DAVID YATES ON "HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE"

With the resounding global success of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix behind him, director David Yates is already at work on the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the appeal of the new project, what made him move from one film to the next and how he hopes to differentiate his two efforts in the Harry Potter universe. . NOTE: If you haven't read the novel, there are some spoilers.

Comments

[jason]

I think that half blood prince is brilliant upto now even though i'm only half way through the book it still is getting better by the chapter but i have to say when i watched the film the order of the phoenix it still left me a bit dissapointed when i left the cinema because before i even watched the movie i was still finishing the book and i still think the book is quite alot better than the film,the books have got more information than the films and than i like the way J.K Rowling describes the setting of were tharacters are and also there imotions and i think that maybe just maybe the next film "HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE" could be the best film out of all the 5 films alltogether I dont know yet i'm only guessing but the only thing i will say is that 2007 is the one for best films of genres.

[ben]

the majority of u are talking rubbish, the fact of the matter is they are not making films solely to satisfy the people who have read the books, they make them to make money, and there is no way the can fit all of any of the books into a film, if u hadn't noticed they missed out loads in the philosophers stone film, and that was the shortest book, and thats still the same length as the other films pretty much. So unless they want to produce 6/7 hour movies with every little tiny detail in the book (which would not make money cos it's too long)they have to cut a load out, i know they miss alot of the key parts, but they make it so its an enjoyable 2 hour film, with a good story, if people want to know the full story they'll read the book.
and as for the production of order of the pheonix i think he did very well, the dark part we're done very well, so they'd apeal to both younger people without scaring them, and so it'd apeal to the maturer audience.

[Lily]

OotP sucked, Emma Watson is a terrible actress, and the only decent Harry Potter movie was the first one...maybe the second one. They seemed to at least capture the feeling of the Potter books. I know this director will screw up HBP, but all the movies are disappointments so what can you do?

[Theresa]

I just hope (Like most other fangirls) that the sub-plot of Draco Malfoy doesn't get underplayed. He's actually a driving force in the book, as we all know.

[Craig Dalgliesh]

I have to agree with most of the comments here. The Order was such a let down. I understand u cant get every little detail into a movie but why change the plot, i mean HELLO! Umbridge didnt break into the room of requirement (it was Dobby who warned the DA) and what the hell happend at the end of the movie. Wasnt the statue supposed to come to life?????? I mean The Order was the shortest movie to date... Why? More happens in this in terms of plot than in Philosopher and that was nearly three hours. Why shorten a movie when theres so much you can fill it with. Fair enough at the start when most of the fans were kids, but theyve grown up with the movies so i think they can sit for an extra twenty/thirty minutes like! Bring back Chris Columbus, he is legendary. He started it.... it should end with him.

[Craig Dalgliesh]

Oh one more thing. I heard a rumour that they may even leave out the character Rufus Scrimgeour. If this is true then you will ruin the entire series. What i did like about The Order was that it gave a teaser of the magical world colliding with the real world (the Dementor attack), even if they did miss out the whole St. Mungos chapter(still very bitter about that!). And if they leave out the new Minister of Magic then it will take away what i and many others feel is very important.Especially as its a major part of Half Blood in terms of what Voldermort is capable of. I really hope someone from the movies is reading these comments coz we are the fans. They are making the movies for us and should take note of what we anticipate from The Half Blood Prince

[Heather Ellis]

I too was a bit dissapointed with Order of the Phoenix. It's one of my favorite of the books. I have tried to be understanding about not being able to to squeeze a 700+ page book into 2-3 hours time, but come on!! Lets look at all of the other things we have missed: S.P.E.W. for instance. How will movie goers understand Dumbledore and Heromine's Point of view towards Kreacher now? I know most people see both of them as kind and caring, so it fits naturally into the storyline, but thats important! Also, I agree (with whoever said it above) that with THe Half Blood Prince, we as fans are going to have certain expectations. The Pensive is going to be very important. Those memories are going to be what people really need to see. So many of the small details get left out, and it is those that are most important!! They had better not leave out the reading of Sirius' will either! I am excited for HBP to come out. Its the best of all the books in my humble opinion. Please, please. The fans are waiting. Do not dissapoint us!

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[ranny]

I think till now everybody has the idea of how the book was represnted in the film - http://rapid4me.com/?q=Harry+Potter+and+the+Half-Blood+Prince (for those, who missed something). In general I likes it, but the first films about Harry Potter I liked more.

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