Hang on everyone, there is a new rumor tonight regarding famous directors and a possible two part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film. The Daily Mail is reporting tonight that crews currently working on “Half-Blood Prince” have been told the final Harry Potter film “will be released in two halves.” The article then points out while the financial benefit would be significant (“it could mean a £500million bonus in ticket sales”) the paper reports this purported move is artistic, citing an unnamed source who says:
“There’s so much to fit that the view is the last movie should be in two halves. There is a huge battle when Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, takes on Voldemort that needs to be done really well.”
The article then goes on to cite that Warner Bros, which has still not formally announced a director for the final film, is considering some big name directors for the final movie, including legendary Oscar winning director Steven Spielberg. Quotage: At Warner Bros, who are rumoured to be thinking of Oscars and a big-name director such as Steven Spielberg for the final film, a spokesman said: “People are discussing all possibilities.”
Readers will remember, and as cited by J.K. Rowling on her website, Steven Spielberg had considered directing the first Harry Potter film, but declined. As we have reported previously as well, other names have surfaced in regards to directing “Deathly Hallows” including Alfonso Cuaron, David Yates, Chris Columbus, and most recently Guillermo Del Toro. As exciting as all of this sounds, please keep this one very much in the rumor category for the time being. We are trying to verify this, and will update with more when we can.
putting the deathly hallows into two films is a good idea. there is a lot going on in this book and i think the only way to include all that story is to make two films or maybe a three hour movie. As for Spielberg, no. He is a great director, but i think he won’t do. Guillermo del Toro is great choice for director. but as long as John Williams comes back to the deathly hallows, i’ll be happy.
If they can make a 2hr. 40 minute movie of the Kate Winslet drama “Little Children” then why the heck can’t they make these Harry Potter movies 2:45-3:00 long?? I mean, do you honestly think the legions of fans would NOT go because the movie was too long? anyone remember how long Titanic was and yet people kept going back over and over and over. I think cutting these movies like they have, particularly in GOF and OOTP, is completely absurd. You’re left with a fast-paced movie that never has time to truly showcase the acting. Major characters are reduced to mere cameos. I mean, Maggie Smith must have to show up for what, one day of filming to complete all her scenes anymore? It is rediculous. Why couldn’t they have hired Peter Jackson? We need 4 hour versions of Harry Potter!!!!!!!!
2 parts would be good. I like the HPDH and HP and the Elder Wand that was suggested. Spielberg would be great, but with him would come John Williams as the score writer, which would be even better! HPPoA had the best score of all the films and I am sure Williams could do it again!
@Todd: The ending was not ”...and they lived happily EVER after. ” Which means they were always happy. It ends with, “ALL WAS WELL.” Definitely not the same thing. There is almost a tone of ; for now. And all this dumb you are putting in your comments sounds dumb. Calling someone a name because you don’t agree with their opinion is pretty low. Open a thesaurus, Please!
Do not let Spielberg touch this. He will ruin it. He ruined Jurassic Park. He is a horrible director. This should stay in the hands of a european director, preferably british. I liked the last guy.
I love the idea of a two part DH although i think it would have worked alot better with GOF. One could be relesed in the summer then the secnd part in the winter. they could end the first part at the escape on the dragon scene.
as for directors i think they should bring back columbus, he started the series he should finish it! although i bet David Yates finishs it. Personally i dont like Yates i thought Oootp was to rushed and it seemed like a clipshow! He also screwed up the dvd and didnt give us enough specal features! And cut up snapes worst memory! anyway my choices for diector would be….
1. Chris Columbus
2.Guillermo del Toro
3. Steven Speilberg
4. Alfonso Cuaron
5. David Yates
I think 2 movies is a great idea, then they dont have to leave anything out! Like the last movie (Harry Potter 5) they left way to much out, it was just pathetic!
dude, don’t you realize that Harry Potter film market are CHILDREN AND TEENAGER.
sure the fans would watch 4 hour long movie.
But CHILDREN wouldn’t
and consider this. if it four hour long, if it start at 8, it would end at 12. their parents would forbid them to watch the movie, coz then they will be home late.
Geez, I know you people supposed to be the fans (i’m a huge fan too) and all but seriously.
After GRiNDHOUSE (which has intermission) failed in the market, I doubt any studio would take a chance to release a freakin 4 hour long movie again. EVEN WITH INTERMISSION.
Even fans of Lord of the Rings complains the third movie are too long. because it was freakin 4 hours long.
Beside if Harry Potter movie gets more money, wouldn’t you happy too. I don’t you will be mad if Harry Potter reaches #1 box office twice in a year.
SO guys, efore you write anything. just sit down and THINK.
It’s not what you want but it all what Harry Potter franchise needs
I do believe Deathly Hallows should be done justice and trying to fit it into a 2 hour movie will leave so much out. The years that was put into the book should be honored properly. A longer version movie with an intermission would work. If you have ever picked up a Harry Potter book , or sat through a movie you are hooked. So no matter if it came out as a 4 hour movie or a 2 part series type movie everyone that is anyone would watch. We may not be happy about the 2 part series type but it would be well anticipated. Warner Brothers should just suck it up and give an intermission to a longer movie all at once, and we will all be happy, and to make all the fans even happier they could release it before 2010. The last movie should be out for viewing well before Universal opens it gates to the World of Harry Potter, in my opinion.
Splitting Deathly Hallows into 2 films would be a profoundly stupid idea, as splitting any of the other films would have been. Sure, hard-core Potter fans will be satisfied by getting to see every subplot of the book included, but 2 slow-paced, bloated, convoluted films of Deathly hallows would completely alienate the general public and casual fas.
Why do so many Harry Potter fans not recognize the value of conciseness when it comes to good filmmaking?
For Grindelwald. If you include every subplot the movie would take 9-12 hours and that’s cutting by the fact that some of the text is visual description and would not be dialog. Even two three hr movies would be faster paced than you may realize. And young children do not go to the late showings anyway. Teens and adults do. The few that do seem to be up to the task and they have to be with their parents. I was at the midnight premiere of OOTP and I can attest to these realities. I have been to all the Star Wars, LOTR, and HP movies with my children and they have had no problem with the length of any of them. Their attention was held and they voiced the same aggravation at the omission of book material.
putting the deathly hallows into two films is a good idea. there is a lot going on in this book and i think the only way to include all that story is to make two films or maybe a three hour movie. As for Spielberg, no. He is a great director, but i think he won’t do. Guillermo del Toro is great choice for director. but as long as John Williams comes back to the deathly hallows, i’ll be happy.