audiobook of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1

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.' Īlthough 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. People have been so used to seeing Harry Potter at Hogwarts and we're just not there for the first part of the film. Daniel Radcliffe said: 'This is a road movie, particularly in Part One of the film.

Heyman noted that the films would be a closer recreation of the books than the previous films because of the length a two-part adaptation entails. 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. Alfonso Cuarón, director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, had said that he would be 'tempted' to return to direct.

īefore David Yates was officially chosen to direct the film, others had expressed an interest in the job. Horn it allowed '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. David Yates, director of Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince returned to direct and Steve Kloves wrote the screenplay. additionally confirmed that the film would be split into two, to do justice to the book. The idea to split the films had been around since the middle of 2007, but only really came into serious consideration after producer David Heyman was able to talk to writer Steve Kloves when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ended and Heyman had Rowling's approval. Production of the two films occurred concurrently, and treated as if it were one film. The first part was released on 19 November 2010, with the second following in July 2011. Rowling.ĭavid Yates, who directed the preceding two films, directed both parts, with Steve Kloves returning to script.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is the first instalment of a two-part film based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.

Audiobook of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1