Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie to be released in two halves.

[Spawn of Sephiroth]

Ok, I first read this on mugglenet. Here (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=507920&in_page_id=1773) is the article. Read it and do you think it would be better this way? I do since we will be given more time for the small detail in the book that will make it o so much better.

[Cookie]

Cba to read the article, but I was really expecting them to release at least one of them in two halves since before GoF was released. I hope they don't think I'll be paying for two cinema tickets.

[Vivisteiner]

Id rather they scrapped the whole project.

[Moon Rabbits]

I could care less. I have never paid to see a Harry Potter movie, but I do plan to do so for the last one ... so two tickets is the least I can bother.


"There is a huge battle when Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, takes on Voldemort that needs to be done really well."

That battle is hardly huge.

Avada Kedavra! Expelliarmus! End.

[Aerith's Knight]

I could care less. I have never paid to see a Harry Potter movie, but I do plan to do so for the last one ... so two tickets is the least I can bother.


"There is a huge battle when Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, takes on Voldemort that needs to be done really well."

That battle is hardly huge.

Avada Kedavra! Expelliarmus! End.

I think they mean the attack on hogwards

[Depression Moon]

Hmm I'm not sure if I'll still go see this or not after 6 straight dissapointments in a row especially with the 5th one.

"It is simply impossible to incorporate every storyline into a film under four hours long."
I don't get what Rowling is talking about here. Order of the Phoenix didn't have to be 4hrs long to get most of the storyline in the film. 2 and 1/2 hours or 3 would have been enough

I really don't have to say much for the splitting of the films because I don't think I'll see it anyway.

[LunarWeaver]

I think it's a good idea and they should have done it 5. The longest book being the shortest movie didn't work so well for me. Anyway, you're still getting two full length movies, so I don't see the problem paying for it twice. That's kinda like saying you won't pay for The Two Towers or Return of the King because you already paid once and you should get the whole story at once. More Harry Potter for me is only a good thing :jess:

[Raebus]

I think this is a good idea.

[rubah]

Excellent. :D I just hope they'll both be long halves :O Do we have a release date for the HBP movie yet?

[Disco Potato]

I wouldn't mind seeing two separate movies, but I'm kind of wary about how they'd "end" the first half. From what I remember, the action seemed pretty constant.

[rubah]

Somewhere around when ron leaves them would be the perfect 'omg' stopping point.

[Disco Potato]

Somewhere around when ron leaves them would be the perfect 'omg' stopping point.

Oh yeahhh, I forgot about the whole camping around part. :p

[Old Manus]

I think this is more of a moneyspinner for Warner Bros. In the first half, nothing interesting will happen.

[Tallulah]

Aww noo... :cry:

I'm with Vivisteiner on this one.

As I was reading it, I thought, surely they can cut out a lot of this and manage to squeeze it into four hours. I hope they give it a go. :)

I hate movies in two halves. I guess Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions ruined it for me. Though I think Kill Bill was perfectly acceptable.

EDIT: Half Blood Prince, November... I think.

[Heath]

I initially heard rumours that Goblet of Fire was going to be split in two halves which I thought was a good idea in order to maximise the amount of stuff put into the films. Obviously it's a way to upping the profits for the film company because people will see the film regardless of how good it is.

Sounds like a good idea if they're both long halves, like rubah said, but ultimately I'd say it's driven by money.

[*ETERNAL FANTASY*]

Tis a good idea they'll need it lol

Depression Moon: seriously? u mean the books or the movies?


I wouldn't mind seeing two separate movies, but I'm kind of wary about how they'd "end" the first half. From what I remember, the action seemed pretty constant.

yeah definatly im thinking around that camping period too but when Ron gets splinched after they tried to escape the death eater at Grimmald place

[rubah]

The thing about doing it when ron leaves is that it's very emotional and you're pretty certain he's through forever. Then the next part starts off with the usual rowling slowness, making harry's visit to godric's hollow all the more poignant firstly because it's highlighting how everyone harry loves leaves him, but also because it's the first actiony part after forever camps xD

I think if you do it when he gets hurt, the impact of 'holy crap, no more ron' doesn't have the time to sink in. People who haven't read the books will seriously be going 'what the hell?' etc etc etc. Leave the viewers on the lowest note you can so that they're <em>desperate</em> for things to get better.

[Del Murder]

Smart move for everyone who stands to make money from this. I've seen all the movies so I'll probably see these as well. Part 2 is still the best.

[Spawn of Sephiroth]

Excellent. :D I just hope they'll both be long halves :O Do we have a release date for the HBP movie yet?

Actually, the release date announced for Half-Blood Prince is November 21, 2008. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince_%28film%29)

[rubah]

Excellent. November was getting drab without harry potter movies coming out xD

[Shlup]

Well, don't the books each get longer? They should at least break up the last one, if not the last two, for the sake of not having to cut so much story.

Sounds cool to me, I guess. I don't intend to read the books, but I like the movies.

[Kirobaito]

Well, don't the books each get longer? They should at least break up the last one, if not the last two, for the sake of not having to cut so much story.

Sounds cool to me, I guess. I don't intend to read the books, but I like the movies.
The 6th book is shorter than the 4th or 5th one. I doubt there will be a problem compressing it into a 2 to 2 and a half hour movie.