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 also want to comment on the shrunken heads thing and Tom the bartender…
Did people miss that even JKR has shrunken heads in the 6th book? And didn’t she enjoy that in the PoA film?
Also, in the first book Tom is described as a bald, toothless man whose head resembled a walnut. The Tom in PoA resembled the Tom JKR described as the bartender for the Leaky Cauldron.
And it’s amusing how fans are showing dislike towards Cauron and PoA when Yates added a scene from PoA in the Ootp film. It’s the scene where they’re locking the doors of the entrance. That’s from PoA, and yet it’s placed in Ootp as an Ootp scene (not a flashback).
I also want to say that if it were not for PoA, Ootp wouldn’t have came out as good as it was (it wasn’t great). I mean, it seemed that Yates and the film crew tried making Ootp mirror PoA is its visual stance and way of moving time and characters.
Really, watch PoA and Ootp one after the other and you’ll see a relation to the two. So, it seems bogus that there’s so much hate towards PoA (for being “artsy”) but has much love towards Ootp, when Ootp tries to mirror PoA (especially in it’s action and “artsy” stance).
Menastro: I hardly think the fact that Yates used a scene of doors locking from PoA means that PoA is a great film and we have no reason to complain about it. If a director screwed up locking doors… well then I’d really be worried.
Menastro: I can’t speak for everyone else but it’s the awful characterization in PoA that I hate. I can deal with the random whomping willow stuff and the reggae shrunken head, but when characters don’t act like themselves and the director takes so many ridiculous liberties with canon even outside that, that’s another story entirely.
actually, i’m of the age where i am already regretting that i won’t be around for the re-make in about 20, 25 years! if done right that truly will be spectacular (Radcliffe plays Sanpe, since we now know that is the juicy role!)
I have read every single comment on this thread so far (isn’t it brave of me?) and have come with these conclusions:
- apparently, being “artsy” is bad
- Cuaron creates the most passion
- many people like Yates because he is the less controversial
- many people who like what Yates did to OOTP confess they didn’t really like the book that much
- many people who want Yates for DH say they don’t want risks to be taken
If my characterization is true, then we should wish that Cuaron got the job. Which means that WB will offer it to Yates. Oh well….
I’ve always wished that Harry Potter fans would get together in 20-30 years and make a remake. Because we’d all care to do the books justice, and to make that passion translate onto the big screen. I’m just putting it out there. Is anyone studying up to become a director? lol.
deathlyH, I completely disagree with you on that one :) For me, Dan is alright, but absolutely nothing like my own interpretation of canon Harry. So while I enjoy his performances I am really dying to see someone else take on the role at some point. I don’t think any one will ever perfectly match my version of Harry and I rather like it that way, but I would really enjoying seeing other actors interpretations of the character…. I hope I’m not alone on that one!
So yes, I think a remake would be incredible and am personally hoping the BBC or HBO gets to make a miniseries sooner or later. Well, later, rather, coz we all know it won’t happen anytime soon.
I think we all need to remember that we all have different opinions, and as first I expected the most from the movies but I have learned that the books are one thing and the movies are another. Besides any book based on a novel is always hard to transfer equally- the book is always better. they all are good and they keep getting better, yes they each have holes that we dont like but thats what we get with book to movie. But we all have our fav movie and opinion about which director did it best- lets not say one of the movies of the series sucked – really that is quite immature , they are all good in their own way. Just like it was very immature for people to call Helen McCrory ugly or old – just because she doesnt look like the ideal narcissa OUT OF COSTUME! she is very beautiful and is only 39. besides casting has never been bad!
I also want to comment on the shrunken heads thing and Tom the bartender…
Did people miss that even JKR has shrunken heads in the 6th book? And didn’t she enjoy that in the PoA film?
Also, in the first book Tom is described as a bald, toothless man whose head resembled a walnut. The Tom in PoA resembled the Tom JKR described as the bartender for the Leaky Cauldron.
And it’s amusing how fans are showing dislike towards Cauron and PoA when Yates added a scene from PoA in the Ootp film. It’s the scene where they’re locking the doors of the entrance. That’s from PoA, and yet it’s placed in Ootp as an Ootp scene (not a flashback).