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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows to Be Released in Two-Parts?

Source:  Mail On Sunday
The UK's Mail on Sunday is reporting that the seventh and final Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into two separate films. This comes as an artistic decision, not a financial one.

The crew working on the sixth Potter film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were informed of the decision this week. The seventh novel is 776 pages long, and Rowling insists that splitting the film in two will allow fan favorite scenes to stay in the movie.

A source close to the film states, "There's so much to fit that the view is the last movie should be in two halves. There is a huge battle when Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, takes on Voldemort that needs to be done really well."

Rowling writes on her website, "It is simply impossible to incorporate every storyline into a film under four hours long."

Warner Brothers simply stated, "People are discussing all possibilities."


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half-bloodedprince
July 8th, 2008 2:03pm
i think that its a good idea to split deathly hollows into two different because i dont want deleted scened in the half-blooded prince or deathly hollows.
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Vampire2000: Half-Blood Prince
May 20th, 2008 6:37pm
To answer your question Teester for me it's HP, I just love the books.
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XJWS79
May 20th, 2008 1:40pm
Well since it's the last movie that will be made for Harry Potter, they'd better get it right. Teester thats how the books are also, the last one Deathly Hallows was pretty dark at times.
Can't wait to see Half Blood Prince
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Saquin Turok 'X'
May 20th, 2008 10:05am
Yeah, noticed as Harry's got older, the storyline is getting darker and more adult-themed too.
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CDT1013
May 20th, 2008 9:59am
I don't know, the actor is getting to be a little to old. It's starting to get creepy.
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Saquin Turok 'X'
May 20th, 2008 9:50am
Hey Vampire, LOTR or HP? Gotta be LOTR for me. Must admit, reading the books (including The Hobbit) helps, but the films were amazing masterpieces too.
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Vampire2000: Half-Blood Prince
May 19th, 2008 5:12pm
It's about half a year wait I think, and a TON of stuff has been left out of these movies. Two parts are pretty much necessary for this film, if they won't put it into one, they need the entire book storyline to get this ending right, and anyway I'm super psyched for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this November!!!!!
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Saquin Turok 'X'
May 18th, 2008 7:23am
Got to hold my hands up and say I've not got round to reading the HP books yet, so not sure if any important info was missed out. I know with LOTR, important info was added in the extended versions. It was just a balance getting the story across without people getting bored in the cinema. For me, I could have happily watched it. But one book in two parts? Hope it really is necessary, and not just a greedy ploy. Also, hope there won't be a long wait between the films. A year between each LOTR film nearly drove me crazy, or crazier lol.
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Vampire2000: Half-Blood Prince
May 17th, 2008 4:14pm
Well I already heard this news about a month and a half ago, but I'm excited nonetheless!!!!!
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Diaigma
May 17th, 2008 3:46pm
They made each of the Lord of the Rings films 3 hours long with an almost hour long extension to each of them when released on DVD. The HP films should've been doing this all along. Why film all the nitty gritty details now when the films should have been an hour longer than they were? Book 5 is longer than book 7, and it was also the shortest of the films. I don't see the connection here. Also, it would not have killed them to add an extra 2 minutes in movie 5 for harry to poke his head in the fire and talk to Kreacher, now would it?
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holliekells
March 12th, 2008 10:33am
having just re-read all the books the films miss out so much of the good stuff. if putting the last film into two films so we can see all that is in the book then im up for watching them. i love harry potter and i could sit throgh a 4 hour film easy.
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Manxman1831
February 25th, 2008 3:31pm
Having just re-read the last two books, I totally agree with the decision. To get the whole emotional content of the book in will, I think anyway, need at least 5 hours. Suitable break point? My choice would be the destruction by Ron of the locket (spoiler, sorry).
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Oxxford699
February 20th, 2008 11:28am
Smart women i totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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radimus-83
January 22nd, 2008 10:17am
please don't let it be another Spiderman 3!!!!

ahh hell what do i care?......... i'm not that big a fan of Potter anyway!!
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THE JOKER
January 22nd, 2008 8:25am
she didnt get told to stop writing it. whos your source on that one and as far as Jk not going along with the two films. she said if you read the whole article she even felt it was the right thing to do. now as far as putting it into a 4 hour movie that takes a ton of money. and time. and the way time is today, time is the most valuable thing there is today. you need time to make money and hollywoood is really pressing on that now of days and they just would have a rushed closer to the series. Brings back memories of Spider-man 3. i think this is the right move.
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radimus-83
January 21st, 2008 10:13am
sorry, you picked me up wrong. meant shes doing something completely different!! feck all to do with harry potter!
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moviebuffchick
January 17th, 2008 6:53pm
that would be weird not gonna lie. it would kinda throw off the 7 set series of films. but it could work. can't wait to see what how they handle it.
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radimus-83
January 15th, 2008 2:42pm
ooops,, meant "different" characters! sorry
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radimus-83
January 15th, 2008 2:41pm
to captainkate: they movie guys didn't tell her to stop writing books!! lol ........... she stopped on her own accord. she's taking time off and hopefully starting to write books with characters. how do i know this? cause there was show on T.V 2 nights ago about and she said it herself.
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CaliValerie
January 14th, 2008 8:17pm
I would happily sit through a 4 hour movie!!! I want it all at once. I don't think it's right to split it, it will ruin the continuity. Have an intermission if needs be! Don't tell me it's not financial! Lies, all lies!
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G5Manon
January 14th, 2008 3:55pm
i like the idea of splitting the movies into two different movies, it allows them to incorporate all of the story line... so good job hollywood....for once haha
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InsaneKane
January 14th, 2008 3:24pm
I think they are just making these for money! I mean come on the next one in two parts, thats just stupid!

They told the lady to stop writing Harry Potter books cuz they are getting tired of making the movies! I honestly think they shoulda stopped at the 3rd Movie!

Are they gonna keep making these until the actor is 40 yrs old ?
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radimus-83
January 14th, 2008 2:40pm
you see when you say franchise, i get sceptical of why their really doing it. like alot of things they could end up ruining it by trying to squeeze more money out of it. though i don't really see J.K Rowling going that way, ach who knows???
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Agent VIS
January 14th, 2008 12:13pm
Normally, I'd say no, but there is alot of stuff form the books that aren't in the movies that should have been in the movies. It's a good way to end the Harry Potter movie franchise.
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radimus-83
January 14th, 2008 11:27am
kill bill all over again!! lol instead of 1 great movie, we get 2 good movies.
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Frenzy2001
January 14th, 2008 10:38am
Normally, I'd say this is stupid, but with a neary 800pg book, it is completly understandable.
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jae1169
January 14th, 2008 10:16am
I have watched the movies and recently read or let rephrase that attempted to read the books but was so dismayed that some parts of the book were not in movies that i did not finish the books. Now if making the last installment in two parts can get the movie as close as possible to the book i am all for it
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THE JOKER
January 14th, 2008 9:37am
i can definitely understand why they are doing it. even the author of the book is saying its a good idea. Right from the source herself. you cant go wrong there.
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Josh
January 14th, 2008 9:00am
I think this is a terrible idea. There's so much of the seventh book that is unnecessary; the last 12 chapters are really all that's needed to be unedited. Even aside, book 5 proved that you can take a long book and make a shorter movie and not lose the spirit of the story. Hell, Order was the shortest movie so far! Honestly, you'd be stupid not to realize that the majority of The Deathly Hallows (up until the last 12 chapters) is pretty much dicking around on a wild goose chase.
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Space101
January 14th, 2008 7:32am
This is gonna kill people knowing that there gonna have to wait for the second part, but it's still a good idea to build the tention of the end.
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