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Well Personally I think they should have done GoF, OotP and HBP in two parts and I like the concept of doing DH in three. PoA was the last book that was short enough to do in one movie, especially considering that they kept making the movies shorter and shorter, wasn’t the last one the shortest? That is to much.

They mention that they could not make DH into one movie because there were so few sub plots, but when you think of it, there have been very few sub plots in the entire series, and they kept most of them in. Ya something looked like a sub plot in one book, but then in the next book, or the book after that it became a really big deal.

Oh well, hind sight is always 20/20 but you would think that professionals looking at this kind of thing, especially considering how popular not only the books were but also the first three movies, would have figured that out way back when.

John B.

that is big news but i would suggest the movie makers to lessen the gap between the release of deathly hallows part 1 and 2 say 6 to 7 months. that will be very exciting. a true harry potter fan signing off….....

I think they’ll do a brilliant job now, I was dreading that DH was going to be hacked and chopped like OOTP and GOF . I’ll be terribly upset if the don’t almost follow it to the letter of the book…Of course they’ll have to bring back all the proper current actors and introduce Bill Weasley because his and Fleur’s house are so important in poor Dobby’s burial. I can’t wait to see who plays Ron’s Aunt and Bathelda Bagshot (sp) Oh, sInce I’m an older HP fan at 47 I can be patient but wish I didn’t have to be.

It was a huge loss the fact that they didn’t go ahead and did split GoF…. In my opinion is the worst movie, the story was so damaged, even thought they did a great job with the last sequence… The Goblet of Fire was the most disappointing movie so far.

First, Sue, thank you for bringing this happy and welcome news! This is an event that will eclipse all others. I also would like to echo Tara’s comments: It is SO important to hear this come from the screenwriter After our dear JKR, it will be in his hands, to mold it into the masterpiece it deserves.Also, it IS a good day to be a Harry Potter Fan!

well that’s very nice of you mr. Steve. I wonder why you didn’t consider splitting OOTP though. I’m looking forward for DH.And it’s sooo 3 years from now!!!

I’m really glad they are paying tribute to Rowling’s work by making two films out of DH! It has to happen if there’s a great story, it needs time and depths. I’m also glad Radcliffe approves, instead of wishing that it should all be over soon. I’m also ready to believe them somehow that they are doing it for creative and not purely for commercial reasons…

I’m really glad they are paying tribute to Rowling’s work by making two films out of DH! It has to happen if there’s a great story, it needs time and depths. I’m also glad Radcliffe approves, instead of wishing that it should all be over soon. I’m also ready to believe them somehow that they are doing it for creative and not purely for commercial reasons…

I’m really glad they are paying tribute to Rowling’s work by making two films out of DH! It has to happen if there’s a great story, it needs time and depths. I’m also glad Radcliffe approves, instead of wishing that it should all be over soon. I’m also ready to believe them somehow that they are doing it for creative and not purely for commercial reasons…

Yes!! I love Steve Kloves! Actually, GoF was fine as a single film, I had thought if they wanted to split, they’d have split OotP, even though, Caracticus, I agree with the S.P.E.W thing :D

But splitting Deathly Hallows was absolutely necessary, considering the numerous sub plots which were too important for the story and can’t be cut off. As of the division, I still think they’ll do it around the time Ron finishes off the first horcrux and the trio get reunited. Gosh, I’m squeeing again!!

The only thing I really disliked about GOF was the way they changed the Quidditch World Cup DE attack, which I thought was an unnecessary change. The rest I thought was fine.. I’m struggling to think what they could have added to the film to make it into a two parter. I don’t care much for Hermione’s elf subplot. I suppose more of the Rita Skeeter stuff would have been good, especially about Hagrid and her last ‘Harry is an attention seeker’ article; Ron and Harry finding out about Hagrid being half giant at the Ball (because I thought Ron’s reaction to it compared to Harry’s was quite telling about wizard prejudices). But I can’t think of enough to make two films. They could have shortened the dragon bit to add the Skeeter stuff.

OotP, I don’t think would work as a two parter, because it’s a single story about Harry’s inner stuggle. I do wish they’d made it a bit longer to do justice to the Dursleys and added some of the postWeasley and teacher rebellion. Or at least put those scenes onto the deleted scenes instead of the rubbish they did put on the dvd. That’s all really (personally I prefer the film MOM compared to the book, to translate the whole book version to film would have made it interminable). I’m hoping we get to see Snape’s worst memory in the last film.

I think DH is the first that could really work as a two parter, and I’m really pleased because it is my favourite book and I’m now hopeful we’ll get a good innings with The Prince’s Tale!

This is great! Although the release dates are SO far apart from one another. That must mean that the film will be spectacular though…I’m glad we have a smart group of people running this franchise :D

This is great! Although the release dates are SO far apart from one another. That must mean that the film will be spectacular though…I’m glad we have a smart group of people running this franchise :D

redreh said:

{people, Hermione and Ron being so completely and totally out of character is 75% Kloves fault, 25% director’s fault}

That’s odd, redreh, because I’ve read the original shooting script for PoA (it’s online), and there was no mention of super-Hermione or super-wimpy-Ron at all—I thought they were pretty on-character. Ron even sacrificed himself to save the others from the Grim.

However it happened, I will admit that the characters in the final version of the PoA film were a bit off from how they are in the book—but I still enjoyed the film very much, because I don’t take such things so seriously. It’s only a movie after all, the books are not harmed by them. I also agree that it was refreshing to see such a canon-Ron in OotP.

Great, 2 movies of camping out w/ the Trio. Can’t wait.

Of all the books to split, DH? GOF or OotP would’ve made a much more logical choice to split into 2 movies. But DH? Let’s face it, there’s a lot of tightening up that can be done to the books.

i still hope they cut it off at the tale of three brothers, call the first one deathly hallows, and the second one elder wand. seeing as the elder wand is the only deathly hallow harry does not prosess when xenophilius tells harry about the hallows.

I agree with Squibby on GoF—they could have cut the stupid dragon scene and put WAY more stuff in that movie!

I am concerned about “preserving the integrity” of the book—are they going to be able to capture everything properly, like Dobby’s fate, and Kreacher’s tale of the locket, etc.? I mean, to get the proper impact of Dobby’s death, they are probably kicking themselves for removing him from the fourth and fifth movies. I bet he’s not even in the sixth movie, which makes me wonder if they’ll cut his death from the seventh movie.

Unfortunately, I have become cynical about the movies and don’t have much confidence in their abilities to do these amazing books justice. Of course I’ll still see them on opening day, though!

@ Erik: Completely agree. I basically treat the movies as a visual encyclopedia to the books. CoS was the last movie to have any resemblance to the books.

I know a lot of non-book readers who gave up on the movies after PoA and GoF made no sense whatsoever. I’ve said this for the last few years, that I feel sorry for anyone who sees the film and hasn’t read the books. They must be completely lost.

Take a look at the books lined up on a book shelf. Each one gets progressively thicker and thicker – yet they try to cram each one into the same timeframe. It just isn’t going to work.

I do have high hopes for HBP however, since most of that book was filler – a 2 or 2.5 hour running time should make for a pretty tightly paced movie.

Would have made more sense to have cut GOF into two than DH. There’s more going on and the tension could have built and the gap been good for building excitement. I can’t see where they could put a satisfactory cut in DH and keep people interested. There’s a lot of quiet time where the trio are just camping and I found those bits quite dull in places. There’s not a dull moment in GOF (the book I mean, there was plenty in the film) and it would have been great if they’d cut it in half after the first task, with perhaps a lingering shot on the egg as the celebrations went on. I dunno, I don’t get these people. They’ve screwed up the story and it bothers me that cos I adore a couple of the actors I still watch the films but still end up disappointed. Jo should have been a lot firmer with them from the beginning.

They should have done the same with GoP, because IMHO it was the worst of all movies… it looked like a video clip, with no character development and no loyalty to the true spirit that we felt when reading the book.

Let’s hope they do it right now… :)