I think Del Toro would do a fantastic job! I thought OotP was much too serious and devoid of jokes, whereas the book had me laughing out loud at times. (That said I did enjoy OotP) Del Toro really knows how to convey magic on screen (Pan’s Labyrinth). I really hope they give him the job!
I think it’s about time for a “Who do you think should direct DH?” poll… :-)
Number 7 is going to be hard no matter who directs it. I thought David Yates did a fantastic job. But their is also the burn out factor. Making films on that scale takes a lot from you, it seems you hit the wall at two.
Chris Columbus, took three kids that never been on screen before and made two very good films. Thats is why it sort of makes me angry when people say he can’t direct. You are only as good as you work with. The only reason he did not do three and beyond was that he burned out. I think they wanted him to do more than three. He was tired and needed a break.
Cuaron sad to say is a hack, who took a good movie and made it seem like they were all in public school.
The closing scenes were very well done, to bad he forgot the rest of the movie.
I would like the idea of Chris doing the last film. He helped build fortune maker, so let him finish it.
Almost Deltoro is not a consistent director. He would make a mess of the last book. Which you could tell most of it was written a long time ago, most of it. Thats why the writting style is like her first books.
I think that Chris would pull it off like no one else. Not these want to be directors who want it more as a film credit than anything else.
Sincerely,
horas
I want DH to be two movies, but I know it won’t happen. I would like it to be as long as possible. My biggest complaint with Yates is his idea that the movies should be shorter. No way.
Marjory: If your complaint with Yates is that his Potter wasn’t funny enough, why would you want the director of “Pan’s Labyrinth” which had nary a laugh worthy moment in its entire running time? It was deathly serious to an almost disturbing level (although I adored the movie). If Yates doesn’t let Kloves get carried away with his brand of humor (i.e. inserting his own jokes and not using any of Jo’s much funnier ones) then HBP will be hilarious.
I agree with Kelly, horas, and potterfreak73. DH needs to be awesome (which means either three hours long or two movies)! Also, we need to keep away artsy directors like Cuaron and I guess this Del Toro guy. I want DH to be as close to the book as possible, and I don’t think we’ll get it with these guys. Also, I think it would be wise to use someone who has already directed a HP movie. So, Cuaron is out because he ruined PoA, and I was not all that impressed with GoF, so Newell is out. I liked the overall feel of OotP, even with the major plot holes that movie left (and I mean major). So Yates would be fine with me. But my top choice? That would be Chris Columbus! He stated it off fantastically (gasp, he actually stuck with the books and still got the tone right) and he will be the one to finish of our series with a bang. Yeah, I want Chris Columbus!!!
Del Toro would be amazing. And hopefully he will sort Harrys wardrobe and hair out so he looks a little bit less like Tory boy.
Re: the running length of the films. It seems to me (please correct me if I’m wrong) that the major factor is how long the audience is willing to sit. I suppose the theaters trying to cram as many people in the seats per day is also a big factor. However, everyone involved must realize that they practically have a captive audience for DH. I imagine that few people will be HP “newbies”, so to speak, and that the audience will be ready and willing for a very long film. And for heaven’s sake, if the credits didn’t take 20 minutes it would certainly allow for more story time.
Am I missing something? Are there other forces at work favoring shorter films, or is it all about the theaters being able to put fresh butts in the seats?
The ultimate decision over running time is usually NOT up to the director (unfortunately), so whoever directs it will probably have an uphill battle whatever they decide to do. I wonder if they would ever think of doing a 2-part movie . . . I remember one a few years ago, some horrid war period piece. It was like 4 hours long and they had a 15 minute intermission in the middle (just like a play). I guess they could get some guidance from “Return of the King” on this one, because that was a rather long-ish, epic finale, but I think it was only 3 hours or something . . .
Regardless, if we want them to have the full ending in all it’s grandeur, they’re gonna have to make lotsa cuts at the beginning or chop up the end. (And I prefer the former.)
I want John Williams or Patrick Doyle back for the score of the Deathly Hallows. As far as Del Toro is concerned, I think he is a very good director and he did a very good job with the “Pan’s Labyrinth”. I just hope that Warner Brothers will be extra careful with the final movie because it has to be great. It has to be the best.
Guillermo is exactly what Harry Potter needs, he might actually bring something called a “vision” into it, the first movies were just about adapting the book, but the fact is movies are different and need another focus, to me the worst ones were definately the first 2 and the 5th one, and I am very dissapointed David Yates is doing the sixth one. Guillermo is an artist, but even with his artistic vision I think Hollywood might still damper is power. The movies are necessarily bad, but like Terry Gilliam said “pedestrian” (atleast the first 2), they didn’t take any risks to make it a work of genius. But I think after watching The Golden Compass I don’t think there can be a worse book to movie adaptation.
I really am hoping that Del Toro directs the final film. I have to fundamentally disagree with the Yates supports and agree with the Cuaron supporters. A film adpatation has to stand on it’s own merit’s as a single film. While Yates and Newell have done commendable jobs, they’ve been a little predestrian in their approach. The final film needs the distinctive stamp of someone like Del Toro, I enjoyed “Hellboy” and thought “Pan’s Labyrinth” was incredible. I’ll continue to hope Del Toro gets the job. I’ll also continue to hope John Williams is brought in the write the score.
I got to say, I’d actually would watch the seventh and final film if del Torro was going to film it. I’d really like the seventh book. It was creative but it wasn’t Rowling’s strongest piece for the series.
yay! i am soo glad that del torro is doing hbp, i would love it if he did dh to!
doublecore – I think DH should be 3 hours. There’s too much in it for it to be shorter.