen, it will not be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Movie…. boring!!!!

Luckely all directors till now knew how to use the cutting knife wisely, lets hope the last director will cut it down to size of a magnificent standard lenght movie.

I prefer quality over quantity, why seeing every detail on the screen again, I already read those three or four times?.I did my visualisation, now I want to see what a good HP-fan director can do with this sack of words.

But this rumor is just what it is: a rumor, nothing more

Deathly Hallows is much more than just epic battle scenes and dark moments. It also has a sensitivity and an existential significance which very few directors can really capture. Someone like Spielberg or Cuaron would definitely be up to it. No doubt. Del Toro has some of what’s needed, but not enough. Yates just makes big-budget TV—the terrible Grawp in OoTP shows he is not up to the challenge of major special effects scenes.

Peter Jackson is a hack director who is most at home making schlock horror films (which are definitely fun stuff, but hardly at the higher levels of filmmaking). Like Sam Raimi, he’s someone who got lucky and managed to perform. But the last time a studio gave Jackson a hot property and a mega-budget he turned out an unwatchable turkey. Nobody in Hollywood will be forgetting that.

At first glance, it sounds great! Then you realize it could mean we’d have to wait a while between each. Then, if you can make the longest book into a movie shorter than the shortest book’s movie, they could still easily fit Deathly Hallows into the one movie. Overall, I think it would be stupid. As for Spielberg, JKR vetoed him! I’m joking of course. He’d be great I’m sure, maybe he’d bring back John Williams…

I don’t mind if the movie’s five hours long, but I don’t want to watch it in two sittings! I want to see it all at once!

For those who like the idea of sitting in a theatre for 3 + hours- You’re insane and must have bladders the size of buicks and not have any nerve endings in your behinds what so ever. It didn’t work for PotC 3 it wouldn’t work here either.

Tell the story in 2 1/2 or in 2 parts. Nothing in between please.

I seriously like the idea. But I also agree, why not just make it a four hour long movie? That`s not even that long. (= I’d sit in a theater for four hours for Harry Potter ! But splitting it into two would be GREAT! I mean, we would get more out of the story anyway ! Amelia, I guess some people do have the bladder sizes of buicks – I know I do. (: Or else the people who don`t can just not eat anything, that way they won`t have to make pit stops in between the movies & stuff. =) Back onto the subject, it’d be really nice if they split it, but it would be better if they just made the movie four hours long! Come on! It’s sooooo easy to understand. :) & I imagined the second part NOT coming out a while after the first part. I just imagined that the first part would play, then we’d wait like 15 minutes or so, and they would play the SECOND part. (in the theater) Hm. That’s just my view.

I can understand why some people would like to see a 2-part movie, but seriously the idea really annoys me. No matter what they do with the movie, no matter how long it is, they will still never be able to come anywhere near to the quality of the book. I think the movie is meant to be just that, a movie, not pages of the book meticulously translated onto the screen. When I see any movie I want to be entertained, so slicing DH down the middle would really suck, especially if the two halves came out separately. It would be a massive anticlimax in my opinion, because a) it wouldn’t really be a movie anymore as there would be no real resolution to it (say, finishing the first half in the Malfoys’ Manor, or when Dobby dies, neither of which in my opinion would be a good way to end a film) and b) some of the stuff in the book works well but probably wouldn’t be very good on-screen. Sorry but this is just my opinion and you don’t have to listen to me but this is exactly how I felt when I heard GOF might have been a 2-parter, and I just had to get this out somewhere.