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!
But I want someone different. It’ll be difficult to pick someone, because it’s the last one and it needs to be done right, but I think they should keep it fresh.
Then again, there are worse people who could be on board.
If this turns out to be true, then I think the film version of DH will be in good hands—we’ll see the return of Umbridge… probably. But should that happen, Yates should SERIOUSLY consider bringing John Williams back to score the film. I know Yates and Hooper love working with each other, but while I enjoyed Hooper’s score for OOTP I felt that it was underscored and didn’t give the film the emotional impact it deserved.
Not to mention Hooper did say that Williams is a far better composer than he, and considering that Williams wants to finish the film series… Hooper might graciously step aside to let Williams give the series the sendoff it deserves—musically, anyway.
Please, say it isn’t so. OOTP was my least favorite movie and I worry what he is doing to HBP. Nothing personal against him, I just don’t think he was a good fit for the HP movies. I had been hoping that they would do DH justice, since it is the end of the series. I am still hoping for a very long movie or a two part movie. If Yates is the director, I will not have any grandiose notions for the final film.
YESSSS! Now if they’d jut get rid of Kloves and bring back Goldenberg…
“Excellent news – now someone lock Steve Kloves in a well stocked cupboard for the next couple of years and get Michael Goldenberg to write the screenplay!”
Good idea, Marauding Don lol. Have an extra cupboard you don’t use much? I’ll help!
I really liked “Order” and I am looking foward to “Prince”, but I do think that would be way too much David Yates in the “Harry Potter movie universe”.
I do understand, however, that bringing someone new to the franchise for the last movie would be very dangerous, but it would keep the series fresh up to the end.
And if they were to bring someone back, I wish it would be either Alfonso Cuarón or Mike Newel.
Cuarón is my favorite,.I have to admit it. He would be a master at giving heart to the final installment of the series. He is a wonderful director, focussed on the characters, their dillemas, hopes and the way they find to display love, which is exactly what ” Hallows ” is about.
Mr. Newel did such a great job with “Goblet ”, I have no doubt in my mind he would do even better this time. It suffices to say that Voldemort’s character was much better displayed in the fourth film than in the fifth one ( He seemed more human and believeable ).
I do admire Yates’ work profoundly ( “Girl in the Cafe” is one of my favorite films ), but I also believe, very firmily, that it’s time for a change.
I just ask them one thing. Don’t bring Chris Columbus back. That would murder the series in its final chapter.
If the rumor is true, then I’m not surprised at all. It’s okay by me if he directs the film. PoA left out too much that was important (IMHO) and GoF seemed “choppy” and I was left with an incomplete feeling with that one also. Like everybody else, I hope that DH will be a nice long movie with hardly anything cut! :D
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! It’s bad enough they let him do 2 films (OoTP was obviously my least favorite, although still good, film in the series)! If I got my way Chris Columbus would be back to close off the series properly (I’m probably in the minority though).
Oh gosh, I hope that this rumor turns out to be true! As soon as I put down “Deathly Hallows” that first weekend, I kept thinking, ‘WOW, Yates really got the mood right on OOTP…. I hope he directs this one too!.’
I think Tim Burton would make an excellent new choice, but as long as there’s no more baboon moves like OoTP (longest book, shortest movie!?) I’m down with any of the directors of the previous films. For nostalgia, Chris Columbus. For dark effect and emphasis, Alfonso. I also agree that hte film should be in 2 parts and like, 7 hours long. You can’t screw with the end of the story.
Posted by burningpumpkins on February 19, 2008, 10:06 PM
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I must add… I sure hope that they bring back Goldenberg for the DH script. Kloves did a wonderful job with the first few, but as the books get bigger, the scripts feel more forced. I won’t complain if he stays though.
Yates is an adequate choice but someone like Del Toro or Terry Gilliam would have been much more exciting… which is what the last film in the series should be, right?
I love Yates- Really, I do.
But I want someone different. It’ll be difficult to pick someone, because it’s the last one and it needs to be done right, but I think they should keep it fresh.
Then again, there are worse people who could be on board.