There is a new report online today regarding the possibility of David Yates returning to direct Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Children's author Lois Lowry has updated her blog with an entry regarding Mr. Yates who she had hoped would be directing the film version of her book "The Giver," but has now declined in order to helm movie seven in the Harry Potter series. Lois Lowry writes:
"David Yates, the director currently working on the next Harry Potter film, was supposed to begin The Giver film next. But he has just decided he wants to do the final Harry Potter first, thereby postponing The Giver by several years.
As reported previously, David Yates is working on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which is currently in production in London, England, and has been one of the many names previously rumored to direct the final Harry Potter movie. Readers will also recall that we recently heard from producers David Barron and David Heyman who said that a few directors were under consideration for the job, and that we would hear more on the status of a director and a possibility of a two- part Deathly Hallows film soon. As exciting as this news is, please consider this a rumor until we receive confirmation from Warner Brothers.
Thanks very much Dani!
I think Yates did a good job. I finally felt that there was real acting in the scenes rather than a bunch of type-cast people playing themselves (with some exceptions of course). In spite of the short length, Michael Goldenberg did a GREAT job staying true to text rather than changing which characters delivered lines and adding in a bunch of crap that wasn’t in the story. I also like how he incorporated plot points like Neville’s parents into the script when the overall scene had to be cut.
I did think OotP would have been difficult to follow if one was not familiar with the books and it’s shortened length didn’t really give me the feeling of the drawn out torture and angst felt by Harry throughout the book.
Posted by Alison aka NobleBirth Descending on February 19, 2008, 08:23 PM
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I really, really, really hope this is just a rumor!!! Or it would be three movies screwed…........
I hope WB waits to see what HBP looks like before giving the DH reins to Yates. OoTP was a decent film but extremly underacheived in the screenwirting and the finished product imo. it was very disappointing after all the build-up to it and the only HP film I feel about this way. The acting and cinematography was great but that was about it.
I can only hope that this is true. After helming two films, WB obviously has faith in him and his abilities. He loves this story and gives it the spirit that it needs to survive as a respectable medium of the books. :)
While this is still very much a rumor, given that it came from Lois Lowry and that “The Giver” has been planned and delayed for quite some time, it adds some credibility to it. Would I say this is official confirmation that Yates is doing Deathly Hallows? No, but keep in mind, he could stay on as a producer if he left the directorship.
I cannot say that I am entirely pleased with this news. I do not regard him as a good director, though I am supportive of those who may disagree with me. I merely think that we should find a director who puts more artistic flair into his work for the last installment. I would love to see Alfonso Cuaron come back, or G. Del Toro (although his involvement with the Harry Potter movies was only a rumor). If you’ve ever seen Pan’s Labyrinth, with which both Cuaron and Del Toro where both involved, in my opinion it screams Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. David Yates, in my opinion, did not do the Order of the Phoenix justice, and instead might’ve confused those who do not read the books. I should hope that a more qualified, artistic director will direct the Deathly Hallows, instead of David Yates.
I hope they are still undecided – OOTP was good b/c it was a HP film but I can honestly say that as things began to get more serious (in the series) Alfonso Cuaron did the best job as director. I just don’t think DY is the right choice, period.
oh my…’The Giver’ as a movie better be perfect. It is my favorite book of all time, and Lois Lowry is a gift to the authoring gods. All of her books are amazing and among her start were the Anastasia Krumpnik books…mmm, a story about a young girl growing up…sounds similar to a start of someone else I love and was a gift to those same gods.
IMO the worst HP film was GOF. It was chopped up and if you didnt read the books you had no idea what was going on, and they cut important stuff out of it! I had a horrible time watching it in theaters just because I was the only one in the group of people who went together and they kept asking me “what the heck is going on?”, “Who is that?”, What does he mean I can touch you now?”.
Besided the fact that I agree OOTP should have been a half hour to an hour longer, I think Yates did a decent job. We’ll see now after he had his experience with OOTP how HBP will come out. As long as DH is long and nothing is cut out from the book, they can tie up loose ends that they’ve lost in previous movies, and done in a way that someone outside of reading the books can understand whats going on, Im all for Yates to direct it.
Tim Burton is a fantastic director and I agree he would do a great job if he had the opportunity to do DH but hopefully they dont come to a final decision until after HBP is complete.
I wouldn’t mind if Yates stays but…....I want Alfonso Cauron!!!! And to all those who are against Kloves-I think he’s great…come on….Goldenberg…he ruined the story!!! Harry/ Cho relationship-completely different from the book!
back to director…Yates is ok. but I feel sorry for all film fans that didn’t read the book. They couldn’t get it! Film is brilliant but so different from the book. I want Alfonso!
but who ever will be…we’re going to see the film because we love the story!!!! THANK YOU J.K.ROWLING. GO ALFONSO!
O YEAH…p.s. I want 2-parts DH film. But in the same time!!!! maybe second film one week after first film!
That is great news if it turns out to be true- which is most likely going to be- he said he was keen to complete it. I love what he did with OOTP and it sounds awsome what he is doing with HBP so I think if he stays with it we will be in for a great DH movie – especially if it is two films back to back. hardly any cutting.
I think Yates did a good job. I finally felt that there was real acting in the scenes rather than a bunch of type-cast people playing themselves (with some exceptions of course). In spite of the short length, Michael Goldenberg did a GREAT job staying true to text rather than changing which characters delivered lines and adding in a bunch of crap that wasn’t in the story. I also like how he incorporated plot points like Neville’s parents into the script when the overall scene had to be cut.
I did think OotP would have been difficult to follow if one was not familiar with the books and it’s shortened length didn’t really give me the feeling of the drawn out torture and angst felt by Harry throughout the book.