|
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
Reader Comments (107)
Your Thoughts
click to write...
Copyright © 2002-2010 HPANA. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 
HPANA is an unofficial fan site, in no way affiliated with J.K. Rowling,
Scholastic Books, Bloomsbury Publishing or Warner Bros. Entertainment. All
trademarks and copyrighted material are the property of their respective owners.
About HPANA | Movie 6 | Send a news tip | Contact us | Privacy policy
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
Student
Points: 254
potter says:
Wow!!! It seems that will be a great movie. And the cast for Hagrid's girl sounds pretty fun.
Posted Jan 19, 2004 at 10:49 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1660
siriusgyal says:
I'm audtioning i can't wait all i have to do is my pictures then i'm sending it off.
I can't wait pray i get in people.
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 5:26 AM EST
Lethifold
Points: 2864
Snitch Sox says:
I will reserve judgement until I've seen the film but the way this guy talks really worries me!
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 11:58 AM EST
Student
Points: 231
HP fan says:
I'm not at all surprised that GoF is the going to be the most expensive movie to make. There's so much to the book, and everything from the Triwizard Tournament to the World Quidditch Cup surely would cost a lot of money to create the sets, and all the CGI that would be needed. I can't wait to see how GoF turns out :)
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 1:22 PM EST
Student
Points: 231
HP fan says:
OH, good luck to sirius_gyal!!! I hope you get a part in the movie :)
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 1:23 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 954
DaUltimateHP&SportsWiz says:
Does anybody know what on Earth Water World is??!! And why are movies like Dinosaur and Wild Wild West up there. Those types of movies aren't going to gross enough to cover the cost. But anyway, I hope it's a good movie.
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 11:29 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 305
qwatnee says:
OH, I'm so so so happy to hear this! :D GOF is my absolute favorite book, and I don't want anything to be left out. So I'm assuming (and yes I know what they say about someone who assumes) based on this information, we should be expecting to see the sphinx, the merpeople, the dragons, and especially, the Quidditch World Cup!
By the way, does anyone have any clue who's playing Fleur and Krum?
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 11:33 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 305
qwatnee says:
sirius_gyal, I'll be rooting for you to make it in the movie, that would be like a dream come true fo ALL of us! Good Luck!!!
Posted Jan 20, 2004 at 11:34 PM EST
Witch
Points: 676
Madame Rosmerta says:
I can't wait. With that budget the TriWizard Tournament should be awesome! I can't wait to see the dragons and merpeople!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 9:31 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 308
davie7117 says:
wow that is alot of money for a film it just makes me that much more excited, I mean the movie should be amazin, there are going to be loads of good graphics..
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 1:07 PM EST
Points: 168
Weeny says:
Like some people have said, Big bucks does not mean good movie. But I hope this guy does the book justice.
(By the way, how can anyone still be going on about that "asian instead of indian" issue over the Patil twins? The last time I checked, India was still part of the continent named ASIA)
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 5:16 PM EST
Snape's Woman
(Moderator)
Points: 5392
Prof. Andaxia Moonstar says:
Hm, that expensive huh? Well, maybe that bodes well - that much money should definitely cover a four-hour adaptation. Special effects and sets are expensive, yes, but not that much for a short film. I just hope the money is used wisely, to truly make GOF the best HP film so far!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 11:13 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1126
holtasaurus says:
WOW!! Thats alot of money for just 1 movie
Posted Jan 22, 2004 at 5:19 PM EST
Daily Prophet Journalist
Points: 2597
dance_gear says:
WOWZ! thats alot of money...but thats good that HP would be the most expensive...i dunno why...
Posted Jan 24, 2004 at 4:57 PM EST
Ravenclaw's Heiress
Points: 3930
PhoenixFire says:
Wow!! That is alot of money!! I want to be a part of the Goblet of Fire. It better be an awesome movie if they are going to use all that money.
Posted Jan 27, 2004 at 3:57 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 814
Keeper Of The Dragons says:
The 4th movie will be the best of them all because there are so many new people so many new things happening in the book so that means so many new things in the movie yay. im just starting to re-read the 4th book and all the things i'v read now it makes me happy to know that 308 mil will be going into this movie to make it the greatest movie ever i just hope that someday i can be in one the the movies even tho i live in Canada
Posted Jan 28, 2004 at 6:20 PM EST
Witch
Points: 841
evangalista says:
That is awesome!! I can only imagine how much it's going to cost for all of the special effects. It will be so neat to see how they do the different things in the book. I wonder what the sphinx will look like??
Posted Feb 3, 2004 at 5:26 PM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20891
feltonluver says:
This also really excites me! It should be the most expensive movie made because I LOVE these movies. They started out MY harry potter addiction.
Posted Feb 19, 2004 at 8:17 PM EST
Witch
Points: 660
Draco's little secrete says:
It makes sence it has so much in it like drgons and mermaids they will need alot of speical effects so that will cost alot to do. Also they have more quittaige.
Posted Feb 28, 2004 at 10:58 PM EST
Parselmouth
Points: 29083
Thestral Eyes says:
WOW! All that money for one film?( is it one film or two of the same book?). I'd never be able to earn even 1 % of that in my entire life!Hehe, i'm not complaining though...all that money means they can make one hell of a kickass film! Wooohoo! I cant wait to see the dragons, i just hope they look realistic and not CGI obvious!oh no, ive just thought! What if they make another CGI Voldermort like in philosophers stone instead of an actor!NOOOOOOOOOO!
Posted Mar 6, 2004 at 10:23 AM EST
Magical Music Professor
Points: 5129
MagicalMusicDreamer says:
$308 million! It is unbelievable how much movies cost to make these days. I'm glad it is for a Harry Potter movie, since they are so popular, and make millions of people happy all over the world!
I am amazed in the amount of details that goes into the HP films.
Posted Jul 16, 2004 at 8:18 PM EST
Witch
Points: 733
PotterHoney says:
Wow...it better be good! I can't wait to see it, especially after that much money being spent on it!! I've only dreamt about that many zeros...:)
Posted Jul 16, 2004 at 8:43 PM EST
Lycanthropist for W.S.S.
Points: 3603
Alchemist 530 says:
Oh DANG... thats a LOT of money!!! One movie costing MORE than the WHOLE LOTR trilogy??? Thats insane... what could possibly cost that much? I mean, I know theres a lot of special effects, but still. Oh well, they're going to make money off it anyways.
Posted Jul 16, 2004 at 9:29 PM EST
Magical Sanitary Supplier
Points: 2518
5225 says:
DaUltimateHPand SportsWiz, WaterWorld is a movie in the 90s about how the world will be when the ice melts, and that there is a little girl who holds the key to 'dry land'. Kevin Costner played some sort of bodyguard to the little girl and her 'mother'(that's the whole thing of the story, but I just can't seem to remember the details). SeaWorld has WaterWorld-based attraction (in 1998, I think), but I don't know if it's still there now.
It's true, a large amount of money does not necesarrily guarantee a film's quality. Take WaterWorld and Wild Wild West. Those are real and good examples of big budgeted 'flop' movies.
But since HP already has a fanbase, it should help a lot with the marketing and sales.
3,8million dollars? That's a large amount of money (probably 1/3 of it for the casts' and crews' salaries, then the rest for production.)
Not really sure though, I just say what's on my mind.
Posted Jul 17, 2004 at 1:31 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1752
Miss Granger says:
That's awesome!! Being the most expensive movie ever is a big deal!!! Maybe I can fly to Paris and audition. Anybody here a travel agent??!!
Posted Jul 17, 2004 at 1:39 PM EST
Back to top of page