As Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is currently in production with David Yates at the helm of the film, rumors continue to swirl over who will direct the final Harry Potter film that is set to be released sometime in 2010. One of the directors mentioned more of late is Guillermo Del Toro, who talks again about the possibility of directing films such as “The Hobbit,” and notably “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Echoing comments made last October, in a new interview with MTV Mr. Del Toro says again that he is “definitely interested” in directing the final Harry Potter film. He says he enjoys the darker tone of the recent movies, noting after his friend Alfonso Cuaron directed Prisoner of Azkaban, the movies have “evolved greatly into a very nice universe to play at (in).” He also says positively several times how “Dickensian” he feels the Harry Potter series is, and stated he felt the last line of “Deathly Hallows” was a “beautiful, subdued way” to end the book, and was “very moving.” You can watch this interview with Guillermo Del Toro via this link.
I just got Pan’s Labyrinth for Christmas, and it was absolutely breathtaking. I think he’d do well with DH, but I don’t think he could make it the best movie it could be. Granted, I’d rather have Guillermo direct it more than Alfonso Cuaron, but I don’t know if he could do it. Gosh, 2010… So close, yet so far away…
Well, I’m not so sure about “Hell Boy”, but “Pan’s Labyrinth” is fantastic.
However, I think it’d be pretty fabulous if Alfonso Cuaron came back for the last one! We can only hope . . .
Although I think David Yates also did a very good, very commendable job with OotP. (Right up there with PoA)
As long they don’t get Alfonso Cuaron…gosh, he ruined PoA. Siriusly (or seriously), PoA is hard to watch. I feel like it was so off the mark. I haven’t seen any of this guy’s work, but if he is friends with Cuaron…I just hope they don’t have similar directing philosophies. Well, I guess they’ll pick who they pick and they really don’t care what I think, but they need to get the right person to direct DH. It needs to be perfect.
ABSOLUTELY NOT! I agree with Holly. PoA was horrible. Cuaron was so “artistic” and “dark” he fell short of delivering key points (why Harry’s Patronus is a stag, the connection w/ the Marauder’s Map). If Cuaron or his buddy Del Toro direct it’ll be unsatisfying to every fan out there. No chances should be taken with DH, Yates is doing a phenomenal job and should be kept on to direct the final installment.
I agree with B.C. Give Mr Yates a chance. He did an excellent job, on OTP, and I am willing to bet he’s going to do a great job, again, on HBP! He’s got the “tone” of the of the ‘Order’, and will probably continue the tone, to the end. Also, PoA SUCKED! As is usually the case, in most adaptations: “The book was better”. Again….the books are the books and the movies are the movies. But it does help if the movie is at least watchable! Yates has proved he can do it. I hope he stays…JMHO
Posted by Confederate Lady on January 03, 2008, 11:48 AM
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Really? Yates is doing a “phenomenal” job? I beg to differ.
While OOTP was good, it wasn’t great.
I just felt like it laked all kind of heart and feeling. Some of the shots are beautiful, like the sweeping beginning as we close in on Harry from above in the playground, but other things were drastically off and completely lifeless. I feel the only director who has gotten Michael Gambon to portray Dumbledore as correctly as it is possible for him to portray Dumbledore was Curon.
Now, Yates did successfully make a book I found utterly unreadable actually entertaining (OOTP is an awful book) but beyond that, it just felt so cold. I credit him with well executed fight scenes and a pretty good Ministry of Magic, but beyond that, I’m completely unimpressed with what he got out of his actors and angle of shots. What he does with HBP remains to be seen, and I really hope he does a better job.
And I’m completely for Del Toro. If he can make Deathly Hallows convey as much emotion and realistic magic as “Pan’s Labyrinth” did (which, knowing the original material, should be easy since the novel was fantastic) then there honestly should be no one else.
As some people have already mentioned, “Pan Labyrinth” is visually stunning, but it also made some pretty mundane things seem fascinating . I’m trying to imagine how all the camping will be presented. I assume they will cut a lot of it out for time and our sanity, but there are parts they have to keep like the effects of the locket and Ron leaving and coming back. I think Del Toro will be able to show the monotony and hopelessness in a interesting (for the viewer at least) way.
” Pan’s Labyrith” was a great [!]combination of reality and fantasy , and
I think del Torro could do a wondeful job with DH.
He isn’t Cuaron-—thank goodness[!] ,didn’t care much for POA either,I can barely watch it—his style is different.But IF he [Torro] is chosen I want be upset.
[[[ I loved Yates work for OOTP and don’t blame him for the omissions,
there are so many variables to putting the film together.Looking forward to HBP so much ]]
I don’t really want him to direct the hobbit or potter 7. But if he does do one of those films, it had better be harry potter. I don’t really mind who does Potter 7 much, as long as it’s not Cuaron. Yes, film 3 was quite a good film, but Alfonso’s films are too “arty-farty” and he doesn’t appreciated the importance of a good storyline.
Honestly, I am not a huge fan of Del Toro’s current films, but if it means him or say…Chris Columbus?! Then Yes, Del Toro is very much welcome to me. Of course, I really, really, really wish Cuaron would come back. PoA still remains my favorite HP film. Yates is OK…I love some things he does, but I also hate some aspects of what he has done. I do NOT like Newell. Sorry. I thought GoF was awful! The first two…well they speak for themselves! Bring back Cuaron!!!
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I really hope Guillermo is talking about Harry wanting a sandwhich.