There would be eight Harry Potter films · 2008-03-13 18:30
The seventh and final Harry Potter book will be adapted for the big screen in two parts, Warner Bros has confirmed, BBC reports.
The announcement comes after producer David Heyman admitted it was impossible to cram Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows' 608 pages into a single movie.
Fans of the series have been left disappointed in the past when key scenes, including Quidditch matches, were excised for the film adaptations.
Star Daniel Radcliffe told the Los Angeles Times that splitting JK Rowling's final book in two was the only sensible option for the film-makers.
"There have been compartmentalised subplots in the other books that have made them easier to cut ??“ although those cuts were still to the horror of some fans," he told the paper.
In a statement, Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros, added that the split release was "the best way to do the book, and its many fans, justice".
According to Variety, part one of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will bow in November 2010, with the second to debut the following May.
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