We finally have an official release date: Warner Bros will release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I on November 19th 2010. That means there will be exactly two years without a Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters later this year on November 21st.
The second part of Deathly Hallows is currently marked as May 2011 TBA, but I’m guessing that the franchise finale will probably claim the first week of May, which is one of the most coveted spots on the Summer calendar.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I’m excited about the movie….how there’s going to be two of them. But then I’m gonna be sad because it will be over….*sobs*
April 25th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
@Alyssa
you didnt read the book? its bigger than the bible! lol.
my question is, why have david yates direct?
April 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Maybe because he’s the best director the franchise has had yet?
April 26th, 2008 at 12:27 am
You really think Yates was the best one? I think Alfonso Cuaron did a better job than any of them. Yates’ style was VERY similar to Mike Newell, who did “Goblet of Fire”. I don’t think it was the director who let “Order of the Phoenix” down, though. I think it was the change in screenwriter. “Order of the Phoenix” will end up being the only one not written by Steve Kloves. That’s pretty telling, I think.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:23 am
If you think Yates style is similar to Newell you are wrong. Look a little bit closer. Yates was much more subtle than Newells.
Usually you can recognize the director in the way Dumbledore is played out.
first and second film: Columbus. Dumbledore was very much like a grandpa/merlin-figure, without any life or origanality in him. (just like the movies really)
third movie: Cuaron. His dumbledore was very witty and mysterious. (just like the film.)
fourth movie: Newell. Dumbledore became very loud, dark and agressive. (just like the film)
fifth movie: Dumbledore was still impressive, powerfull, yet with a much softer tone about him and yes, more subtlety (just like the film.)
Think about it.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:34 am
For my money, the best director so far was Cauron - by far! I really had hoped he would return for Half-Blood Prince because I thought his poetic and visual style would have worked well in that film. I think Mike Newell did a pretty good job of GoF, especially considering the scope of that book. I was somewhat disappointed by OotP. It seems like the film took a step back in quality almost to the days of Chris Columbus where it’s pretty much just a mapped out retelling of the book. And yet, the scenes you gear up for just don’t seem to cut it. Like the Weasleys quitting school, or Dumbledore’s exit when they are about to arrest him. The actors took a step back too – and since, Danielle and Emma don’t seem to have Grint’s naturally chops they need a good director like Alfonso to guide them better.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
A lot of people think Grint is the best actor. I never really got that. Just because he can squeel and give a funny line. He can’t even give a good interview. (”uhm, yeah, tha was sorta wicked… yeah”)
I thought Cuaron was very good as well, but I think Yates was pretty good too and I’m very curious about the next 3 films, that he will also be directing. I don’t think OOTP was a step back. It felt sober. Undone from any wonder. But I actually think that was on purpous, because hogwarts isn’t supposed to be a magical place anymore, with Umbrigde controlling it and Harry being all traumatiest and stuff.
April 27th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I love the fact that David Yates is coming back to finish the series, but I must admit, I was hoping Del Toro would have gotten his hands on Deathly Hallows. I don’t doubt that Yates will be great, but I think Del Toro would have been perfect.
April 29th, 2008 at 6:15 am
What the hell are u guys talking about?!!!!
Chris, you obviously aren’t a real Harry Potter fan, if you were, you wouldnt like directors that rip the books to shreds like Alfonso Cuaron.
He was seriously the worst thing to ever happen to the Harry Potter movie franchise.
The Prisoner Of Azkaban movie totally sucked and it was “his vision” that totally made that movie not worth watching.
The Prisoner Of Azkaban was totally my favourite book until the movie came out and everytime i read it i just think of the bad movie that goes along with it and i just cringe.
Im greatful that Yates will direct the last 2 as he did an awesome job on the Order of the Phoenix, which was by far the best movie visually even though they cut alot out of it, u hardly even notice it until the end, and it didnt really matter anyway.
So if u are a real fan, u’ll be happy that Yates will direct the last one like me.
Not want some stupid director like Alfonso Cuaron to eff the whole series ending up.
Peace.
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May 12th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
First week of May 2011 belongs to Marvel Comics Captain America now. That should be as big as Iron Man. Harry should grab the late May spot that Indiana Jones has this year.