http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.ht… [3]
But sources insist the reason behind the two-movie plan is artistic rather than financial.
The books got progressively longer – the first, the Philosopher’s Stone, had 223 pages while Deathly Hallows has 776 – and fans have complained chunks of later novels have been left out of films.
Personally, I still think Goblet of Fire is one of the most impressive novel adaptations I’ve ever seen, as it cuts half the book and doesn’t miss much. Also, Order of the Phoenix, the longest and probably least lean book, ended up making the shortest film. Why the switch over now?
While people have been talking these last few week about Guillermo del Toro directing Deathly Hallows [4], the article mentions that Warner Bros. might be going after Steven Spielberg to direct the final film. You might remember that Spielberg was courted to direct the original novel (hoping to cast Haley Joel Osment), and has since said his attraction was based on directing Goblet of Fire.
Links:
[1] http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/users/magnoliafan
[2] http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/forums/film-theater-television-dvd-rumor-discussion/spoilersrumors
[3] http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=507920&in_page_id=1773
[4] http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/darker-director-for-darkest-harry-potter-guillermo-del-toro-hopes-so
[5] http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/forums/woo-to-direct-chinese-civil-war-film
[6] http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/forums/jla-delayed-what-else-do-i-have-to-say