Thanks to Megan from Magical Menagerie who let us know that she has preview scans of the new issue of Movie Magic magazine which contains a large feature on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. While she is unable to post very many scans at this time, there are a few online of the interviews from Tom Felton, Emma Watson, Dan Radcliffe, producer David Barron, costume designer Jany Temime among others. Of note is this partial scan of an interview with production designer Stuart Craig who addresses the splitting point of the two movies due of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” He very clearly says that at the point of the interview, he does NOT have a script to the films and does not know for certain, but says that he “heard it suggested that first film ends with the return of Ron Weasley. Ron has a falling out with Harry and leaves his friends, so his return is an emotional high. I guess that could provide a very satisfactory ending. I don’t know if Steve Kloves, the writer, agrees, but we’ll find out when we receive that first script.” Mr. Stuart also goes on to describe his work designing sets for the sixth Harry Potter film, specifically regarding the cave. The article cites Stuart Craig as saying they “only physically built two tiny little parts of it and the rest is a computer generated set, but for that we needed a small-scale model, a huge-scale model and as I said, a small physical part of it.”
The July issue of Movie Magic is on newsstands now.
That seems like a good spot, though a bit early possibly, I was thinking it might be more likely after escaping from Xeno Lovegood’s. That allows for plenty of canon in the first part and also plenty of time to devote to the battle at Hogwarts in the second half, as well as all the other important things leading up to it. Hmm…
I will take any info we can get, but I so wish they would give us the HBP trailer before we get too carried away worrying about the NEXT movie(s). That is going to be cruel and unusual punishment, having to wait a full two years between releases and nearly three years before we get the final installment. I don’t know how we are going to survive that, just waiting for HBP has been torture!
Nooo I don’t think the film should end there! I think that would cause too many people to hate Ron for MONTHS before the next part is released. I know what he did was really bad but he did try to come back soon afterwards so I think a split in this place would give lots of people the wrong impression :(
why am i not surprised about the decision on cutting the film at Ron’s return? it makes way too perfect sense and well would keep us all on our toes between the months of release.
With the news that they have added scenes to HBP only hinted at in the book to action up the movie. I would not be surprised to find that the two DH movies will add scenes from what’s happening at Hogwarts and at the Burrow.
Mugglequeen, they said it would end with the RETURN of Ron, not him deserting Harry and Hermione. So it wouldn’t be a downer but rather intended to be upbeat and joyful.
I think it’s a good place for the split. Rons behavior is understandable at that point. Hermione always has unwavering faith in Harry, while she guides him with her logic. While Ron is more emotionally unstable to begin with. Too be honest I was wondering myself at that point why Harry was floating around the woods in DH….I kind of agreed with Ron, shamful, I know....I guess I wanted more DE and Order encounters.
NOOO!!! This isn’t right at all!!!!!!!! Part I should have ended at Shell Cottage…it would been a conclusive ending after a very climactic scene. Than Part II would have started off with Gringotts and we could have almost an entire movie devoted to the finale. ARGH! But maybe I should shut my trap…I’m just glad their making DH 2 movies!
wow…..i hope its true…