Comments | dreamflower02: NON-spoilery HP speculation...

dreamflower02

NON-spoilery HP speculation...

Jul 24, 2007 07:20

I'm just wondering about movies 6 and 7. Now that DH is published and out, is there any reason why HBP and DH can't be filmed simultaneously, and then released a year apart--like LotR was? It seems like it would be the logical thing for them to do, in order to compress the time. Their young actors are growing up so quickly--it would help ( Read more... )

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shirebound July 24 2007, 12:30:37 UTC

According to Wikipedia, David Yates is set to direct... but who knows where they got their information? It may still be in the negotiating stages. I *have* heard that the film is supposed to open in November 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince_(film)

shirebound July 24 2007, 12:31:42 UTC

Sorry, that link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince_%28film%29

auntiemeesh July 24 2007, 12:36:58 UTC

According to IMDb, HBP is in pre-production with David Yates directing. No word on DH yet.

telperion1 July 24 2007, 13:04:11 UTC

I'd love to see DH-the-movie out sooner, but I think from a logistical standpoint it would be a nightmare. With LOTR I think PJ had no choice because the stories tie together so much, that if we had to wait three years between movies the world would have a) been upset or b) lost interest. But HBP and DH do have their own dramatic structure, and while I'm not crazy about HBP's resolution it does end on a very dramatic event.

But the big problem is I can't see two directors sharing those actors. It just wouldn't work unless the two were reeeeally friendly. So I think they'll probably just keep making the movies one at a time, though hopefully in as quick a turn-around as is possible.

surgicalsteel July 24 2007, 13:48:42 UTC

Same guy's directing HBP as directed OOTP, I believe. I think one of the reasons they filmed all the LOTR movies together was the sheer logistical nightmare of getting everyong down to New Zealand. I think they're already in the process of filming HBP, though.

isil_elensar July 24 2007, 17:49:36 UTC

HBP is set to come out next year, and is directed by the same guy who did OotP (David Yates). I'm hoping they make plans to bring out DH in 09, but I haven't seen or heard anything about that. It would make sense, since the kids, while still young and able to carry off younger roles, *are* getting older. Both Harry and Ron will be 19, and Hermione will be 18 next year. Draco will be 21.

I can almost see them trying to do both 6 and 7 simultaneously, like LotR or PotC2 & 3... but I don't think they will. Now that all seven books are out, though, maybe we won't have to wait so long for the last movie.

I hope.