Harry Potter 7 To Be Road Movie, Harry Potter 8 To Be Opera

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 9, 2009

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I’ll still trying to let the experience of Half-Blood Prince sink in as I sit in the far-too-opulent lobby of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and steal their also-too-opulent wi-fi. My review is here, but the main thing to glean is that the films continue to be elevated in terms of cinematic artistry.

That’s why I was really happy to hear direct David Yates claim that the next two films (which represent the last book) will be a road trip movie and an operatic epic respectively.

With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it’s clear that Yates wants to switch up gears yet again, creating another new style and look just as he’s done with the last two films. And considering the story from the seventh book, it seems fitting that he plans on shooting the first film from that novel as a road movie – featuring the main three characters traveling. Of course that infers a considerable departure from the heavy use of Hogwarts that’s been a mainstay of the series. Everything happens within the halls of that school, but it looks like the next installment will wave goodbye to those old stones for the open road.

A bit like three refugees being pursued across the landscape,” Yates said describing the tone.

He also went on to describe his style for the film as “vereitae,” “edgy” and “almost documentary-like.”

The second film of the novel he described as being an opera, taking on all the epic natures of a grand story being told about larger than life characters. It seems that the point of all of this is that the series will end with two radically different films – one, an intimate look into characters and the other, a grandiose, mythic telling of the Boy Who Lived.

I’m sure that Yates doesn’t mean there will be singing in the last film, but it does bring up a great concept. Harry Potter Rock Opera anyone?

Oh, and Deathly Hallows is filming currently.

What do you think? Do you dig that vision?


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  • Michael_C
    A Harry Potter Rock Opera? Man that's a great idea. If only there was some kickass musical representation of the entire Harry Potter series oh wait here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk

    Try to resist the awesomeness.
  • With how the book is set up, that's really pretty fitting.

    The first half of the book, minus the elaborate wedding, is really fairly low key in Harry Potter terms. The second half, on the other hand, is epic in every sense of the word. If Yates pulls of HBP like you said he did, then the battle of Hogwarts could be (wait for it) magical to watch on screen.
  • Ty15
    Definitely agree with that one, it will be wierd watching a Harry Potter movie with hardly any hogwarts though haha
  • Yeah it will, it was kind of weird for the book too.
  • The concept is eccentric in all aspects, and though I'll be attending both parts I & II, the first film has a monumental chance of, for lack of a better word, failing. Okay, a few Death Eaters catch up with them here and there, but part I could ultimately fall in the large shadow part II will cast.
  • I really like the idea. Also making it a travelling movie will really open up their potential for gorgeous cinematography. They've always had it, but now they can shoot at places without computer generated castles and what not.

    The books (and correspondingly, the movies) have been held in one main locale, this will be a great chance to explore the rest of the wizard's world.

    Sounds excellent. I bet part II is epic as hell.
  • Rohith
    Cool...I just hope they don't postpone the release dates again.

    If someone sees the first Harry Potter movie and then the last movie, they probably wont recognize the characters :D rofl
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