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JUNE 20, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Posted by JEREMY
Source: LA Times via The Leaky Cauldron
As part of the LA Times continued countdown to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, they have released a brand new interview
with Director David Yates in which he discussed both Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
We're here in the forest, we've just finished the scene where Harry, Hermione and Ron are captured by the Snatchers after being chased through the woods. The Snatchers are brutal and scary but they aren't the most intelligent of creatures. They're trying to figure out exactly who it is they've caught.
He voices his disappointment with the Half-Blood Prince eight-month delay and the disadvantages of having the film not yet released:
It was not something I warmed to initially. At the time, I was so adrenalized, I was so caught up in the process of getting the film in on deadline and making the movie on a certain schedule, and then the decision to delay was a huge anticlimax. There was a huge sense of disappointment, I must say. We finished the film a year ago, so it's very strange to go all this time without seeing it with an audience, which is what you make it for. But the studio made their case for the move and I came to understand and appreciate their reasons and they are very good at delivering these movies and understanding the process of making a film successful and I think it wise to defer to their judgment.
You find yourself fiddling with it much more in post-production, naturally. There's a good and bad to that. You could keep adjusting things for the rest of your life if you allowed yourself to do that. That can be unhealthy and at some point you have to say, 'Here is the cut-off date.' I know fans are eager to see it and it's been interesting for us to come back to it now, even as we are busy filming the next installments.
David finishes the interview by discussing the Deathly Hallows split, admitting that the first part will end with a cliffhanger:
Yes, I think we have. Things can change when you edit, of course, but the idea now is that it will be not long after the sequence that we are filming here today. That's what we're experimenting with. We've had three or four different ideas about where to cut off the seventh film. Traditionally, the movies have ended with a death or a bereavement, some sort of passage or arrival. This time we think we will end with more a cliffhanger. Again, though, that's the thought as of this moment.
To read the entire interview, click here.
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Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1544
the_girl_who_lived89 says:
I better be good after eight month of delay!
Posted Jun 20, 2009 at 6:18 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 783
Rudeboy2025 says:
Finally a clue to where the split occurs.
Posted Jun 20, 2009 at 6:19 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1986
Phil Haney says:
It won't be good..... It will be great!.
My money is on the split being right after they find out that they have Harry Potter. They will be at Malfoy Manor and someone will say something about the Dark Lord being pleased. Bellatrix will touch her Dark Mark to summon Voldemort, the picture will freeze, and they will superimpose, "To Be Continued..."
-Phil
"Quini, quidi, quici" - I came, I saw, I played a little quidditch.
Posted Jun 20, 2009 at 6:55 PM EST
Mrs. Draco Malfoy
Points: 27754
Arika Granger Malfoy says:
Weee!
I am loving all these LA times interviews :D
Behind the scenes stuff really interests me XD I always watch all the features on DVDS :)
Posted Jun 20, 2009 at 9:31 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2050
Feelin' Felix Felicis says:
Hhmmm....after being caught by the snatchers and maybe at Malfoy Manor, that's kind of an interesting place to split the movie. I'm just so glad that we are now just weeks away from Half Blood Prince! It's been a long time coming and it's been agony to wait.
Posted Jun 20, 2009 at 11:14 PM EST
Friendly Deaf Angel
Points: 5155
Friendly Deaf Angel says:
That would be good that they cut it were the Dark Lord is call to be summon..oh i can so tottaly..see everyone talking about it..if Dark Lord finds Harry or not..it going to be so cool..GEE..i need to read Deathly Hallow again.. =] ..i cant wait..for it to come out..i still cant wait for Half-Blood Prince..i want to watch it NOW!!!!.. im exited..
Posted Jun 21, 2009 at 1:18 AM EST
I Am Queen of My Castle
Points: 3638
Hecate3fold says:
Again he stated that the reason for postponing the film was to get more money by having the fans free from school to go see it multiple times.
I may be beginning to sound like a broken record but I'm going to wait until it comes out on DVD and then buy the film. That way they will get the least amount of money from me and I can watch it as many times as I want.
I hope enough fans stay away from the opening week to keep them from making that all important 'record breaking' weekend, and get the point across that IT'S NOT NICE TO MESS WITH HARRY POTTER FANS!
I wonder what scene they were filming when he did the interview???
Blessings! Hecate3fold!
Posted Jun 21, 2009 at 1:45 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1670
DumbledoresArmy says:
HecateThreeFold. He said they were filming the snatchers part.
*Spoiler*
Phill Haney we know that they are filming the Shell Cottage Scene which is after the Malfoy Mannor so by his hint it makes sense that is where he was talking about. Which is fine by me.
I think that Shell Cottage or when Ron leaves is the best place to split. Its going to be awesome. I just want to see Deathly Hallows in the theater. That was an awesome ending book.
Posted Jun 21, 2009 at 2:25 PM EST
Furry Little Problem
Points: 4275
Juicybit says:
If they cut it where Harry, Ron and Hermione are captured by the Snatchers then both parts could start with Malfoy Manor - that would be nice and it would offer a kind of parallel.
Posted Jun 22, 2009 at 5:44 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 425
Maggie_ says:
Juicybit I totally agree with you! Can't wait to see this, it'll be epic!
Posted Jun 23, 2009 at 5:36 AM EST
Auror
Points: 3647
Anastasia Popovick says:
Juicybit and Maggie_ I agree with you two too! I can't wait. Wonderes what secret was blanked out too in the last paragraph.
Posted Jun 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1986
Phil Haney says:
My money is on the split being right after they find out that they have Harry Potter. They will be at Malfoy Manor and someone will say something about the Dark Lord being pleased. Bellatrix will touch her Dark Mark to summon Voldemort, the picture will freeze, and they will superimpose, "To Be Continued..."
OK, based on the latest news, I was close!!
-Phil
"Quini, quidi, quici" - I came, I saw, I played a little quidditch.
Posted Aug 21, 2009 at 4:19 PM EST