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JANUARY 17, 2004 at 8:24 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Sunday Mail via Wizard News
According to the next director in the Harry Potter franchise, Mike Newell
, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be the most expensive movie ever made.
The film, which starts production in April, will cost an estimated £170 million ($308 million), reports the Sunday Mail. That's £5 million ($10 million) more than the entire Lord of the Rings series.
Newell commented that directing a Potter picture carried huge responsibilities:
"I think of myself as being really lucky. I'm going to make the most expensive film there has ever been. These things are not like ordinary films they are world events. I have millions of 10-year-olds who must not be disappointed. Making Harry Potter is like being President of Brazil. It is a colossal undertaking."
Newell also commented that finding an eight-foot-tall French woman to play Hagrid's love interest, Madame Maxime, has caused him a giant-sized headache.
"We are casting right now. I've been in Paris, looking for giant women and French schoolgirls."
Top five most expensive movies to date:
trilogy (estimated to be $298 million) and Titanic at $200 million each and The Wild, Wild West at $175 million each
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Metamorphmagus
Points: 37939
tonks black says:
Hm..I thought the matrix reloaded was one of the most expensive films. I guess i was wrong, though.
I bet they earn all of their money back when the movie comes out.
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 2:00 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 338
firewhiskey says:
Yay that means it gone be good .Well how could it be bad it is harry potter. yay i am so happy
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 2:41 PM EST
Transfiguration Professor
Points: 2990
Choralee says:
The most expensive film ever made. Well, being that it is to be record breaking, I am hoping all this hype about money is a precursor to WB taking notice of the huge repsonse from the fans concerning the length of the film and the inclusion of ALL the important parts of the book. After all, JKR does not write fluff...
Besides, LOTR RotK is a very, very long film, and it is breaking box office records because it is well made, does follow most of the book and does not leave out super important scenes. Anyone who thinks HP fans will be satisfied with a 2.5 hour film is sorely mistaken. Nothing but the best will do, and with a budget of $308 million, it better include what we want! It would be a shame to waste all that money on an incomplete version of book to film.
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 2:51 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1506
Paint Horse says:
The amount of money spent on the production of a movie does not guarantee it's quality. It does seem however, that Mr. Newell has taken on the challenge of making this film seriously.
I do hope, as others have stated, that this means the movie will be longer than the others of the series.
I hope - I hope - I hope !!!
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 3:28 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1157
lizzie5987 says:
Wow!!!!!! sooo much money!! i hope he does a great job in bringing all thos impotant scenes alive in the fourth movie!!!
i think is going to be great seein all of them in the Yule Ball! :)
Eli
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 3:54 PM EST
Witch
Points: 697
kaela987 says:
Thats awesome! The most expensive movie EVER MADE?! Frickin awesome :) I literally laughed out loud when I read Newall's quote. I loved it. And I'm so excited for GoF because I love the movies he has directed... Mona Lisa Smile I thought was fantastic. I am sure that the crew will not put all the money to waste and that we will have a product that is worth every single cent!
OOOH this is so exciting :)
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 4:43 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 329
RMG says:
Wow, that is so much money! It's going to be soo good though, I can tell. :-)
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 4:55 PM EST
Hufflepuff Princess
Points: 24832
Waddi Wasi says:
I can be a French Schoolgirl..
Je'mapelle French Schoolgirl ::laughs:: Anyway it's not just ten year olds that will be disappointed. Why do they ignore *other* fans, not just little kids, 8,9,10 years old? Anyway, I hope they find Maxine all right and they better not chop the movie up, though the director sounds like a nice guy.
WW
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 5:16 PM EST
Points: 7828
Rococoed says:
I only hope Warner Brothers has decided to extend the running time of Goblet of Fire, and given the budget data, it would be likely. Warner Brothers ought to listen to the fans more when it comes to making decisions for the Potter franchise than it has been. The fans demeand a film that would be loyal to the books, and one running at the length of the adaptation of the first book, which less than half the size of the fourth, would not suffice. No matter how big the budget, fans will still demand a loyal adaptation. All elements in the books, though blended in the wrting process, must still be present in the final cut. Otherwise, the franchise could be disowned. And 10-year-olds? The Harry Potter audince is not such, but I guess that is the manner in which Warner Bros. looks at the franchise. A grave mistake....
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 6:17 PM EST
Chief Brain Washer
Points: 2875
Chogiiiirl says:
I can't believe that GoF will be so expensive, especially if it will still only be 2 1/2 hours long. Has anyone heard if the Save GoF movement has done any good to correct this problem. I am really excited to hear a lot of news about both PoA and GoF.. However, all of this information just keeps me wondering one thing: When will book 6 be released? I really need to know this as soon as possible!
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 6:23 PM EST
Student
Points: 281
LiLSw33ti says:
WoW! that's a lot of money....it better be GREAT!!!
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 6:31 PM EST
Animagus
Points: 19544
Sirius-Ella says:
Haaaa, I couldve guessed that! oh well, atleast it will be made still huh?
-sirius-ella-
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 7:22 PM EST
Heir of Slytherin
Points: 5499
Spazzingduck says:
They're starting filming in April? O.m.g, that is soon! It sounds like they want GoF to be out fairly quickly! I am really looking forward to seeing that movie on the big screen--we will finally be able to see Voldemort. THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS! Geez, that is a lot...
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 7:31 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 361
LaDonna says:
Wow. I didn't think it would cost that much, but if he does a good job it will be worth it. Could you imagine that casting call: Wanted giant French Woman to play love interest/teacher? That would be strange and possibly offensive.
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 9:07 PM EST
Marauder
Points: 3954
jade says:
Well that is exiciting well with the amount of money that is going into it then they better not butcher it i am sure we can sit through 2 parts :) because thats a lot of money to use if they are planning to do the film in one and then chop out half of the book!Yeahhhhh Harry :)
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 10:24 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1186
Godric11 says:
Yeah!, what's up with that...."millions of 10-year old fans"...i already dislike this guy...If he thinks that's the fan basis for the story then he's screwed...what's he going to do, make Cedric's death 10 year old stuff 'screen goes black when he dies "the content is for older people and not lil' kiddies"' gimme a break!...that comment was a bit demeaning...i think i like Alfonso better just from that one line Mr.Newell voiced.
Posted Jan 18, 2004 at 11:52 PM EST
Points: 1248
CalimaCala says:
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!! HOLD ON!!!
They're casting French people!? That means they are NO LONGER adhering to the "BRITS ONLY" rule! That means...
...
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JK Rowling, you'd better include an American wizarding school in one of your next two books!
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 2:03 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1908
Opera Ghost says:
He's LUCKY to make THE MOST EXPENSIVE FILM EVER MADE? This guy needs to sort out his priorities!! And if these films are for 10 year olds, I am more than 30 years too late to see them!! And with a bigger budget than Lord of the Rings, the least they could do is to make it at least as long as that film, if not longer!! I am too mad to say any more...HPANA should warn us of infuriating content!!!
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 2:40 AM EST
Witch
Points: 955
kab240 says:
Wow! the most expensive movie EVER made! That's a huge title, but I'd rather it not be true... becuase if you made TWO GoF movies, they'd be two different movies, so if wouldn't count, get what I'm sayin'?
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 11:13 AM EST
Half-Blood Prince
(Moderator)
Points: 943
Professor Scoots says:
I am happy that WB is willing to spend money on this movie, but wonder why it will be so expensive? This movie is still being written, and while I am sure that there will be special effects in it, is that ALL it is going to be? Maybe it is just me, but it seems that WB is losing what makes these books/stories great - the characters. I sure hope I am wrong.
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 1:26 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1645
morgana witch says:
An eight feet tall woman...that's gonna be hard to find. That's a lot of money. Where do they get it all?
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 1:40 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2391
HPN4eveRon says:
Wow! Thats pretty cool. I didn't know spiderman would cost more than Pirates of the Carribean. I thought that would be the most expensive. But it was number 13. Weird. Wow! I can't wait to see how he uses this money! But bring PoA first please!
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 1:46 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1126
holtasaurus says:
I can understand why!! The Goblet of Fire is probley the most detailed book!!!
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 1:56 PM EST
Student
Points: 233
wrathofthepuppy says:
hey WEEEEE!!! great icon i couldnt stop laughing!!!! also i think that this is kind of to be expected. the things needed for GoF seem expensive to me... =>
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 2:18 PM EST
Witch
Points: 916
SnapesSlave says:
Wow. That's quite a budget. I hope the money is an indication of how good the movie is gonna be. I can't wait!!!
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 4:46 PM EST
Points: 1248
CalimaCala says:
Custer, she said she wouldn't introduce any American schools!? Curses.
Oh well, it's still worth a hope, isn't it? :D
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 6:44 PM EST
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