Harry Potter Seven Turns to Eight

By S. Hof

Producers announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment of the Harry Potter epic, will actually be split into two seperate movies. It was decided that there was simply too many vital scenes in the final book that could not be left out when it was converted into a film, and for the sake of time, will be made in to two different parts.

"I think it's the only way you can do it, without cutting out a huge portion of the book," Radcliffe said. "There have been compartmentalized subplots in the other books that have made them easier to cut -- although those cuts were still to the horror of some fans -- but the seventh book doesn't really have any subplots. It's one driving, pounding story from the word go." (Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-potter13mar13,1,5626063.story)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I is scheduled to be released November of 2010, and Part II in May of 2011.