Muggles rejoice! Magic is surely in the air with news today that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be split into two feature length films, the first of which will hit theaters in November 2010.
But like an uninvited trip through somebody else's memory (we're looking at you, Harry), the news, while satisfying, offers up nearly as many questions as answers. If only Dumbledore was still around to help us sort it all out, right David Heyman?
"The question will be, where do you break it? And how do you make them one but two separate and distinct stories?" the "Potter" producer asked in a recent "LA Times" story. "Do you break it with a moment of suspense or one of resolution? These are the interesting challenges." Read more...
In a recent interview with the "Herald Sun," "Harry Potter" producer David Baron revealed details of an extra scene to be inserted into "Half-Blood Prince," generally good news for fans of J.K. Rowling's fantasy epic.
So why does his explanation make me hotter than a Hungarian Horntail? (Warning: Book Seven spoilers ahead)
It's not just because the scene, which Barron says will take place at the Burrow, isn't from the book. Baron states, and I of course acknowledge, that certain things from a novel don't necessarily translate to film – it's the nature of any adaptation. That means sometimes things have to be added and, truthfully, this particular quandary seems as good a candidate as any. Read more...
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a hot, steaming cup of our links of the day, back again with news on "Harry Potter," "The Dark Knight," "Bond 22," Zack and Miri," and more.
- J.K. Rowling’s "Tales of Beedle the Bard" bought at auction for nearly $4 million by Amazon – who promptly scan and review collected stories for the benefit of readers everywhere. (Amazon)
- Speaking of Ms. Rowling … first pic from "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price" surfaces. (Empire)
- For your eyes only: 22-year-old Gemma Arerton cast as new Bond girl? (Guardian)
- A crop of new posters for "The Dark Knight" appear online along with a "see it now before it gets taken down" pirated trailer. (Collider)
- Wanna star in a "Porno"? Kevin Smith looking for a few good extras to join him on the Pittsburgh set of "Zack and Miri." (Myspace)
- "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" director Steve Norrington to direct "Clash of the Titans." (Variety)
For some, it was TMI -- for others, too little. J.K. Rowling's epilogue to the "Deathly Hallows" may have actually caused more debate than the rest of the book, simply for the who-ended-up-with-whom element, some of which we knew and saw coming, and others, like Draco gets married?! And spawns?! that we still can't get behind. But for Luna Lovegood and Cho Chang, or at least, the actresses who play them, they're quite happy with their happily-ever-afters -- even if Jo didn't see fit to give us all the details in the actual book itself. Read more...