Final Harry Potter Book Will Spawn Two Films
Posted March 13, 2008 12:00 pm.
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Harry Potter fans know that each book in the popular series about a boy wizard was longer than the last.
So it should come as no surprise that the seventh and final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be split into two films. The first part will be released by studio Warner Bros. in November 2010, the second in May 2011.
Producer David Heyman explained there’s just too much in J.K. Rowling’s final Potter story to cover in one film.
“It was born out of purely creative reasons,” he said. “Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book.”
Filming on the sixth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, began last fall. It’s due in theatres later this year.
“It’s been brilliant,” said actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the title role. “It’s also, I think, the funniest of the films so far.”
So far the Potter films have brought in a staggering US$4.5 billion at the international box office.
