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I think that Yates should get the job if HBP works as well as OOtP – even though I hated the part of the final battle scene where the screen play takes Bellatrix’ lines and gives them to Voldemort to speak inside Harry’s thoughts was way too much like Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker and did not really fit with the books. That being said, I really enjoyed OOtP otherwise and am looking forward to HBP. Adding another director’s vision at the very last installment could be a plus or a very big minus.

I always imagined that TIM BURTON would do a great job,directing a HP film…think about it.After all he is Carter’s husband.He can convey a perfect sense of mystery and a dark atmoshere in everything he does(including Charlie and the chocolate factory!) However DEL TORO is definetely my second choice!I think he is ideal for DH!I would be very happy to see him direct Hallows,only though if he can make the ending as touching as I want it to be.As for YATES,I have a feeling that the HBP will be the worst and least interesting of the three…the comedy is given too much space whereas Tom Riddle and his Dickensean story is somehow overlooked(where are the Gaunts??)—I don’t want to see HBP be turned out to an American Pie(with wands)...Del Toro is definetely good news!!!

Interestingly enough, I think that OotP has been the best movie so far, even though it’s cut out/altered the most. Obviously, the books are always going to be better than the movies, so people should recognize that the movies are a different entity, and having every single word/plotline be the same would be too tiresome (even for the most devoted fans). I think the most important thing, for the movies, is to capture the most important scenes - ie Sirius’s death, etc - as well as the overall tone and theme of the particular book. Anyone who expects the movies to be identical to the books is completely bonkers. That said, I think Yates has actually done the best job—cinematically and otherwise, though Cuaron is equally close. I too have my problems with PoA (it being my favorite book), but I’m sure he could do a great job with it.

I always imagined that TIM BURTON would do a great job,directing a HP film…think about it.After all he is Carter’s husband.He can convey a perfect sense of mystery and a dark atmoshere in everything he does(including Charlie and the chocolate factory!) However DEL TORO is definetely my second choice!I think he is ideal for DH!I would be very happy to see him direct Hallows,only though if he can make the ending as touching as I want it to be.As for YATES,I have a feeling that the HBP will be the worst and least interesting of the three…the comedy is given too much space whereas Tom Riddle and his Dickensean story is somehow overlooked(where are the Gaunts??)—I don’t want to see HBP be turned out to an American Pie(with wands)...Del Toro is definetely good news!!!

I really hope it isn’t Alfonso Cuarón. The third movie is the one I really hated… If Del Toro can’t do it, I hope they’ll keep David Yates!

I completely agree with Tony. :D

How come some people’s comments have crossed out marks over them? It’s going to be a huge battle for who gets the final movie. I think Yates has been doing a pretty good, job. Though I secretly hope it’s not Alfonso Cuaron. It’s not that I don’t think that he’s a good director, it’s that I don’t think I can handle anymore shrunken heads…

Cuaron and Del Toro are both amazing directors. I hope one of them directs Deathly Hallows. I enjoyed Cuaron’s work with PoA and Children of Men. Yes, PoA got rid of a few things, but overall the film was enjoyable and exciting. Del Toro did a beautiful job with Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone. These are both great directors. Just please don’t bring back Columbus.

I agree w/thoseof you who say that David Yates should finish out the series. TOOTP was excellent and POA was the worst!!! I still haven’t gotten over it!

This has been bugging me for a while now so I was hoping someone could explain something. What is the problem with the shrunken heads? They are in the film for 2 minutes tops and have maybe 4 lines. I’ve always just seen them as adding not detracting to the overall atmosphere of the film. They do not interfere with the story in any way either in time or distracting plot so what exactly is the harm?

David Yates for Deathly Hallows!!!! ^_

I’m very nervous about this director because he is friends with Cuaron. POA was my favorite book and I think he completly ruined that movie. So if Del Toro has the same kind of directing that Curaon does, I would rather he not do it.

Also, with David Yates, I feel like he didn’t do the best job with OOTP. His goal was to make the longest book the shortest movie and to me, that is so wrong. I feel like the movie just jumped from one scene to the next without spending any real time on what was going on.

I really think they should go back to Chris Columbus, although I know that isn’t likely. But he is the one that started the movies and created that original magic in the films and I personally think he should be the only one to end it, especially because it was so important to him to stay as true to the books as he could. Sorcerer’s Stone remains my favorite film because of him.

OMG! YES! Please WB, ask him for goodness sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The guy is basically begging, in a very subtle way!!!!!

Oh man, if he does end up directing it, I will be sooooo happy!!!! :D

I personally for OotP to be the best HP film yet, which is surprising because the book left a lot to be desired. Yates found the best parts of the book and brought it out in the movie. If he does equally as well with HBP, then he should get first nod to direct DH.

I do agree that Del Toro may do a good job, but I would prefer to keep continuity; that means keeping Yates.

OMG YES PLEASE! Guillermo Del Toro would be brilliant!!!!

This poster is a really good fake !

I don’t understand how some people want Columbus on the last movie. I have nothing against him but let’s face it, his two movie were not in the spirit of the books !

Watch it closely : always bright sun, Quiddich looks like baseball, Hogwarts is too “clean”.

Of course the story is almost respected but even it looks like Harry Potter in the USA.

Columbus style was ok for the first movie but too bad they let him done the second movie. CoS should be much more darker !

Thanks to Cuaron the saga took another direction and a very god one, that’s why he should do the last movie, he deserves it ! Nevertheless it’s true that Yates is a lot better in directing the actors, thanks to him Dan made an wonderful job in Ootp.

And don’t forget that there are other deleted scenes for Ootp that the ones on the dvd ! (Lily, Macgonagall’s attack, Sirius and Bellatrix fighting). I think that after the release of the last movie WB will sell a complete set with extented versions, unfortunately wee have to wait !

No. He is well, no. I agree, Yates is the best director so far.

Bring it on Del Toro! I for one would love to see a decent (IMO) director take on HP. IMO, there hasn’t been a decent one since POA, and I think Del Toro would be wonderful!

I was very impressed with Order of the Phoenix and David Yates. He took the book I liked the least (by a long shot) and made it my favorite of the five films.

I was happy to read he’s back doing the sixth film and truly hope he sticks around for the seventh. If he doesn’t though, my vote would be for Columbus to come back. He did a wonderful job of setting up the world and staying true to the book in the beginning. But my first hope for the final film is David Yates.

The third and fourth films are fun, but the characters aren’t true to the book and Azkaban was way off the mark as far as the conveying the spirit of the story in my opinion, though Thewliss and Oldman both were excellent.

I’ve always heard good things or him, but…if he is like Cuaron as far as directing goes, let’s hope he isn’t their pick. So far, I think Yates has done the best job getting the key plot and points across, even if the longest book’s film adaptation was shorter than the shortest book’s adaptation. I’m not bitter.