Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts I will be the first installment of a two part film based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling.

On March 12, 2008, Warner Bros. additionally confirmed that the movie would be split into two, to do justice to the book. David Yates, director of Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince will return to direct and Steve Kloves is going to write the screenplay. According to Warner Bros. executive it will allow "an extra hour and a half to celebrate what this franchise has been and do justice to all the words and ideas in the amazing story." Heyman described the workings behind the split: "Deathly Hallows is so rich, the story so dense and there is so much that is resolved that, after discussing it with Rowling, we came to the conclusion that two parts were needed." Due to the WGA strike, Kloves was not able to start work on the script until it ended.

Before David Yates was officially chosen to direct the film, others had expressed an interest in the job. Alfonso Cuarón, director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, had said that he would be "tempted" to return to direct. Guillermo del Toro, who passed on Prisoner of Azkaban, had expressed interest in directing Deathly Hallows, but an increased workload ruled him out of the project.

Heyman noted that the films will be a closer recreation of the books than the previous films because of the length a two-part adaptation entails. Daniel Radcliffe said: "This is a road movie, particularly in Part One of the film. People have been so used to seeing Harry Potter at Hogwarts and we're just not there for the first part of the film. That seems to have really freshened things up, and hopefully will get people seeing the films with fresh eyes again, because it's just a totally different look when you're not just sat in the same room the whole time."

Although Yates had retained composer Nicholas Hooper for Half-Blood Prince, John Williams (who composed the scores to the first three films) had expressed interest in returning to score the film - however he did not state which part he would be contributing to. In January 2010 Alexandre Desplat, a french composer, was confirmed to produce the score for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.

Yates and Heyman have noted that some of the events of this film had an effect on the way the sixth film was written.

The first part of Deathly Hallows will end as the trio are captured by the Snatchers

In the wake of the success of the 3-D film Avatar in late 2009, Warner Bros. announced that the Deathly Hallows films will be converted to 3-D for showing in 3-D. It is assumed a standard 2-D version of the films will also be circulated.

Filming
Pre-production began on January 26, 2009, and filming began on February 19, 2009 at Leavesden Film Studios, where the previous six films had been shot, and Pinewood Studios. Eduardo Serra is the cinematographer. Yates said that the film will be shot "with loads of hand-held cameras. I want to shake things up every time I go into this world. I like experimenting as we go along." The last story of Harry Potter was the book or maybe the movie.

During production at Leavesden, Radcliffe's stunt double David Holmes suffered a serious spinal injury during filming of an aerial sequence. Holmes fell to the ground following an explosion which was part of the stunt. It is probable that the aerial sequence and explosion is the Battle over Little Whinging. This left Holmes paralyzed from the waist down and it is reported he will be unable to ever walk again.

Shooting Schedule
David Heyman gave additional details on the filming schedule for the two films:

"We finished the sixth film which'll be coming out next summer and we start filming the seventh which we'll be breaking into two parts for a 54 week shoot starting in February (2009)."

Test shoots were done on January 26, 2009 as Emma Watson revealed on her Official Website. Unfortunately, just days later it was reported that a stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe was seriously injured while testing an explosion scene.

Filming for both parts started officially on February 15, 2009 and will end in early July, 2010.

Filming on Location

 * On April 21, 2009, photos of Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) with a tent camped in a open field along with the Deathly Hallows staff and crew have been circling around the web. The report says that it was shot in Scotland.


 * On the same day, The-Leaky-Cauldron.org first reported that location filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been set in and  portion of London, England.
 * Hundreds of photos of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint including the crew & staff & 200+ extras for the film production has been released on the net during shooting hours from midnight to 6 a.m. and on the next day, April 22.


 * On April 22, BBC News reported that Deathly Hallows filming on the coastline of will take place from 11th to 15th May 2009 on Freshwater West beach of the  where the scenes for Shell Cottage are said to be shot.


 * On 24th of April, The T-L-C website released the first photos of the Shell Cottage while under construction on the coastline in the Pembrokeshire area of Wales.


 * Various pictures can be seen of the cast of HP-DH filming scenes from the film on this Site. These are the Shell Cottage scenes, most likely.


 * They started shooting the forest scenes at  on 10 June 2009.


 * Numerous photos of the main casts including pictures of Sophie Thompson (Mafalda Hopkirk), David O'Hara (Albert Runcorn), and Steffan Rhodri (Reg Cattermole) and the set reports from Deathly Hallows filming in ,  have emerged online since 28 June 2009, which appear to be the scene in which Harry, Hermione and Ron infiltrated the Ministry of Magic to obtain the real Horcrux locket from Dolores Umbridge.


 * Stunt sequences for Deathly Hallows were shot Thursday (July 23) and Friday night (July 24) in in Kent, England, with Harry and Hagrid's doubles (Daniel Radcliffe and Robbie Coltrane were not filming) driving against the traffic on Sirius's motorcycle. This scene follows the Seven Potters escapade in Privet Drive; Harry's double is also noted to be pointing his wand at an unknown enemy. Photos from the location shoot has emerged online since 27th July, 2009.


 * According to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, which is hosting a Harry Potter Exhibition, some of David Thewlis' costumes were sent to the UK because Thewlis will need to wear them for the wedding scenes. This filming began on August 10, 2009.

Special Effects

 * For the Seven Potters sequence, Oliver Phelps mentioned on his twitter that a mixture of special effects and makeup has been used to make the actors' face look like Daniel Radcliffe, using a VFX MOVA facial capture scan with 29 cameras and UV makeup.

The Soundtrack
In January 2010, Alexandre Desplat was confirmed to produce the score for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. The French composer will score until September.

«''We will start this summer, it will take me all summer, I will not have many holidays, but again it's for good reason, for the soundtrack. I would take every opportunity to use the fabulous theme written by John Williams, I'd say it is not sufficiently used in the latest movies, so if I have the opportunity and if the footage will allow me, I will arrange it, turn away... Well, I have no obligation to use it but I shall make it with great honor and pleasure.''» - Alexandre Deslpat - Interview of the French composer by Cinézik.

Release Dates

 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I - November 19, 2010

The Trio

 * Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter.
 * Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.
 * Emma Watson as Hermione Granger.

Hogwarts Staff

 * Alan Rickman as Severus Snape.
 * Suzie Toase as Alecto Carrow.
 * Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall.
 * Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid.
 * Carolyn Pickles as Charity Burbage.

Order of the Phoenix

 * Brendan Gleeson as Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody.
 * David Thewlis as Remus Lupin.
 * Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks.
 * Domhnall Gleeson as Bill Weasley.
 * Clémence Poésy as Fleur Delacour.
 * Julie Walters as Molly Weasley.
 * Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley.
 * James Phelps as Fred Weasley.
 * Oliver Phelps as George Weasley.
 * Andy Linden as Mundungus Fletcher.
 * Ciarán Hinds as Aberforth Dumbledore.
 * David Ryall as Elphias Doge.

Lord Voldemort, his Death Eaters and followers

 * Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
 * Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange.
 * Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy.
 * Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew.
 * Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy.
 * Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy.
 * Rod Hunt as Thorfinn Rowle.
 * Peter Mullan as Yaxley.
 * Johnpaul Castrianni
 * Catherine Balavage
 * Paul Khanna
 * Jon Campling
 * James Williamson
 * Timothy Shieff
 * Elizabeth Jee
 * Seong Hwan Jo
 * Joe Kallis
 * Courtney Fearon
 * Artem Sinelnikov
 * Michael Thompson
 * Charlie Ryall
 * Jay De Silva
 * Alain Stash
 * Emil Hostina
 * Richard Strange

Snatchers

 * Dave Legeno as Fenrir Greyback.
 * Nick Moran as Scabior.
 * Chase Armitage
 * Adam Brashaw
 * Samuel Supple
 * Sam Parham
 * Cole Armitage
 * Matthew Kaye
 * Shaun Andrews
 * Michael Wilson
 * Sam Lucas
 * Samuel Roukin
 * Nathan Barris
 * Scott Young
 * James Stokes
 * Curtis Small
 * Cane Armitage
 * Daniel Ilabaca
 * Ryan Doyle
 * Phill Doyle
 * Robyn Lane
 * Jennifer Clegg
 * Matthew Morley
 * Chloe Bruce
 * Grace Bruce

Ministry of Magic

 * Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour.
 * Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge.
 * Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley.
 * Guy Henry as Pius Thicknesse.
 * David O'Hara as Albert Runcorn.
 * Steffan Rhodri as Reginald Cattermole.
 * Sophie Thompson as Mafalda Hopkirk.
 * Sian Thomas as Amelia Bones.
 * Pete Perry as Ministry of Magic Wizard.
 * Louise Walpole as Ministry of Magic Witch.
 * Pete Noakes as Ministry of Magic Policeman.
 * Ian Seale as Ministry of Magic Policeman.
 * Jim Goldstone as Ministry of Magic Policeman.
 * Sarah Jane O'Neill as Ministry Wizard.
 * Catherine Lane as Ministry Typist.

Hogwarts Students

 * Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley.
 * Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood.
 * Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom.

Wizard World related

 * Rhys Ifans as Xenophilius Lovegood.
 * Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter.
 * Matyelok Gibbs as Auntie Muriel.
 * Hazel Douglas as Bathilda Bagshot.
 * Ninette Finch as Augusta Longbottom.
 * Rade Šerbedžija as Gregorovitch.
 * Jamie Campbell Bower as young Gellert Grindelwald.
 * Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum.
 * Toby Regbo as young Albus Dumbledore.
 * Angelica Mandy as Gabrielle Delacour.
 * Frances de la Tour as Olympe Maxime.
 * Kate Fleetwood as Mary Cattermole.
 * Martin Ballantyne as Scary Face/Mundungus's associate.
 * Russell Alan White as Guest invited to the Wedding of Bill and Fleur.
 * Christian Wolf-La'Moy as Guest of the Wedding of Bill and Fleur.
 * Derek Powell as Wizard at Weasley's Wedding.
 * Samantha Warner as Summer Dress Girl.
 * Robert Roman Ratajczak as Wedding Guest.
 * Laurence Richardson as Wizard.
 * Annette Elstob as Young Woman.
 * David Knijnenburg as Wizard.
 * James Currie as Mudblood.
 * George Potts as Balding Wizard.
 * Tabatha St. Vincent as Extra.
 * Ifeoma Oboko as Extra.
 * Danielle Bilyard as Extra.

Ghosts and spectres

 * Frank Dillane as A torn portion of Tom Riddle's soul

Magic creatures

 * Simon McBurney as the voice of Kreacher.

Muggles

 * Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley.
 * Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley.
 * Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley.
 * Michelle Fairley as Mrs. Granger.
 * Ian Kelly as Mr. Granger.
 * Jeanie Gold as Coffee Customer.

Staff and crew
Both parts will be written by Steve Kloves, who wrote the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth films, and directed by David Yates, who directed the previous two films. David Heyman and David Barron are producing both parts.

Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Eduardo Serra has been appointed to be the Director of Photography.

Special effects will supervised by Paul J. Franklin.

Stuart Craig will again design new sets for both films. New sets include the Malfoy Manor, the wedding marquee, the Tottenham Court Road café, Sirius's bedroom at 12 Grimmauld Place, Dolores Umbridge's Ministry office, Ministry courtroom, Shell Cottage, Godric's Hollow, Bathilda Bagshot's home, the Lovegood home, the Lestrange vault in Gringotts, Ravenclaw Tower, and possibly other new parts of Hogwarts castle.

Wedding designer Jenny Packham is designing outfits for the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film.

Differences from the books
A scene will be added where Hermione Granger leaves her home.
 * It has been announced that there will be a scene with the Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, making a speech about how times will "grow darker still" to Ministry employees.
 * There will be a scene with Neville, Luna, and Ginny on the Hogwarts Express.
 * It is thought that a chase scene on land will be added into the Seven Potters fight sequence.
 * It has been announced that Bill will be attacked during the Battle over Little Whinging.
 * It has been hinted at that an extended wand battle between Umbridge and Harry will be included and a chase scene with the Snatchers will take place during the film's climax.
 * Judging by filming pictures, Harry Potter will most likely not be disguised as "Barny Weasley" during the wedding.
 * The scene where Ron and Hermione kiss is thought to be changed to take place in the Chamber of Secrets.
 * In an interview, director of the film David Yates announced that a scene will be added where Hermione Granger and Harry Potter are dancing, and, while dancing, they reveal some secrets about each other.
 * The use of characters omitted from previous films such as Bill and Charlie, Fleur, and Rufus Scrimgeour will likely require the addition of some exposition to explain their presence. In addition, some changes made for the Half-Blood Prince film, such as the circumstances of Harry hiding the potions textbook, and the destruction of the Burrow, may also result in some additions.
 * Instead of disarming Stan Shunpike, Hedwig will sacrifice herself to protect Harry and reveal him to the Death Eaters.
 * A recent trailer description said that Voldemort will be searching for Harry in the woods
 * A featurette description also said that we will see the Quidditch pitch burn down