Word is that the final film of the series is being spit in two, to be released in 2010 and 2011, due to the size and complexity of the book. Daniel Radcliffe and produce David Heyman have both said that they could not cut down the final book because their are no elements that can be removed without losing the overall story. Outsiders have suggested this might be a way to make even more money from the franchise.

Personally, I think it’s a good thing, most fans would agree that some great material has been cut from the previous books and that the plots of some of the movies have been rushed through to try and fit them all in to a 2 and a half hour movie. On the other hand, not sure why they split the films so far apart, I’d rather see them closer together in the same way Kill Bill was released or the second and third Matrix films.

You can read more on the BBC and the Guardian sites.

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