Final Potter film split in half The Potter films have made around £2.2bn
The
seventh and final Harry Potter book will be adapted for the big screen in
two parts, Warner Bros has confirmed.
The announcement comes after producer David Heyman admitted it was impossible to cram Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows' 608 pages into a single movie.
"You cannot remove elements of this book," he told the Los Angeles Times.
Fans of the series have been left disappointed in the past when key
scenes, including Quidditch matches, were excised for the film
adaptations.
The seventh book doesn't really have any subplots. It's one
driving, pounding story from the word go
Star Daniel Radcliffe told the Los Angeles Times that splitting JK Rowling's final book in two was the only sensible option for the film-makers.
"There have been compartmentalised subplots in the other books that have made them easier to cut - although those cuts were still to the horror of some fans," he told the paper.
"The seventh book doesn't really have any subplots. It's one driving, pounding story from the word go."
In a statement, Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros, added that the split release was "the best way to do the book, and its many fans, justice".
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