Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I is the first of two movies, based on the book by J. K. Rowling. Two movies are planned to be made of this book, of which the release dates are listed below.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is the second film of the two movies.

Two Films Out of One
On March 12, 2008, Warner Brothers 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 (filming) will return to direct and Steve Kloves is going to write the screenplay.

Where the films are to be split remains a mystery. Many popular rumors include the split taking place when Ron Weasley returns to the group and destroys Salazar Slytherin's Locket, when the group are taken prisoner by Fenrir Greyback and taken to Malfoy Manor, or using the Manor sequence as a climax for movie one and ending with Dobby's funeral. There also is a rumour that Daniel Radcliffe said: "There's going to be two movies out of the seventh book, or else I'm not going to be Harry Potter."

The reason for the two films as David Heyman has stated is so that no major cuts can occur e.g. characters and scenes. Another reason is so they can go in more depth than any of the other films.

Schedule of Shooting
David revealed work is about to begin in the new year on the seventh movie in the series. "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 Dan Radcliffe was seriously injured while testing an explosion scene.

Filming should start officially on February 15, 2009.

The Soundtracks
John Williams said he is confident he will return for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but there is not yet an OFFICIAL announcement made by WB or John Williams himself.

Release Dates

 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I - November 19, 2010
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II - May, 2011

Known Cast Members

 * Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
 * Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
 * Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
 * Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
 * Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
 * Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy
 * Brendan Gleeson as Alastor Moody
 * Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley
 * Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy
 * Miriam Margolyes as Pomona Sprout
 * Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
 * Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall
 * Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew
 * Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
 * David Thewlis as Remus Lupin
 * Julie Walters as Molly Weasley
 * Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley
 * Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
 * Toby Jones  as Dobby the House-Elf
 * Steffan Rhodri as Reg Cattermole

Staff and Crew
Both parts will be written by Steve Kloves, who wrote the first, four 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 from Portugal, Eduardo Serra is appointed to be the Director of Photography.