It's official.

[Babyjustrun]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into TWO movies.
THANK GOODNESS!

Last `Harry Potter' Book Becomes 2 Films

17 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.

The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Producers are expected to announce Thursday that J.K. Rowling's last "Potter" installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November 2010, with part two following in May 2011.

"It was born out of purely creative reasons," producer David Heyman told the Times. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book."

The two final "Potter" films will be shot concurrently, much like the blockbuster trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings."

Another famous Tolkien tome, "The Hobbit," is also being split into two live-action movies set for back-to-back shooting to begin next year.

Filming on the sixth "Potter" flick, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," began in September.

"It's been brilliant," said star Daniel Radcliffe. "It's also, I think, the funniest of the films so far."

The "Potter" film franchise has pulled in $4.5 billion at the worldwide box office.

- The Associated Press

 

[BabyPiglet]

"Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book."

They should have removed elements from the other books either! Gr.

Anyways, this is great news. Finally, maybe, they'll make one that's right.

 

[Babyjustrun]

I agree, things shouldn't have been left out of the other movies.

I don't really think that they're doing it solely on creative purposes though. I mean really, they want to milk this as long as possible. And keeping it alive basically until I graduate is what they're doing.
But I don't mind. I figured that the Harry Potter chapter of my life would be done when the last book was done. Like, it's time to leave childhood behind a bit.
But I think it's completely appropriate to close that chapter of my life when I graduate. My childhood, will be over then. Obviously not completely because we're all children at heart.. but you know. Time to get serious, and get working on my future.

 

[::Snow_White::]

I was super excited when I heard about this on mugglenet.
I really wanted it to be split!
I don't care if I have to wait longer, I just want everything to be in it.
Wooh!!

 

[Damhsa04]

I don't like it. But yeah, I don't want things to be left out. I just don't want to pay twice as much to see one movie.

 

[Arielfn93]

YESSS!!
How are the gonna end it?
WOW
im so excited
I really was nervous that they would screw up this movie, but now i know it'll probably be a winner

 

[AbsoluteAwesome1]

God, finally the movie people get some sense. Wow. Took 'em long enough...

 

[OneTreeHill]

I'm glad they did that.

 

[STOPxmickeytime]

YAY!
Possibly best book of the entire series.
If they had messed this one up as bad as OOTP, I would have been crazy upset.
Cheers for the movie industry getting HP right for once!

 

[K-Shong99]

Ick.
I don't like the idea.
I'm as big of a Harry Potter fan as they come...
But I don't know.
I just don't like it for some reason.
I wonder where they will end the first movie?
At what event I mean...