Last Harry Potter film to be split into two

The last film of the Harry Potter series will be split into two parts and will be directed by David Yates.



Filming of the seventh book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be made into two blockbuster films - with the first part released in November 2010 and the last instalment in May 2011.

While some might accuse the film's bosses of milking the extremely lucrative cash cow - producer David Heyman insists the split is to service the book properly. However, he did admit that he was nervous telling J.K Rowling about his decision.

"I went to Jo and she was cool with it and that was quite a relief. The question will be, where do you break it? And how do you make them one but two separate and distinct stories? Do you break it with a moment of suspense or one of resolution? These are the interesting challenges. But each book has presented its challenges."

And despite rumours that Steven Spielberg or Guillermo Del Toro would be directing the last part - helming duties have once again gone to British director Yates, who filmed 2007s The Order Of Phoenix and the forthcoming The Half-Blood Prince. CREDIT: Yahoo!Movies