Double Wizard - you will say “Goodbye” to Harry Potter twice
What?
Saying goodbye to Harry Potter has been hard - for fans of the books, and even more so the publishers and booksellers for whom he’s been such a spectacular earner - but the Hollywood studio in charge of the film adaptations has found a way to postpone the last goodbye: by filming the final book in the series as two films.
It might seem an obvious ruse to add a little more value to the richest franchise in movie history - which has brought in £2.2bn around the world thus far - but those involved insist the decision has been made to serve a story that cannot be properly adapted any more briefly.
Daniel Radcliffe, the series’ star, is quoted as saying “it’s the only way you can do it, without cutting out a huge portion of the book”. He explained that subplots in earlier books could be excised for adaptations, but “the seventh book doesn’t really have any subplots. It’s one driving, pounding story from the word go.”
I guess I’ll have to wait to see both - to judge how well it works.
Posted: Fri - March 14, 2008 at 01:35 PM